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Jan 31, 2025 · SPARKS SELECTED AS BOYD’S NEW AD/HFC — The Boyd ISD board of trustees approved Saginaw offensive coordinator Shawn Sparks as district’s athletic director/head football coach Thursday. The move to Boyd will be Sparks’ first opportunity to serve as a district’s athletic leader in his 28-year career. Serving as Saginaw’s offensive coordinator for one season — his second career stop ...

Nov 8, 2024 · Jim Vance and Donna Vance pose for a photo at the Palm Beach County Convention Center before watching the Trump-Vance ticket win the presidential election Nov. 5. At right, Rachael Vance poses for a picture with JD Vance's Senate Campaign Manager, Jordan Wiggins, at the watch party. SUBMITTED Wise County will officially have a

Jan 8, 2025 · The chief of New Fairview Fire Rescue was arrested Wednesday on a felony theft charge. Arne Wissmann is being charged with theft of property valued between $150,000 and $300,000 — a second-degree felony offense. Wissmann turned himself into the jail Wednesday morning and was released after posting bond, said Sheriff Cary Mellema. The warrant for

Dec 31, 2024 · Lane Akin speaks at Memorial Day program in Rhome. His term as sheriff ended Dec. 31. By the time you’re reading this, the Wise County Sheriff’s Office will have a new leader. And to be honest, it still feels surreal. That’s not a slight on Cary Mellema, the new sheriff in town. Cary Mellema will

Feb 3, 2025 · KEY PRIORITIES FOCUS OF WISE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DAYS — Local officials from municipalities and schools are at the Texas State Capitol for Wise County’s Legislative Days through Tuesday, targeting longterm water access and school funding as a few of the top local priorities. Like in 2023, school finance and a push for voucher-like programs will be among the top issues. This time around it ...

Jan 13, 2025 · THAWING OUT CONTINUES — The final bit of snow from last week’s winter storm should melt away soon as temperatures are expected to continue to rise this week. Snowfall totals from last week included 4.4 inches in Decatur, 4.2 in Runaway Bay, and 3 in Chico, according to the National Weather Service. Overall, Wise County generally saw 2-5 inches of snow with snow totals exceeding five inches ...

Oct 8, 2024 · Wise County came to a deliberate halt Tuesday afternoon as Lex Allen Love, a Wise County Sheriff’s Office deputy who died in the line of duty last week, was laid to rest in his hometown of Bowie. County offices closed. When the procession departed from Decatur, traffic on U.S. 81/287 was brought to a standstill,

Jan 8, 2025 · Leake-Wilson Vickie Leake Wilson, 67 passed away on December 23, 2024, at Medical City Hospital in Arlington. She was born January 15, 1957, in Bridgeport to Jack and Reba Leake of Decatur. She devoted 37 years to a career in banking. Vickie loved her family dearly, each and everyone of them. Family was so special

Nov 18, 2024 · 1 KILLED, 1 CRITICALLY HURT IN WRECK — A Fort Worth woman was killed and two more patients were hospitalized after a head-on collision involving two vehicles on Farm Road 730 south of Boyd Saturday night. The wreck occurred near Farm Road 2048 shortly after 8:15 p.m. Per the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) crash report released Sunday, the wreck involved a 2013 Ford F-150, driven by ...