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Redder Thomas “T.C.” Redder, 41, went to be with his Lord Monday, June 9, 2025. Memorial was held June 21 at the Decatur Church of Christ T.C touched many people’s lives in Decatur through the schools ...
LEARN ABOUT MEDICARE — A Medicare 101 presentation will be given 10 a.m. Friday at the Bridgeport Public Library.. FUNERALS — Graveside service for Joyce Cox, 89, of Decatur is 10 a.m. July 3 at ...
Christensen Nolan Daniel Christensen, 13, of Decatur, was called home to his Lord and Savior on Monday, June 16, 2025, alongside his beloved sister. A Memorial Service was held on Tuesday, June 24, at ...
Christensen Sophia Diane Christensen, 16, of Decatur, was called home to her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 16, 2025, alongside her beloved brother, Nolan Christensen. A Memorial Service was held on ...
Pinkerton Thomas B. Pinkerton III, 75, passed from this earth Saturday, June 21, 2025. Tom was born July 2, 1949, in Cincinnati, OH. To those who were close to him he was known as “Pink”. Tom was a ...
Stutt Ricky Lynn Stutt, 70, of Decatur went to be with our Lord Friday, June 20, 2025. Funeral Service was at First Baptist Church of Decatur, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, a burial will follow at ...
Established in 1880, the Wise County Messenger is one of Wise County’s oldest business institutions and its largest newspaper. The Messenger operated in different locations in the county early in its ...
FIRE DEPARTMENTS SEEK ESD NO. 4 ELECTION IN NOVEMBER — A public hearing for the proposed Wise County Emergency Services District No. 4 (ESD No. 4) — an effort coordinated by Alvord, Chico, Crafton and ...
Her Howard Payne diploma may not even be mailed yet, but former Boyd volleyball star Rylee Spencer is already kickstarting her head coaching career as she steps in as the leader for Lindsay volleyball ...
Wise County Commissioners extended the county’s 90-day, weather-based burn ban Monday as the July Fourth holiday approaches. The renewal of the conditional burn ban was recommended by Wise County Fire ...
The gold medal count continues to climb for Northwest sophomore Cooper Lutkenhaus. Less than two weeks after claiming the high school 800 outdoor national record, the second-year runner added another ...
A former Bridgeport podiatrist has been released from federal prison after an appeals court overturned his conviction for ...