2017-07-15

Coleman given 15 years for theft

A former employee of Karl Klement Properties accused of stealing more than a half-million dollars from the business was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday. Sharlie Elaine Coleman, 51, of Chico had pleaded guilty in February to the first degree felony charge of theft of property more than $200,000. Her sentencing hearing in 271st District Court in Decatur was […]

Back in the saddle; A log of my 2017 bicycle races so far

I wrote a column in January about plans to revisit bicycle racing this year after barely pedaling anywhere in 2016. I raced a variety of events in college, hitting the road almost every weekend of both semesters to travel around the state for cycling events. But since then I’ve been off my bike more than in the saddle. Last year […]

Volleyball/Softball: Boyd pair help all-star squads to victories

Boyd’s Dusty Crafton and Kristin Rasbury were part of winning efforts in all-star games at the Texas Girls Coaches Association clinic Tuesday in Austin. Coaching the Blue team in the 1A-4A volleyball, Crafton led the squad to a win in five sets. The team took the fifth game 15-12. Crafton is preparing for her fifth season at Boyd. Her Lady […]

Biliards: Shooting for the top – Decatur’s Creswell takes aim at world championships

Chris Creswell lines up four pool balls on the blue felt and leans over the far end of the table. With careful precision, he eases back the pool stick before hurling it forward to strike the white cue ball with its red dots. In a blink of an eye, the cue ball races to the center two balls, starting a […]

Action tabled on treatment facility

Aurora City Council members Thursday tabled a specific-use permit that would clear the way for a drug treatment facility at the current site of MD Resort. The council asked the company behind the request, Milrose Capital, for more information about the site, including a certified traffic-impact study and proof that the facility would have adequate water and wastewater connections, medical […]

Deficit looms over Boyd ISD budget

Boyd ISD expects to dip into its reserves to cover expenses in 2017-18. Based on figures from a first look at the budget Thursday night during the Boyd School Board meeting, the district will face a deficit of $620,693, including $612,719 on the maintenance and operations side. The district officials anticipate a drop of $202,827 in revenues from $10.485 million […]

Plans canceled for Pilot gas station

The Pilot Travel Center planned for the northwest corner of the U.S. 380 and U.S. 81/287 intersection in Decatur will not be built. Thom Lambert, executive director of the Decatur Economic Development Corp., said company officials recently canceled the project just prior to pre-bid meetings with contractors. “The company reassessed and decided they needed to spend their capital improvement money […]

Weatherford man killed in wreck

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a two-vehicle wreck Wednesday morning near Cottondale. The crash happened just before 10 a.m. at the intersection of Farm Roads 2123 and 51, east of Cottondale. Texas Department of Public Safety Spokesperson Sgt. Lonny Haschel said preliminary information indicates a Dodge Ram, driven by Christoval Villerral, 31, of Decatur was stopped […]

Near miss: Officer jumps away from vehicle, into spotlight

A Bridgeport Police officer’s quick feet earned the department online attention, but it’s his cool attitude and professionalism that Police Chief Steve Stanford said are worth more than that. The department Monday posted a video on Facebook of Cpl. Richard Taylor initiating a traffic stop on a vehicle that had run a red light on Texas 101 south of U.S. […]

New Bull: Peavey settles into superintendent post

Before he arrived at the Bridgeport ISD administration office as superintendent three weeks ago, Brandon Peavey knew a little bit about the Bulls. He previously worked in North Texas at Keller ISD, and he also attended a track meet in town years ago. “It was one of the warmest days I’ve ever experienced, and by the end, it was one […]