ANOTHER RAIN RECORD – A rainy Thanksgiving holiday weekend set another weather record. For the month, Wise County received 10.8 inches, making it the wettest November on record. The previous November record was 7.39 inches in 1996. Decatur received more than that in a two-day span last week when 7.49 inches of rain fell on Friday and Saturday. It also extends the wettest year on record total to 66.88 inches.
LAKE CLOSED TO BOATS – Due to all the rain over the weekend, rising lake levels has led to the closure of Lake Bridgeport to all boat traffic, the Tarrant Regional Water District announced. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, the lake stood at 838.07 feet above sea level, just over two feet above conservation level. Water was being discharged at 4,670 cubic feet per second as of 6 a.m.
HIGH WATER HANGS AROUND – A few roads or sections of roadways remained closed in Wise County Monday afternoon due to high water. They include: County Road 4010 between County Roads 4411 and 4511 in Precinct 1; Farm Road 730 north of Boyd, County Road 4668 (Bobo Crossing), and County Road 4757 (Van Meter) in Precinct 3; and County Road 3250 at County Road 3241, Farm Road 3259, and Pecan St. (has water but passable) in Precinct 4. Drivers are reminded to use caution and avoid high water.
BASKETBALL GAMES – The Decatur Lady Eagles return to the court after the Thanksgiving break with a home game at 7:30 tonight against Boswell. In other action, the Alvord boys and girls head to Petrolia. The Boyd boys face Castleberry at home. The Bridgeport Sissies go to Graham. The Bridgeport Bulls travel to Lake Country Christian. The Chico teams head to Slidell. The Decatur boys are in Vernon. The Paradise girls hit the road to Tolar. The Northwest girls take on Saginaw at home. The Northwest Texans travel to Haltom.
TOY RUN – The Wise County Toy Run is Sunday. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Thompson Street parking lot behind the Decatur Public Library. To ride, entry fee is $10 or a new, unwrapped toy for a 3- to 12-year-old child. The police-escorted 12-mile ride from Decatur to Bridgeport begins at 12:30 p.m. Toy donations may also be made at Circle S gas station, Wise Honda and Cary Bohn State Farm Insurance, all of which are in Decatur. Raffle tickets are available for a v-nose trailer. Cost is $10. Call Ed, 940-683-4742.
HOME RULE INPUT – Bridgeport’s Home Rule Charter Commission would like input from citizens regarding the charter. To submit comments, email tevans@cityofbridgeport.net. For information regarding home rule, visit cityofbridgeport.net/HomeRule. The home rule charter will be presented to the Bridgeport voters in the May 2016 election.
VOTE ON CALENDAR OPTIONS – Northwest ISD requests community feedback on the 2016-2017 school calendar options. Recent changes made to the Texas Education Code will affect the way the school calendar is developed. House Bill 2610, passed by the 84th Legislature, strikes language in the Texas Education Code requiring 180 days of instruction and replaces this with language requiring districts to provide at least 75,600 minutes of instruction. This bill allows districts to add minutes as necessary to compensate for minutes of instruction lost due to school closures caused by inclement weather. Parents, staff and community members can vote on calendar options and provide feedback by going to www.nisdtx.org/calendaroptions now through December 11.
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP – The Alzheimer’s (and related dementia) support group will meet at 7 tonight in the boardroom at the Wise Health System west campus in Decatur. The group is for the people who are caring for folks with dementia. Call Richard, 940-255-0244.
SENIORS BREAKFAST – The Decatur Senior Center, 1200 N. Miller, will serve the seniors of Wise County a pancake breakfast 9-9:30 a.m. Wednesday with Bingo after.
FUNERALS – Services for Nancy Scroggins, 69, of Boyd and Jerry Parnell, 54, of Newark are pending at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd.
MEMORIAL service for Adela Elizabeth Belew, 92, of Decatur is 11 a.m. Wednesday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Decatur.
FUNERAL for Wade E. Armstrong, 88, of Bridgeport is 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cottondale Baptist Church with burial at Cottondale Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 tonight at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
FUNERAL for W.G. Watson, 78, of Chico is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawkins Chapel with burial at Olive Branch Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
FUNERAL for Ralph B. Carter, 82, of Chico is 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Chapel with burial at Chico Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
FUNERAL for Carter Haynie, 27, of Bridgeport is 6 tonight at the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport. Family visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport is handling arrangements.
