Most Wise County school districts kept their same accountability ratings, with a couple of exceptions, as the 2024-2025 ...

In their opening race, the Paradise Lady Panthers secured the program's first team medal of the 2025 season. Paradise scored 38 points to claim the silver medal in the Kennedale Wildcat Run's girls ...

Months after the fatal April house fire, the death of ProRodeo hall of famer Roy Cooper has been ruled an accident, according to new information released by investigators. Wise County Fire Marshal ...

HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED — Wise County will be under a heat advisory this afternoon due to hot temperatures and high humidity. The forecast includes a high temperature of around 98 with heat index values ...

A pair of brothers was displaced after their longstanding home five miles north of Decatur was destroyed in an intense fire ...

The Decatur Lady Eagles lost the bulk of their offensive power after nine seniors departed the program following the team’s ...

The Boyd Lady Jackets opened their 2025 campaign with a pair of home wins against Sanger and Glen Rose on Tuesday. Boyd ...

The Bridgeport City Council on Monday amended a city ordinance that now bans the sale of kratom or kratom products within the ...

While growth can pay for growth, the proceeds aren't always on schedule. The Decatur City Council faced that reality Monday night. Several residential developments are slogging forward in Decatur.

The 2025 Wise County football season officially begins this week, as local teams get ready for their first warmups.   Paradise at Bridgeport A pair of Wise County teams will face-off in the first ...

Longtime Decatur ag teacher Jim Allsup was recently inducted into the 2025 Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (ATAT) ...

Stats submitted by coaches before the Messenger’s print deadline on Wednesdays.   Kills Ava Green, Decatur 24 Brooke Limbaugh, Paradise 20 Addison Morales, VCA 14 Autumn Proctor, Paradise 13 Annabelle ...