$28,000 TO GET BACK TO LITTLE LEAGUE – Former Decatur Major League Baseball President Eric Scott Fletcher will repay $28,000 to the league as part of a recent settlement with prosecutors after he pleaded guilty to felony theft from the league. Fletcher pleaded guilty to theft of property between $30,000 and $150,000 and paid $10,000 in restitution, according to the Wise County District Attorney’s Office. The other $18,000 will be paid back during the five-year probation/deferred award period he received as part of the plea agreement. Investigators say Fletcher used league money to make personal purchases over a period of years before his arrest in August 2019. Read more in the Friday Wise County Messenger on newsstands and online at WCMessenger.com today.
WEEK 5 FOOTBALL — Decatur (1-3) welcomes Alvarado for its homecoming game at 7:00 PM tonight at Eagle Stadium. Bridgeport (3-1) opens District 5-4A Division II play at home against Aubrey at 7:30 p.m. Boyd (3-1) will play its 4-3AI league opener at Brock at 7:30 p.m. Paradise (4-0) begins its district schedule with a homecoming battle against Ponder at 7:30 p.m. at Panther Stadium. Alvord (2-2) will face Atlas Home School at 7:30 pm at Western Hills High School. Chico (1-3) starts 8-2II at home against Celeste at 7:30 p.m. Northwestern (2-2, 1-1) and VCA (3-1) are away tonight. Match recaps will be on the weekend All Around Wise.
LEADING THE TEAM – Bridgeport quarterback Mason McComis has led the Bulls to a 3-1 record this season. But a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes in May put his senior season in jeopardy. Read about the McComis story in the Weekend Messenger or online at wcmessenger.com.
VOLLEYBALL — Decatur (13-17) and Bridgeport (9-20) will write a new chapter in the Battle of Big Sandy in the teams’ District 8-4A opener at 4:30 p.m. today at Eagle Gym. Boyd (23-8, 4-0) looks for its fifth 10-3A win at home against Ponder at 5:30 p.m. Paradise (20-12, 2-2) looks to end a two-game skid against Whitesboro 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon at the Panther Gym. Alvord (8-19) will host Rio Vista in a non-league game at 4:30 p.m. Northwestern (28-9, 4-0) welcomes Granbury at 5:30 p.m.
TASTE BRIDGEPORT 2022 — Taste Bridgeport 2022 is Saturday from 5 to 10 pm in downtown Bridgeport. Tickets are $50 and are available at bridgeportchamber.org. The event features tastings from North Texas wineries, breweries and distilleries. The Neon Prophets, a Fort Worth-based country cover band, will also perform at the annual event. Halsell Street will close at 2pm on Saturday from 9th Street to 12th Street for the event. Free public parking is available at 12th and Halsell, 9th and Halsell, 9th and Cates, and 10th and Stevens.
PARADÍS MAIN STREET FESTIVAL — The annual Paradise tradition, the Festa Major del Carrer, will return Saturday with vendors, a car show, a quilt show, a tractor show and a pet costume contest and parade. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registrations for the various shows and contests are open at paradisehistoricalsociety.org.
THE CITY HAS A NEW TELEPHONE — Lake Bridgeport City Hall has a new phone number. Call or text 940-626-9783 any day.
CHICO LIBRARY BOOK SALE — The Chico Public Library will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the CPL Book Room, 400 S. Hovey St. Call 940-644-2330.
WILSON PRAIRIE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION — The Wilson Prairie Cemetery Association will meet Sunday at 4 p.m.
RECOVERY OF FUNDS FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS — More Precious Than Rubies Ministry, a homeless shelter for women and children in Wise County, will hold its annual fundraising auction from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Decatur. It will feature a silent auction from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and a live auction at 2. The event will also feature bounce houses, vendors and food. If you are interested in becoming a vendor or sponsor, please call Morgan at 940-220-7470 or email mptrfundraising@gmail.com.
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY — Day use fees will be waived at LBJ National Grasslands Saturday for National Public Lands Day.
FUNERALS — Grave service for Valletta Melba Gothard, 94, of Fort Worth is 10 a.m. Saturday at Greenwood Cemetery. Family visitation is 6 to 8 tonight at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur.
SERVICE for James LeRoy McGilvray Sr., 84, of Bridgeport is 1 p.m. today at The Hills Church in North Richland Hills. Family visitation is one hour prior to the service at The Hills Chapel. Hawkins Funeral Home of Bridgeport is in charge of arrangements.
MEMORIAL service for Martin Hugo Martinez, 72, of Runaway Bay is Saturday at 2 pm at St. Evangelist Catholic Church. Mark the Evangelist in Houston. Hawkins-Bridgeport is handling the arrangements.
SERVICE for J Ines Cervantes89, of Decatur is pending in Hawkins-Bridgeport.
FUNERAL for Sally Salazar, 72, of Bridgeport is 3 p.m. Saturday at Twin Oaks Assembly of God Church in Bridgeport with burial in Eastside Cemetery in Bridgeport. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport is in charge of arrangements.
MEMORIAL service for Linda McWilliams, 65, of Enid, Okla., is 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eastside Cemetery in Bridgeport. Hudson & Torres is handling the arrangements.
SERVICES for Kayla Harrington36 i Earl Sanders73, both of Paradise are pending at Hudson & Torres.
MEMORIAL service for Cody Thomas Moore, 33, formerly of Decatur is 10:30 a.m. Monday at Church of the Open Door in Burleson with burial at Moore Funeral Home and Arlington Cemetery. He was the grandson of Roy Honeycutt and the brother of Brennan Moore of Wise County.
