Wise County on the Web

A tongue in cheek review of the news published this week regarding Wise County.
Normally posted every Sunday before 10:00 p.m. unless I'm lazy.
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For the week ending 10/12/08
This Week's Overall News Theme: Hard Time

The Story	The Rhome City Council considers selling advertisements on resident's water bills.
)News worthiness (1 to 5)	*
The Spin	Uh, could we have an address on that?

The Story
News worthiness	**
The Spin	His acceptance speech should read, "I'm so honored to finally be inducted after the committee has apparently studied the matter for 70 years."

The Story	Highway 380 between Denton and Decatur is shut down twice in one week due to accidents.
News worthiness	*******
The Spin	The fatalities have now just migrated to the east with the completion of the Decatur/Bridgeport route.

The Story
News worthiness	********
The Spin	Rumor is that he didn't want to accept a plea bargain because he didn't want to register as a sex offender. Since you only have to register once you're released, he won't have to worry about after all.

The Story	A Bengal tiger that survived Hurricane Ike is now at home in the feline sanctuary in Boyd.
News worthiness	*
The Spin	Most Wise County kids don't get that much attention. And did that say "emotional enrichment program"?

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