Bryson hosts, wins robotics meet
Lyssa Newton was having a bad day. The Bryson 7th-grader was learning how to drive her robot after three members of her Lab Rats team were not at the Bryson robotics meet Saturday, Jan.
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Chamber banquet Feb. 18
Less than two weeks remain before the annual Jacksboro Chamber of Commerce Banquet, set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
JYSA teams compete in finals
Jacksboro’s Hayden Monroe (2) drives the baseline with a Decatur defender closely watching him. Both Jacksboro Youth Sports Association fifth grade teams competed Saturday, Feb. 4 in the finals of the Wise County Youth Basketball League at Bridgeport Middle School. The girls won their game while the boys let a fourth quarter rally beat them. For further information, please see Page 8.
Ice storm does little damage
As seems to be a yearly ritual for Jack County, a winter storm came through the area last week with very little damage. Most of the storm’s strength went to the north and east of the county but still dumped a fair amount of freezing rain to close out January and open February.
Upcoming meetings
Jacksboro has plenty of activities and meetings this upcoming week. Coffee with the Chamber is scheduled from 8 a.m.
City honors JHS cheerleaders
When you lose ten seniors from a team and replace them with 12 freshmen, the common thought would be it’s a rebuilding year. Not the case in Jacksboro.
Lions Club meets
Moncrief Cancer Institute spoke about their services and how to avoid the four major types of cancer during a Jacksboro Lions Club meeting Jan. 25.
Chamber banquet tickets on sale
Tickets for the 2023 Jacksboro Chamber of Commerce Banquet are on sale now for the Saturday, Feb. 18 event.
City changing internet providers
Three facilities in Jacksboro will be changing internet providers in the near future. City Hall, along with both the Jacksboro Police Department and Fire Department, will be switching from NextLink to Vyve in the next two to three months.
