The Decatur Lady Eagles put on a dominant performance at the Brock tournament last weekend, using a run of five straight ...

Boyd senior Anna Holt proved to be one of the top runners on the trails at the 2025 Cowtown Challenge Aug. 16 at The Buff in ...

Most Wise County school districts kept their same accountability ratings, with a couple of exceptions, as the 2024-2025 ...

In their opening race, the Paradise Lady Panthers secured the program's first team medal of the 2025 season. Paradise scored 38 points to claim the silver medal in the Kennedale Wildcat Run's girls ...

Months after the fatal April house fire, the death of ProRodeo hall of famer Roy Cooper has been ruled an accident, according to new information released by investigators. Wise County Fire Marshal ...

HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED — Wise County will be under a heat advisory this afternoon due to hot temperatures and high humidity. The forecast includes a high temperature of around 98 with heat index values ...

A pair of brothers was displaced after their longstanding home five miles north of Decatur was destroyed in an intense fire ...

The 2025 Wise County football season officially begins this week, as local teams get ready for their first warmups.  ...

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.