For the second year in a row, the Decatur Lady Eagles climbed to the mountaintop in one of the toughest regions in the state ...

A man was flown to a Fort Worth hospital with serious burns Thursday afternoon in the Bridgeport area. The incident was reported just after noon when a man came to the Boonsville Fire Department after ...

Behind a haul of 17 medals, the Paradise Panthers brought home the team title from the Millsap Last Chance Qualifying meet Thursday.  Paradise clinched the top team finish with 60 points, beating out ...

EARLY VOTING ENDS TODAY — Today is the last day to vote early in Tuesday’s primary. On election day, you will have to go to your specific voting precinct.

Click here to see the winners! The votes are in, and we’re happy to congratulate the winners of the 2026 Wise County ...

After waiting more than three months since winning their first state title, the 2025 Boyd Lady Jackets' volleyball team will ...

Phil Ryan, a decorated Texas Ranger who famously hunted serial killers and ushered in professionalism during three terms as Wise County Sheriff, died Wednesday morning.  He was 80. Ryan had been ...

The wave of data centers in Texas amid the AI boom is inching closer to Wise County. Last month Jack County Commissioners ...

After suffering a 1-goal loss in their first meeting earlier this month, the Bridgeport Bulls got their revenge against the ...

The Messenger’s 2026 Reader’s Choice award winners are featured in a special section in this week’s paper on newsstands and online today. Winners were chosen by Messenger readers. FUNERALS — No ...

The 19th-ranked Slidell Hounds got the bitter taste of a 2025 first-round loss against Honey Grove out of their mouths ...

The Decatur Lady Eagles faced little resistance in picking up their fifth District 4-4A victory in the team’s Big Sandy rivalry finale against the Bridgeport Sissies Tuesday. Decatur (7-7, 5-1) ...