Saturday’s opening of the new Decatur Police Station marked a celebration of both the history and future of the department.

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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 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 ...

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.

One person was killed and two people were injured after a single-vehicle wreck Sunday morning. The wreck occurred at 8:41 a.m. in the 1800 block of Ross Lane, southwest of Boyd. According to Wise ...

Four people were transported to Medical City Decatur after sustaining injuries in a rollover wreck Sunday morning. The wreck occurred on U.S. 81/287 at County Road 2798 at about 10:30 a.m., according ...

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. 380 near Nicolas Way, ...

DECATUR SET TO OPEN NEW POLICE STATION — For the first time in its history, the Decatur Police Department has a home built for them. On Saturday, exactly 86 years after the city council first voted to ...

Ms. Briley West and Mr. Reid Terrell Briley Claire West of Kingsville, daughter of Stephanie and Ross West of Corpus Christi, will marry Reid Terrell of Kingsville, son of Jennifer and Steven Terrell ...