Decatur News

A couple of local races drew opponents Monday, the last day for candidates to file for the March primary ballot.

Otha Z. "Pete" Smith, 85, died peacefully in Graham, Texas, on Dec. 28, 2009, where he had lived with his daughter since Sept.

Firefighters worked to extinguish a stubborn mobile home blaze fire near New Fairview in rural Wise County early Monday morning.

A 79-year-old's homemade airship floated out of control and was eventually pulled down in the middle of I-35 Wednesday evening.

Brazile wins all-around, tie-down roping titles Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo NVIB102, NVIB101, NVIB105, NVIB106, NVIB107 LAS VEGAS Trevor Brazile added two more gold buckles to his collection Saturday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Local cowboys Zack Oakes of Elk and Tyson Durfey of Colbert finished in the money in the seventh round of the National Finals Rodeo on Wednesday night.

Clint Robinson won the third round of tie-down roping with a 7.3-second run Saturday night to move into second place behind Trevor Brazile in the world standings with seven rounds left in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Jesse Kruse won the fourth round of saddle bronc riding at the National Finals Rodeo on Sunday night to increase his lead in the world standings, scoring 90 points on Hell's Half Acre.

Originally published December 3, 2009 at 11:47 p.m., updated December 3, 2009 at 11:54 p.m. LAS VEGAS a ' Jason Havens and Justin McDaniel upstaged bareback rider Clint Cannon during the first round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Thursday, while Cannon added to his historic earnings total with a fifth-place tie.

Share + Dec 3, 2009 9:27 am US/Central Reporting Jeff Jamison 1 of 1 As flurries started to fall on Wednesday morning, the snow accumulated on this truck in Wise County, about 12 miles south of Decatur.

In a unanimous decision, the McKinney ISD Board of Trustees approved Dr. J.D. Kennedy as the lone finalist for the position of McKinney ISD Superintendent of Schools.

Cleota Bates, 85, of Decatur died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Decatur. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Victory Family Church in Decatur with her son, Allen Bates, Pastor of Victory Family Church, officiating.

Amber Dawn Browning was born Dec. 25, 1978. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov.

The Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands north of Decatur, Texas, is where the wild things live.

Share + Oct 29, 2009 6:31 am US/Central Reporting Larry Mowry A line of storms along a cold front is approaching.

A crazy chase involving cattle, a tractor trailer and a high-powered rifle went through Wise County Sunday evening.

Live gospel music will fill the halls and auditorium at Love Civic Center Friday and Saturday when the Southern Gospel Music Association of Texas returns to Paris for its 37th annual convention.

A Decatur man who was injured in a traffic accident during the weekend died Tuesday afternoon at a Fort Worth hospital, authorities said Wednesday.

Share + Sep 21, 2009 2:37 pm US/Central BOYD The 73-year-old pastor of a Baptist church in Boyd and his wife died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in their garage.

A two-day deer and hog hunt for people with disabilities will be held at the Stephen F. Austin Experimental Forest in the Angelina National Forest, Dec.