The Wise County Sheriff Posse, a group of horseback riders once synonymous with local parades and rodeos, is making a flashy ...

As the start of the 2025 season quickly approaches next week, Wise County’s volleyball teams will get ready by competing in scrimmage contests this weekend.   Decatur Decatur will take part in a road ...

A new face will be in the Paradise Panthers’ dugout for the 2025 season. Former Eaton coach Jeremy Fatheree was named as Paradise’s new baseball coach during the summer. Fatheree replaces former coach ...

Northwest runner Cooper Lutkenhaus cemented his name amongst the best half-mile runners in the nation with a historic ...

A total of six Wise County sluggers were recognized for their efforts on the diamond in the 2025 season, earning spots on the 2025 Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association's All-State teams.  The ...

Four people were transported to Medical City Decatur after sustaining injuries in a rollover wreck Sunday morning.  The wreck ...

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Wise County’s tax base is officially approaching the $15 billion mark. According to the 2025 certified values released last week by the Wise County Appraisal District, the county's total tax base ...

A Wise County Sheriff's Office operation dubbed "Operation Steel Cage" resulted in the arrest of 15 people for solicitation of prostitution and another three people for solicitation of a minor last ...

Sherri Suzanne Stockton, 67, of Bridgeport peacefully passed from this earth on July 31, 2025. Friends and family are invited to pay their respects at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport, funeral ...

1 KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE WRECK — A Bowie man was reportedly killed in a motorcycle wreck east of Decatur Saturday afternoon. The single-vehicle wreck occurred at 6:05 p.m. in the westbound lanes of U.S.