Wise County Messenger

The term "veteran" applies to 5,909 people in Wise County. Their ages range from the 20s to the 90s. Their experiences vary - some fought in the jungles, others the desert, while others spent their time on a destroyer on the sea. Their wounds are physical, mental and emotional, but each has healed differently. Full Story »

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. - Matthew 7:13-14 Full Story »

City of Bridgeport administrator Van James has resigned from his post in order to return to Iraq as a municipal consultant. Full Story »

Bridgeport ISD superintendent Eddie Bland described Tuesday's bond election results as a "glass half full." The district presented voters with two bond propositions. One passed. Full Story »

Following Tuesday's Decatur school bond defeat, district officials and school board members are left with some decisions to make. Full Story »

Decatur Planning and Zoning Commission recommended a variance for the First Baptist Church Monday, that it won't have to install curb and gutter along Farm Road 51. Full Story »

Thursday, Oct. 29 100 block of Salad Master Road - A man left his truck at a mechanic shop in April to have the engine replaced. The man ran out of money for the repair and did not visit the shop until last week. When he did, he found it had been stripped of its wheels, gas tank, transmission and stereo. The shop owner could not be located. Full Story »

Three school bond propositions were put before voters Tuesday with one passing (Bridgeport Proposition 1) and two failing (Decatur's lone proposition and Bridgeport's Proposition 2). Full Story »

The H1N1 virus, commonly called swine flu, began spreading rampantly through Wise County, the state and much of the nation in August. Vaccine for this strain of the flu is now available, and Dr. Roger Leaton, Wise County's health officer, recommends it for protection from possible upcoming outbreaks. Full Story »

In the past decade, gas production has exploded throughout the Barnett Shale. What effect has the booming industry had on the air quality of the area? That is the question the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is currently trying to answer. Full Story »

Thursday was one of the few days Decatur High School students were encouraged to use their phones. "Does anyone have an iPhone?" asked Carrie Oberle, math teacher at DHS. A student raised his hand, and Oberle went to his desk to marvel at the device. Full Story »

An Oncor switching station under construction near the James Wood Hyundai dealership is ahead of schedule and nearing completion. Full Story »

Cody Schultz of Electronic Attack Squadron 139 was promoted to chief aircraft electrician on board the USS Ronald Reagan on Sept. 16. Full Story »