| The Story | The Wise County Courthouse shuts down on Monday due to a report of crab infestation. Fox 4 News was on the case. (And, for a moment, The Blog received its 15 minutes of fame for this.) |
| )News worthiness (1 to 5) |
***** |
| The Spin | On Tuesday, parents from Bridgeport to Slidell were awkwardly lying to their kids when asked, "Mom, what's crabs?" |
| The Story |
On Wednesday, the news breaks that the crabs weren't crabs but, instead, mites. Bud Kennedy of the Star Telegram was on the case. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | "It's been a crazy week," said one courthouse employee. "Whether they were crabs or mites - it doesn't matter to me. I've been checking my drawers every hour like there's no tomorrow." (And I can't resist linking to one of The Blog's greatest moments.) |
| The Story | The Northwest ISD in property rich Trophy Club will be named after an individual - and the list is down to 17 finalists that have not yet been revealed. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Haliburton High is rumored to be the front runner. |
| The Story | Northwest's Brittany Barnhill sets
the state strikeout record in girl's softball . . . |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | . . . and the Messenger crowns her as if she were Mother Theresa With A Wicked Fastball. |
| The Story | First we have the Decatur baseball coach resign, and now we have . . . |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | . . . this. |
