A former Bridgeport podiatrist has been released from federal prison after an appeals court overturned his conviction for ...

Her Howard Payne diploma may not even be mailed yet, but former Boyd volleyball star Rylee Spencer is already kickstarting her head coaching career as she steps in as the leader for Lindsay volleyball ...

Wise County Commissioners extended the county’s 90-day, weather-based burn ban Monday as the July Fourth holiday approaches. The renewal of the conditional burn ban was recommended by Wise County Fire ...

The gold medal count continues to climb for Northwest sophomore Cooper Lutkenhaus. Less than two weeks after claiming the high school 800 outdoor national record, the second-year runner added another ...

Redder Thomas “T.C.” Redder, 41, went to be with his Lord Monday, June 9, 2025. Memorial was held June 21 at the Decatur Church of Christ T.C touched many people’s lives in Decatur through the schools ...

BOYD BOYD BASH — The annual Boyd Bash returns 6 to 9 p.m. July 26 at Boyd High School. It will include bounce houses (water and others), face painting, games, music and fireworks. Food trucks will ...

A Wise County grand jury met June 12 and returned the following felony indictments: ...

FREEDOM FEST — Freedom Fest returns Saturday in Runaway Bay. Events begin at noon and conclude with a fireworks show over Lake Bridgeport that night. The event will also include food trucks, vendors, ...

Thomas B. Pinkerton III, 75, passed from this earth Saturday, June 21, 2025. Tom was born July 2, 1949, in Cincinnati, OH. To those who were close to him he was known as “Pink”. Tom was a proud United ...

All residents inside the 12-unit building were evacuated out of precaution. There were no injuries. Wise County EMS, the Wise County Fire Marshal’s Office, Boyd Fire Department (Wise County ESD No. 1) ...

The Wise County Messenger took home three first-place awards in the 2024 Texas Better Newspaper Contest, presented Saturday at the Texas Press Association’s annual convention in Denton. Editor Austin ...

Sophia Diane Christensen, 16, of Decatur, was called home to her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 16, 2025, alongside her beloved brother, Nolan Christensen. A Memorial Service was held on Tuesday, ...