Messenger First Edition for Wednesday, May 8, 2019
2019-05-08
City, school elections decided
Lowery, Houchin secure decisive winsChris Lowery is returning to the Decatur ISD School Board and will be joined by Thomas Houchin.
City, school elections decided
Reeves, Carpenter, Hayes win racesThe 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 BakeshopAn 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 securityDecatur 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 WillisIn 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 JohnsonLincoln 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.