| The Story | Lake Bridgeport fills up and is
then shut down for the Fourth of July. |
| )News worthiness (1 to 5) |
**** |
| The Spin | "We celebrate the birth of our government and what does our government do in return? Tell me I ain't got the right to get my john boat out to look for America catfish. Happy Birthday communist Russia!" said one angry lake resident. |
| The Story | There's a foster care shortage
with only four homes in Wise County. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | CPS has adopted a new slogan: "Let's Fail Our Children Together." |
| The Story | Six female inmates in the hoosegow
in Bridgeport donate their hair to Locks of
Love - a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to
economically
disadvantaged children suffering from long-term, medical-related hair
loss. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Now the disadvantaged children will inadvertently fail a drug hair follicle test. |
| The Story | The Bridgeport Acme Brick plant
shuts down causing 46 people to lose their jobs. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Only 46 people worked there? |
| The Story | A movie called "Fright Flick" will
be filmed in Runaway Bay beginning July 13th.
In the press release, the movie is described as “the quintessential
campy,
slasher/whodunit flick.” The movie centers around a group of filmmakers
that end
up being the victims of heinous acts of violence. The Texas thrash
metal band
Severed Blood Loss composed the film’s original soundtrack. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | (1) They could just set up the cameras at Wise County park and let them roll, and (2) I bet the title of the band, Severed Blood Loss, is more entertaining than the film. |