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GoFundMe account open for teen severely burned while protecting others from fireworks accident
Greenwood resident Hunter Donahue was at a Fourth of July event helping with a fireworks show. One of the mortars exploded setting off a chain reaction with other nearby fireworks.
TCEQ warns: Ozone pollution alert in effect for North Texas Friday
An air quality alert was issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Friday. The alert is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Hood, Johnson, Ellis and Henderson counties. "The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort...
Update for Thursday, July 18, 2024
PROGRESS CONTINUES ON WATER DISTRICT — The New Fairview City Council has given city administrator John Cabrales the green light to execute a professional services agreement with Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle and Townsend, PC, to offer legal services for the potential creation of a regional water/wastewater utility district. In March, New Fairview approved a memorandum of understanding between Wise County and the cities of Aurora, Boyd, New Fairview and Rhome, with each party sharing the costs of pursuing a regional water and wastewater solution. The group of entities, which may soon include the City of Paradise, is being called the Wise County Mayors Coalition (WCMC). After receiving proposals from three law firms, the WCMC steering committee recommended New Fairview engage with Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle and Townsend, PC on their behalf. The firm will assist the WCMC in potentially drafting and supporting the passage of a bill to create a special purpose district in Wise County. The group is eyeing the 2025 legislative session for a bill that could create a Wise County regional water district, which has been identified as a potential path to secure a new, longterm water source for the county. Read more here.
Update for Tuesday, July 16, 2024
HERNANDEZ GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE FOR 2021 MURDER — Daniel Hernandez was given a life sentence Monday following his guilty plea in May to the murder of 41-year-old Paradise resident Chad Vess. Prosecutors with the Wise County District Attorney’s Office presented evidence during a brief sentencing phase of the trial Monday afternoon in 271st District Court in Decatur. Hernandez, 63, of Boyd was sentenced as a habitual offender due to previous felony convictions, meaning he faced a minimum of 25 years or a maximum of life in prison for the offense. He pleaded guilty to murder on May 29, according to court records. The incident happened Nov. 30, 2021, at a home on County Road 4609 west of Boyd. Read more online here or in the upcoming edition of the Wise County Messenger.
Hernandez given life sentence for 2021 murder
Daniel Hernandez was given a life sentence Monday following his guilty plea in May to the murder of 41-year-old Paradise resident Chad Vess. Prosecutors with the Wise County District Attorney’s Office presented evidence during a brief sentencing phase of the trial Monday afternoon in 271st District Court in Decatur.
Wise County Man Found Guilty and Sentenced to Life for Sexually Abusing Child for Six Years
The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, July 12th, that 42-year-old Brian Ricker of Newark, Texas, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced by the court to life in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14. Ricker sexually abused...
Update for Friday, July 12, 2024
FLETCHER GIVEN PROBATION FOR FIRE DEPT. THEFTS — Eric Scott Fletcher of Decatur pleaded guilty this week to two counts of credit card or debit card abuse related to thefts from the Greenwood-Slidell Volunteer Fire Department and received five years deferred adjudication/probation. As part of the agreement, Fletcher was ordered to pay $211.72 in restitution to the fire department, where he previously served as a volunteer. Wise County District Attorney James Stainton said probation was offered once Fletcher paid $18,000 in remaining restitution for an earlier separate case related to a theft from the Decatur Baseball League. Fletcher’s term of community supervision/probation on that earlier case was also extended an additional two years, which will now run until 2029. Read more online here.
Yellowjackets earn three THSBCA awards
After making Wise County's deepest baseball playoff run last season, three players on the Boyd Yellowjackets' roster have received special honors from the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association. Boyd junior shortstop Jax Heid claimed a spot on the 3A First Team all-state list. Heid was a key bat for the Yellowjackets, boasting a .439 batting average and .521 on-base […]
Study shows Boyd is the fastest growing city in Wise County
The City of Boyd is among the fastest growing cities in North Texas, according to a population study by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). The study, released June 27, showed Boyd experienced an 18.4 percent population increase from 2023 to 2024, which was the eighth highest percentage jump in the region. Boyd’s population increased by 270 people last year, with an estimate of 1,467 at the start of 2023 and an estimate of 1,737 residents in January 2024.
Ozone pollution alert in effect for North Texas until early Friday evening
An air quality alert was issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Friday. The alert is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Hood, Johnson, Ellis and Henderson counties. "The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort...
Fletcher given probation for fire department thefts
Edit: This story has been updated to include information about restitution being paid in an earlier case. Eric Scott Fletcher pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of credit card or debit card abuse related to thefts from the Greenwood-Slidell Volunteer Fire Department and received five years deferred adjudication/probation. The plea...
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