WATKINS HIRED AS NEW DECATUR AD/HFC — The Decatur ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously (6-0) to hire former Glen Rose athletic director and head football coach Cliff Watkins during Monday night’s ...

Decatur ISD’s athletic director/head football coach positions were left vacant for only three weeks before the district’s board of trustees Monday night approved its lone finalist — one that brings a ...

Decatur senior post Bralyn Peck averaged 17.6 points in her final season, along with 7.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals. BRENDAN MARCHAND/WCMESSENGER Decatur forward Bralyn Peck has flipped her ...

A total of six people were transported to Medical City Decatur in stable condition following a 2-vehicle wreck near Chico Sunday afternoon. According to Wise County EMS Administrator Randall ...

FOOD TRUCK CHALLENGE — The Decatur Chamber of Commerce’s Eighter Food Truck Challenge is May 16 at the Wise County Fairgrounds.

ONLY IN WISE...MONDAY, APRIL 27: 10000 BLOCK OF TEXAS 199 — A woman stated that her boyfriend removed her ring against her will. The woman was offended by the actions of the man.

2A REGION II TRACK MEET FRIDAY, MAY 1 9 a.m. — 3,200: G: Sophie Sow, Alvord; Allison Weathers, Slidell. B: Cash Luig, Slidell 11:30 a.m. — Boys long jump: Ryder Kolar, Slidell RUNNING PRELIMS BEGIN AT ...

Leon Coleman, 91, of Aurora, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Leon was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Delhi, OK, to Lillian and Jesse Coleman. He attended school in Delhi, OK, and graduated ...

Helen Davis, 83, of Alvord, went to be with her Lord Friday, May 1, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral was 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Hopewell Baptist Church in Alvord, with burial at Hopewell ...

4A REGION I TRACK MEET FRIDAY, MAY 1 11 a.m. — 3,200 — G: Reagan Nicks, Decatur; Rainey Gokey, Decatur; Tessa Rogers, Decatur; B: Jose Espinoza, Decatur RUNNING ...

DECATUR VOTERS PASS SCHOOL BOND — Voters in Decatur ISD overwhelmingly supported the district’s proposed $137 million school bond in Saturday’s election, passing two propositions soundly with more ...

Bobbie Jean Nivens Meyer, 89, of Archer City, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, May 2, 2026, in Wichita Falls. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8, 2026, at First Baptist ...