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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

In their first meet of the 2025 season, the Slidell Hounds found their way down the stretch to a top 5 finish. The Hounds's team of Carter Pierce, Joshua Beard, Marshall Hooker and Cash Luig banded ...

Newark Fire Chief Jerry Taylor said he was the first to arrive on the scene and found the single-wide mobile home fully ...

U.S. Army veteran Chuck Ziegenfuss nearly lost his life while serving in Iraq. And despite his lifelong scars, the Decatur ...

Two people were critically injured in a four-vehicle wreck Saturday morning south of Boyd. The wreck happened around 11 a.m.

A total of four Wise County football teams are eyed as playoff teams in the 2025 season, according to the latest edition of ...