2017-11-08

2017-11-08 E-Edition

Argyle knocks Decatur out of playoffs

With a trip to the 4A Region II semifinals on the line, Decatur and Argyle entered the third set all square at one. After getting the first point, Argyle lost control for most of the game, unable to pull ahead of Decatur. Up 20-19, Decatur was on the cusp of taking a commanding 2-1 lead in the match. Then Argyle […]

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

ELECTION RESULTS – Wise County voters made their choices on seven state constitutional amendment propositions, Paradise city and school board races and a water district proposition in Decatur yesterday. In the Paradise School Board election, voters elected Heath Smith to Place 3, Susie Burt to Place 4, Scott Cox to Place 5 and Renea Remmele to Place 7. In Paradise […]

Volunteer fall prevention coaches needed

Chances are you know someone who has fallen or who is afraid of falling. A Matter of Balance is a proven program designed to help people manage concerns about falls and increase physical activity. The Area Agency on Aging of North Central Texas and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is looking for volunteers to help provide this program. A Matter of […]

Addictions will destroy you

Anyone out there remember this TV commercial from the 1980s? It featured an egg and a cast iron skillet. “This is your brain [the egg]. This is your brain on drugs [the egg cracked into the hot skillet]. Any questions?” Whether that commercial was effective or not, it was memorable. And it made a valid point: drugs will destroy you. […]

End of a long run

A total of 29 runners from Alvord, Boyd, Bridgeport, Decatur, Northwest, Paradise, and Slidell competed in the UIL cross country championships Saturday in Round Rock.

Steven Vernon Shurbet

Steven Vernon Shurbet, 70, of Chico, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Decatur. Memorial service was Nov. 4 at Wise County Park on Lake Bridgeport with Larry Duffie officiating. Steven was born Jan. 2, 1947, in Montague County to Austin and Leta (Trout) Shurbet. He married Blanca Bartolome Oct. 28, 2002, in Bowie. He proudly served his country and retired […]

Richard West Sellars

Richard West Sellars, 82, of Santa Fe, N.M., died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, after a struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. There will be no funeral, but a memorial service will be held in early 2018. His ashes will be buried in the Sellars family plot in Decatur at a later date. Richard was born in Decatur in 1935 and was the […]

Harold Read

Harold Read, 89, of Paradise, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, in Paradise. Funeral was Nov. 7 at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport with the Rev. Jim Taylor officiating. Burial followed at Paradise Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ryan Ooten, Rick Read, Gary Barnett, Jason Read, Bud Read and Tom Bridges. Harold was born Aug. 9, 1928, in Paradise to John Dixon and […]

Margaret Ann Parker

Margaret “Peggy” Ann Parker, 70, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, after a long road following a stroke. There will be a memorial service in Cape Cod in the summer of 2018. Peggy was born Sept. 29, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Aaron and Ann Collier. She was one of five children. Peggy graduated from Ellington High School in 1966 and […]