A tongue in cheek review of the news published this week regarding Wise County. Normally posted every Sunday around 6:00 p.m.
For the week ending 2/5/00:
The Story | Bridgeport City Council, in compliance with a new state law applicable to all cities, hires its first ever city prosecutor (Greg Lowery) for its municipal court. |
News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | ** |
The Spin | Isn't it odd that for all these years a person could be convicted in a municipal/justice of the peace court without a prosecutor being present on behalf of the State of Texas? |
The Story | Wise County not included in State's revised ozone smog plan that is to be submitted to EPA. |
News worthiness | * |
The Spin | We weren't included in the plan in the past, and there is no indication we will be included in the plan in the future. |
The Story | Northwest school superintendent conducts first board meeting which is uneventful. |
News worthiness | * |
The Spin | The Spin is bored senseless about news involving Northwest. |
The Story | Bridgeport Athletic Director Danny Henson, after being angered by claims that a Bridgeport coach was unprofessional during a Decatur-Bridgeport basketball game, writes a letter to the editor appearing in the Bridgeport paper defending his coach. |
News worthiness | **** |
The Spin | You've got to like a man who can write a letter that is slightly shorter than War and Peace and throw out phrases like: "a very cowardly and slanderous attack". |
The Story | High speed chase in Bridgeport leads to arrest of Kevin King, 35. |
News worthiness | **** |
The Spin | First entry of the year for Fox's new "Scariest Wise County Police Chases". |
The Story | "Alternate education" Cates High School in Decatur has a graduating class. |
News worthiness | **** |
The Spin | Although The Spin is not exactly sure how a person ends up in Cates High School, we give it a big "thumbs up". Everyone gripes about the public schools, but this program deserves a figurative slap on the back. |
The Story | Wise County Messenger Sports Editor Mitch Word (who The Spin likes) writes about problems with a new digital camera he has been experimenting with while covering recent sporting events. |
News worthiness | N/A |
The Spin | If you've been wondering where all the sports photos have been, here's your answer. |