In October 1895, builders set the original cornerstone of the Wise County Courthouse with hopes the building would outlast ...

An apparent rift on the Chico City Council led to the abrupt resignation of the city's mayor and two council members Wednesday. Mayor Todd Blair said he notified the city in a brief email this morning ...

Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 15-17 Northwest at Westwood tourney W Hendrickson (25-19, 25-15, 25-16) W Kingwood (25-13, 25-8, 25-19) W Dickinson (25-19, 25-17) W RR Westwood (25-13, 25-13) W Royse City (26 ...

Stats submitted by coaches before the Messenger’s print deadline on Wednesdays.   Kills Levariya Pinder, Northwest 148 Calleigh Evans, VCA 107 Ava Green, Decatur 94 Addy Delgado, Boyd 82 Ariah Perez, ...

More than $641 million in new construction and stabilizing mineral values are allowing Wise County officials to leverage a ...

Wise County’s football teams will have one final opportunity to prepare for the start of the 2025 regular season this week.

Despite losing their season-opening match to Argyle on their home floor last week, the Northwest Lady Texans used an ...

Paradise welcomed back fans to Panther Gymnasium for the first time this season on Tuesday and didn't disappoint. The Lady Panthers (6-5) swept the Poolville Monarchs at home, 25-15, 25-18, 25-13. "I ...

The Boyd ISD board of trustees is looking to keep its current tax rate the same for the 2025-26 fiscal year. During Monday’s school board meeting, trustees approved a proposed tax rate of $0.8942 per ...

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

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 ...