2019-05-08

Messenger First Edition for Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Messenger First Edition for Wednesday, May 8, 2019

City, school elections decided

Lowery, Houchin secure decisive wins

Chris Lowery is returning to the Decatur ISD School Board and will be joined by Thomas Houchin.

City, school elections decided

Reeves, Carpenter, Hayes win races

The Decatur City Council will welcome three new faces following Saturday’s election – and the meeting of the ballot board Tuesday.

Sweet new gig

gogo couple tweaks recipe for success with Bakeshop

An older, local man wandered in to gogo gumbo for dinner around 5 on a Friday night, not long after the restaurant first opened.

Bomb threat

Decatur High School tightens security

Decatur High School put in extra security measures in place Tuesday after a bomb threat was made Monday.

A wee stone’s throw away

Burly men in kilts will soon be hurling stones about Decatur, which can only mean one thing, the Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games are back.

Incumbents hang on to seats

Incumbents Bobby Brazier and Billy Fred Walker retained their seats on the Bridgeport City Council.

Appraisals getting out of hand

By Ronald Willis

In the April 27 Messenger, a front page story stated home values jumped 8.7 percent and the average in Decatur and Paradise jumpe nearly $20,000. Mine jumped $21,440. How many more citizens’ jumped more than $20,000?

Time to heal

By Shannon Johnson

Lincoln warned, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Whatever your position on the outcome of the recent elections, there is one thing we can all agree on: we are glad it is over and we’re ready to move forward.

Butterfield Stage Days returns for 37th year

Though the PRCA rodeo has been bucked off, Butterfield Stage Days, the largest annual festival in Bridgeport, will ride on for the 37th year Saturday.