ROUTH WINS STATE TITLE — Decatur’s Angelica Routh lifted 1,090 pounds to win the state championship in the 220 class at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association’s 4A Division I state championships Friday at the Comerica Center in Frisco. Routh’s state title helped Decatur finish seventh in the team standings with 12 points behind Beeville Jones (40), Port Lavaca Calhoun (18), La Féria (15) Hildalgo Early College (15), Springtown (14) and Dumas (12). Kyene Harris also climbed the podium, taking silver in the 181 class with 1,025 pounds — 30 pounds behind Uvalde’s Marilyn Olivarez. Decatur’s Lheztynie Rodriguez (105 — 580 pounds), Grace Knight (114 — 735 pounds), Izabella Ramirez (242 — 915 pounds) and Carly Smith (242+ — 1,040 pounds) claimed sixth-place finishes. The Lady Eagles’ remaining lifters were Sam Gam (114 — ninth, 690 pounds), Mayan Escamilla (132 — 10th, 800), Hannah Milliman (220 — 10th, 870), Emma Reeves (123 — 11th, 760) and Zheztynie Rodriguez (97 — BO). Also on Friday, Bridgeport’s Ruby Tovar placed eighth in the 242 class with 845 pounds at the THSWPA 4A Division II state meet. On Thursday, Boyd’s Taylor Lane finished seventh in the 198 unequipped class with 765 pounds at the 3A Division I state meet. Lane’s teammate Angelina Sanchez was eighth with 815 pounds in the 242+ class. Paradise’s Ava Barham placed eighth in the 242 unequipped class with 700 pounds.
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Update for Friday, March 15, 2024
HOUSE DESTROYED IN BLAZE — A Boyd home was deemed a total loss after a house fire at about 5:30 a.m. Friday morning. According to Wise County Fire Marshal Jeff Doughty, no injuries were reported at the scene, located at 291 County Road 4693. “When we arrived on scene, there was heavy fire showing from the west side of the […]
Update for Thursday, March 14, 2024
BOYD OFFICERS RECEIVE AWARDS — Two Boyd police officers, Casey Caraway and Joshua Gross, received high achieving awards for their actions in an officer involved shooting in Paradise last October. On October 9, 2023, Gross and Caraway were dispatched to assist the Wise County Sheriff’s Office with a disturbance located in Paradise. “I truly believe that Officer Gross, when he […]
Update for Wednesday, March 13, 2024
MEDICAL LODGE SHOOTING SUSPECT CHARGED WITH MURDER — A suspect in the shooting that resulted in the death of a 39-year-old man outside of Bridgeport Medical Lodge is now facing a murder charge. Nathaniel Jovanni Dominguez, 23, of Springtown was arrested and booked into the Wise County Jail Tuesday with the new charge stemming from the Feb. 18 shooting death […]
Update for Tuesday, March 12, 2024
GMP FOR DECATUR PD STATION APPROVED — The Decatur City Council approved a $27,410,982 guaranteed maximum price for the new police station Monday night. The new, 30,500-square foot station is expected to be completed by July 2025, with the city breaking ground on the project next month. The station will include a forensics lab, training facilities and room for growth […]
Update for Monday, March 11, 2024
FATALITY WRECK IMPACTS U.S. 287 SATURDAY — Emergency crews worked a major accident that appeared to involve at least one fatality on U.S. 287 near County Road 2395 between Decatur and Alvord Saturday night. The multi-vehicle wreck occurred just before 10 p.m. and involved a semi. Northbound travel on U.S. 287 was impacted for hours as crews worked the accident […]
Update for Friday, March 8, 2024
MAN SENTENCED IN ATTACK ON PASTOR — A Decatur man has been sentenced to prison for a 2021 incident in which he is accused of threatening a local preacher with a knife during a funeral. Larry Neil Guthrie, 49, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to six years in prison, according to court records. Guthrie has remained in jail since his arrest Nov. 10, 2021, a few days after the incident. According to the arrest affidavit in the case, Guthrie approached U-Turn World Ministries pastor Kevin Alexander while the latter was officiating a funeral at the Chico church and grabbed him. The pastor was able to get Guthrie outside where the man pulled a knife before Alexander was able to strike Guthrie in self-defense and disarm him, according to the affidavit.
Update for Thursday, March 7, 2024
STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY — Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected across the area today and tonight, with some storms capable of becoming severe, according to the National Weather Service. Some storms could include the threat of hail with a secondary threat of damaging wind. Heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding in some areas. Rain chances will be 90 percent throughout today and 80 percent tonight. Lower rain chances continue into Friday morning. Today’s high will be around 66 with a low of 56.
Update for Wednesday, March 6, 2024
MELLEMA, JOHNSON ADVANCE TO RUNOFF IN SHERIFF’S RACE — Wise County Sheriff’s candidates Cary Mellema and Craig Johnson are heading to a runoff May 28. According to unofficial results from Tuesday’s Republican primary, the two received the most votes in the four-person race that also included Rex Hoskins and Wesley Hughes, but did not collect the necessary 50 percent of ballots to win the primary outright. Mellema, who is currently Precinct 3 Deputy Constable and President of GT Products, received the most votes in the race for sheriff with 4,686, or 37.77 percent. Johnson, Chief Deputy of the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, tallied 3,972, or 32.02 percent. Hoskins received 2,806 votes (22.62 percent), and Hughes 942 (7.59 percent). Incumbent Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin did not seek re-election for a third time, announcing his retirement last summer.
Update for Tuesday, March 5, 2024
PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS HERE — Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today at 28 voting locations in Wise County for the primary election. A full list of polling locations was featured in last week’s Wise County Messenger and can be found online at wcmessenger.com. Results will be posted as they are available tonight at wcmessenger.com, and full election coverage will be featured in this week’s upcoming Wise County Messenger. Locally contested races on the Republican ballot include Sheriff, State House District 64, U.S. Representative District 26 and Precinct 7 chair. Both the Republican and Democratic ballot include a number of other contested races such as President and U.S. Senator.