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 ...

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.

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

A lethal tornado touched down in Runaway Bay shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, destroying and damaging multiple homes. County officials confirmed late Saturday night that one person died in what is being ...

Following a decade on the sidelines, Alvord coach Aaron Tefertiller is passing on the reins of the Bulldog basketball program. Alvord athletic director Matt Fanning confirmed to the Messenger Thursday ...

A mobile home in the Boonsville area was damaged in a structure fire in the 400 block of County Road 3737 Monday morning. Responding units from Boonsville-Balsora Fire Department (Wise County ESD No.

A crash involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup at the intersection of N. Farm Road 51 and Texas 114 resulted in one person being flown to a Fort Worth hospital with serious injuries Thursday. Emergency ...

ONLY IN WISE...THURSDAY, APRIL 9: 1300 BLOCK OF FARM ROAD 718 — A woman threw two pitchers of water that were full of silverware in her husband’s face, which offended her husband. Deputies took the ...

A Bridgeport native is already carving out a place in the film world during his first year at the University of Texas, stepping into a producing role on a student project while quickly gaining ...