🌱 Can the Boyd Lady Jackets bounce back as district play begins?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can the Boyd Lady Jackets bounce back as district play begins?
• How a Boyd family won $44 million after the 2021 ice storm crash

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 63 and low of 47 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 64, low: 52.
• Thursday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 64 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• GBB Roundup: Lady Panthers use 6-0 run to claim tournament title (wcmessenger.com) — Boyd Lady Jackets fans will want to know the team fell 53-32 at Waxahachie Life but now turns to district play, hosting Callisburg Tuesday and visiting Ponder Friday evening. The roundup also highlights strong tournament showings by Paradise, Bridgeport, Slidell and Alvord girls teams from around Wise County.
   

• Jury awards family $44 million in crash that killed Boyd man (wcmessenger.com) — A Dallas County jury has awarded $44.1 million to the family of Christopher Vardy of Boyd, who was killed in the massive 2021 I-35 ice-storm pileup near Fort Worth. Jurors found a trucking company and its driver largely liable, citing unsafe winter driving, while related lawsuits from other victims’ families are still moving forward.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• HS Basketball JVB1,JVB2,VB @ Home
  Paradise High School Paradise, TX 76073
  5:00 pm
• Decatur vs Aubrey High School Aubrey JV - Soccer (F) - Junior Varsity
  Eagle Stadium Home -
  5:00 pm
• Azle ISD PD Coffee & Cocoa with Santa
  Azle High School , 1200 Boyd Rd , Azle
  5:00 pm
• Decatur vs Lake Worth High School Lady Frogs - Basketball (F) - Varsity
  Decatur High School Main Gym Home -
  6:15 pm
• Decatur vs Aubrey High School Aubrey - Soccer (F) - Varsity
  Eagle Stadium Home -
  6:30 pm
• MS Choir Concert 7:00 DHS Auditorium
  Decatur ISD Decatur, TX 76234
  7:00 pm
• Decatur vs Alumni Game - Soccer (M) - Varsity
  Eagle Stadium Home -
  7:15 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Decatur vs Decatur Meet - Swimming (C) - Varsity
  Fit-N-Wise Aquatics Home -
  4:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• LVLIIIR - Security Officer, Level III Renewal Training-dg: 12182025 - Decatur, TX 2025
  7282 FM 51 , Decatur
  2:00 pm
• Pictures with Santa MMS
  McCarroll Middle School , 1201 W Thompson St , Decatur
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• HS Basketball JVBk,VB @ Home
  Paradise H S Paradise, TX 76073
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning.
  It is going to be a good day. Has anyone ever said to you, you're amazing? Well, if they haven't they should have. You're absolutely amazing and you… (Nextdoor Ross Estates)

• Lowe's Market posted a job opening for Produce Clerk in Boyd. Apply here.
• Sonic posted a job opening for Cook in Boyd. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Boyd here.

🗞 Nearby News

Decatur

• Popular North Texas Steakhouse Announces They're Permanently Closed (wearelubbock.com)
• Update for Monday, December 15, 2025 (wcmessenger.com)

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