BRIDGEPORT - Wise County Messenger

HOUSING
LENDER
18 ALL AROUND WISE, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, December 11, 2008
BUSINESS
WISE COUNTY
Sales tax revenue up for most of county
Only one city in Wise
ounty is experiencing a deline
in sales tax compared
o a year ago and just two
ities showed a decline in
ctober.
Lake Bridgeport’s sales
ax, at $19,897 for the year,
s 20 percent less than the
ity had received this time
ast year. However, the city’s
ctober rebate, $3,594, is
p 59 percent over October
007.
Chico’s October payment
f $59,357, is 32 percent less
han the October 2007 reate.
For the year, Chico is
p 41 percent, at $577,036.
ewark’s October payment
f $6,542 is down 4 percent
rom this time last year but
he city’s year-to-date payent
of $63,595 reflects an 8
ercent increase over 2007.
Bridgeport continues to
ead the county is sales tax
ebates with $439,239 in
ctober, a 30 percent inrease
over last October.
or the year, Bridgeport is
p 34 percent at more than
BOYD
$4 million. Decatur earned
$355,745 in October, up 8
percent over last year. The
city’s year-to-date total is
$3.5 million, up 9 percent
over 2007 at this time.
Wise County’s share of
the sales tax amounted to
$488,057 in October, up 16
percent over a year ago. The
RAY AARON
INSURANCE AGENCY
ocation: 430 W. Rock Island, Boyd
hone: (940) 433-8470
ours: 8:30-5:30
wner/Management: Ray Aaron
roducts/Services: complete line of insurance including
ome, auto, commercial, life and health
county’s year-to-date total is
$4.7 million, up 19 percent
over last year.
October sales tax collections
and November allocations
represent September
sales reported to the state
comptroller in October by
monthly tax filers and July,
August and September sales
reproted to the comptroller
in October by quarterly tax
filers. Statewide, sales tax
collections grew in the first
two months of fiscal 2008
but at a slower rate than
seen over the past three
years.
RAY AARON — The South Wise County Chamber of Commerce
hosted a ribbon cutting Dec. 3 for Ray Aaron Insurance
Agency in Boyd, represented by (from left) Rusty Aaron, Ray
Aaron and Tricia Lampkin.
John Winder, D.D.S., Inc.
F A M I L Y D E N T I S T RY
5 0 1 S . W A S H B U R N • D E C A T U R
940-627-2514
Twilight
Left to right:
Roy Kindrick,
D.D.S., M.S.D
Travis Caddell,
D.D.S.
Paige Winder,
D.D.S.
John Winder,
D.D.S.
Timothy Casey,
D.D.S.
Movies
START
Friday, Dec. 12
Movies & Times Subject To Change!!!
Movie Line 940-627-5522
Fri .................................................................. 4:30 ........... 7:00 ........9:30
Sat .............................................. 2:00........... 4:30 ........... 7:00 ........9:30
Sun ............................................. 2:00........... 4:30 ........... 7:00
Mon - Thurs. ................................................. 4:30 ........... 7:00
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Fri .................................................................. 4:30 ........... 7:10 ........9:30
Sat .............................................. 2:10........... 4:40 ........... 7:10 ........9:30
Sun ............................................. 2:10........... 4:40 ........... 7:10
Mon - Thurs. ................................................. 4:30 ........... 7:00
Bolt
Fri .................................................................. 4:30 ........... 7:15 ........9:30
Sat .............................................. 2:15........... 4:45 ........... 7:15 ........9:30
Sun ............................................. 2:15........... 4:45 ........... 7:15
Mon - Thurs. ................................................. 4:30 ........... 7:15
Coming Dec. 19 “Yes Man”
FM 51 South, Decatur • 940-627-5522 • Box Office Opens at 1:30 p.m.
$7 Adults ~ $5 Seniors, Children 11 & under & Matinee • www.geocities.com/plazacinema3
WEATHER
R O
Mortgage rates are on the
EFI PPORTUNITY
move. This could be an
excellent opportunity to
refinance your
existing mortgage.
Potential home buyers
could also benefit from
the current low mortgage
interest rates.
North Texas Bank offers
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a local, reliable, trusted
A
source for all of your
mortgage needs, including
home purchase and
refinancing.
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Let one of our experienced
lenders – Dwight Reeves,
CI
Andrew Rottner or
Mortgage Specialist
Missy McKinney-Johnson
– review your specific
situation to determine
if a refinance makes
financial sense for you.
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Hometown
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Lending
At Its Best
940.627.8767
661 W. Thompson at Hwy. 51 South in Decatur
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6-DAY 7-DAY FORECAST FOR WISE COUNTY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Fast,
Responsive,
Helpful,
Cloudy, a little rain;
cooler
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54° 27°
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UV INDEX
Daily Highest Forecast
3 3 3 3
2
2 2
Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon.
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
0-2 Low 3-5 Moderate 6-7 High
8-10 Very High 11+ Extreme
WEEKLY ALMANAC
Denton through Sunday, December 7
Temperature
Last week’s high/low 72°/22°
Normal high/low 58°/37°
Average temperature 42.3°
Normal average temperature 47.9°
Precipitation (in inches)
Total for the week 0.00”
Total for the month 0.00”
Total for the year 27.26”
Normal for the month 0.63”
Normal for the year 35.86”
LAKE STAGES
As of 7 a.m. Sunday (in feet)
Lake Full Pool Elevation Change
Possum King L. 1000 997.67 -0.01
L. Bridgeport 836 828.54 -0.01
RIVER LEVELS
As of 7 a.m. Sunday (in feet)
River Flood stage Level Change
West Fork of the Trinity
Jacksboro 20 3.80 -0.02
near Boyd 16 5.46 -0.03
Big Sandy Creek
Bridgeport 12 2.67 -0.19
SUN & MOON
Plenty of sunshine
47° 27°
The Sun Rise Set
Tuesday 7:22 a.m. 5:23 p.m.
Wednesday 7:23 a.m. 5:23 p.m.
Thursday 7:24 a.m. 5:24 p.m.
Friday 7:25 a.m. 5:24 p.m.
Saturday 7:25 a.m. 5:24 p.m.
Sunday 7:26 a.m. 5:24 p.m.
Monday 7:27 a.m. 5:25 p.m.
The Moon Rise Set
Tuesday 2:39 p.m. 3:52 a.m.
Wednesday 3:24 p.m. 5:04 a.m.
Thursday 4:19 p.m. 6:19 a.m.
Friday 5:24 p.m. 7:31 a.m.
Saturday 6:36 p.m. 8:36 a.m.
Sunday 7:51 p.m. 9:32 a.m.
Monday 9:04 p.m. 10:17 a.m.
Full Last New First
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Milder with plenty of
sunshine
59° 33°
WICHITA FALLS
51/28
GRAHAM
52/25
JACKSBORO
52/26
Shown is Tuesday’s weather.
Temperatures are Tuesday’s highs and
Tuesday night’s lows.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
HENRIETTA
51/28
FRIDAY
Sunny to partly
cloudy
61° 40°
SATURDAY
Very windy; mostly
sunny
66° 50°
DECATUR
54/27
MINERAL WELLS
54/28
FORT WORTH
54/30
WEATHERFORD
PALO PINTO
54/29
55/29
STEPHENVILLE
55/26
COMANCHE
59/29
WAURIKA
49/25
BRIDGEPORT
54/28
MONTAGUE
52/29
GLEN ROSE
54/29
RHOME
56/30
MERIDIAN
62/28
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EQUAL
CLEBURNE
59/30
ARDMORE
52/30
GAINESVILLE
53/29
DENTON
54/28
HILLSBORO
65/30
WACO
63/35
SUNDAY
Very windy; cloudy,
showers around
68° 49°
DALLAS
57/31
SHERMAN
55/27
MCKINNEY
59/28
WAXAHACHIE
62/31
DURANT
54/29
30
MONDAY
Cloudy, a shower in
the afternoon
65° 44°
BONHAM
58/27
KAUFMAN
64/31
CORSICANA
63/32
Temperatures 12/9 - 12/15 Precipitation 12/9 - 12/15
GREENVILLE
61/29
ATHENS
65/31
FAIRFIELD
68/31