| The Story | Winter weather shuts down the county for two days. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | **** |
| The Spin | This one was so bad that it was hard to make fun of the local news stations for overreacting. |
| The Story | County commissioners debate whether county employees should be paid when county government is closed due to bad weather. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Let's guess how the Republican court is going to work this out: Salaried folks will get their money while the hourly folks will take the hit. |
| The Story | The Wise County Republicans form a new group for women only. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | "We enjoyed beating the Democrats so much that we're now gonna take their women and, later on, their minorities!" |
| The Story | An election on the sale of alcohol is now likely in New Fairview. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Opponents plan on utilizing the unusual technique of buying a keg on election day and leaving it on on a country road in the middle of the city. "If we get the whole town drunk, they might forget to vote." |
| The Story | Tommie Reid of Decatur goes on a rant in a Letter to the Editor against immigrants. "If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home because God is part of our culture, and we are proud to have him." |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | When did that Bill of Rights get repealed? Can't believe we missed it. |