Motley Co. ISD’s new principal arrives a week before tornado

New Motley County ISD principal Daniel Cates had barely moved his family into their house in mid-June when life in Matador changed dramatically. On June 21, an EF-3 tornado with wind gusts between 145 and 165 mph wreaked havoc through the small town of population of a little over 500. “We got to see pretty early on what this town is made of,” Cates said. “We saw an outpouring of support in the…