The Story | Devon chooses to occupy a
new 48,000 square foot office building in Bridgeport to be purchased by
the Bridgeport Economic Development Corporation. The price of the
building was estimated at $2.4 million to $4.8 million. Devon will rent
the building for at least 10 years but will receive a "$2,500 per
month discount" on the rent during that time. |
News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | ** |
The Spin | And they need the
money. Net income for 2004 was only $2.2
billion. |
The Story | Devon is recognized at a
banquet for being the largest contributor to the Wise County United
Way. |
News worthiness | * |
The Spin | Now where did they get all
that money? Oh........ |
The Story | The Runaway Bay City Council gets a little peeved with its mayor, Tyce Simmons, for approving partial payment for aerial photos of the town without approval. When the council suggested that they approve all bills before being paid, the mayor said "Y'all can come up here and write every damn check." |
News worthiness | ** |
The Spin | What he meant to say was "If the council is
desirous of pre-approving all municipal expenditures, the mayor
welcomes the council to execute, in furtherance of this endeavor, all
negotiable instruments without regard to whether those instruments are,
in fact, damned." |
The Story | An article runs regarding the
dangers of teenagers and the Internet. |
News worthiness | * |
The Spin | Not that is happened in Wise
County, but did you see the crazy
story last week of the Dallas teacher who traveled to Parker County
to meet who he thought was a fourteen year old girl? |
The Story | Bridgeport's downtown area will
probably be converted from four lanes to two lanes with diagonal
parking instead of parallel parking. |
News worthiness | ** |
The Spin | "Well, finally!" said one
long time Bridgeport resident. "Ever since I hit that pole trying to
parallel park during my driving test, I've been plum scared out of my
mind to try and park downtown. Finally, I can put to bed that demon memory of that trooper shaking
his head at me like I was a danged idiot." |