Decatur News

DETAILS EMERGE IN THEFT INVESTIGATION - The Messenger has obtained a copy of the affidavit for search warrant issued Tuesday in connection with the investigation of Precinct 4 County Commissioner Terry Ross.

DANCING WITH DAD - Chad Eubank of Bridgeport dances with his 4-year-old daughter Ava at Saturday's Sweetheart Ball - Dad and Daughter Dance at the Bridgeport Community Center.

CAVE IN - Annette Livingston's car caved in around her after she lost control on a gravel road and spun 180-degrees into a tree Saturday morning.

Ty Gullage and Ashley Jones of Bowie announce the birth of a daughter, Katelyyn McKinley Gullage, on Jan.

Four Wise County students picked up first-place awards in the Junior Longhorn Cattle Youth Division Show at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Jan.

Cullen "Ross" Calame of Decatur made the fall 2011 dean's list at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz.To make the dean's list, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while taking 12 or more credit hours.Calame is a junior business major and a 2009 graduate of Decatur High School.

A collission between a Honda Civic and Chevy Equinox at 11:20 in Alvord this morning shut down U.S. 287 South near the Navigator Travel Center for more than one hour.

FIRST HONOR - Sixth graders, like Julianne Sparkman , named to the McCarroll Middle School A honor roll for the third six weeks took part in a 200-school videoconference with Barbara Bush Thursday.

The vehicle spun clockwise out of control, and the driver's side hit a tree. The roof caved down on her head, and her leg got jammed between the steering wheel and the door.

Storm chasers flock to North Texas as severe storms move through the area. The hot spots Friday were north of the metroplex in Wise County.

SERVICE for Lewella Arrington Fenn, 72, of Decatur is 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Decatur and Bridgeport will be heading east to compete next fall. In the newest round of realignment released Thursday morning, Bridgeport and Decatur were moved into District 9-3A with Gainesville, Krum and Sanger.

CHILD KILLED IN WRECK - A 12-year-old female was killed in a two-vehicle accident around 7 yesterday morning on U.S. 81/287 south of Rhome.

Fidel and Yesenia Torres of Decatur announce the birth of a son, Alejandro, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur.

Deanna Randle and David Kennedy of Newark announce the birth of a son, Ashton Paul Clifton Kennedy, on Jan.

Danny White Wise County Commissioner Danny White has wasted no time in getting work started to replace a bridge that collapsed last week between Decatur and Rhome.Neighbors of the bridge on Heritage Creek Road about a mile north of County Road 4421 have been just as quick to explain that their complaints about a lack of attention and maintenance ... (more)

SHOOTING FOR A CAUSE - Macy Sugg of Alvord Elementary concentrates on making a basket during Hoops for Heart 2011.

OPEN ARMS - Romeo appears to have his legs outstretched as Decatur firefighter Ryan Davis hands the trembling pup to fellow firefighter Brandon McGar.

At an early age I learned about heart disease as my father had his first heart attack at 42.Just 10 years later, at 52, he suffered a fatal heart attack.

CATH LAB - Lacretia Miles, a nurse in the cardiac catheterization lab at Wise Regional Health System, pulls a gurney carrying a patient into the cath lab at the Decatur hospital as cardiovascular technologist Damien Morales CVT awaits their arrival.