FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE FUNDING BOOST — Several Wise County volunteer fire departments are receiving financial assistance from the state.
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Update for Thursday, December 11, 2025
2 CRITICALLY HURT IN PARADISE WRECK — Two men sustained critical injuries in a two-vehicle wreck Wednesday morning near Paradise.
Update for Wednesday, December 10, 2025
DECATUR COUNCIL APPROVES $32.5M BOND SALE — The Decatur City Council approved the sale of $32.5 million in bonds Monday night.
Update for Tuesday, December 9, 2025
WCSO SEIZES MORE THAN 100 POUNDS OF METH — Around 105 pounds of methamphetamine were seized by the Wise County Sheriff’s Office after a recent traffic stop.
Update for Monday, December 8, 2025
MOTORCYCLIST HURT IN WRECK — One person was flown to a Metroplex hospital Sunday afternoon after a two-vehicle wreck in Paradise.
Update for Friday, December 5, 2025
PASSPORT SERVICES TO RETURN TO WISE — The District Clerk’s Office was recently approved by the U.S Department of State to offer full passport services
Update for Thursday, December 4, 2025
CHICO PRINCIPAL PLACED ON LEAVE — A long-time principal at Chico ISD has been placed on administrative leave, according to the school.
Update for Wednesday, December 3, 2025
3 FLOWN AFTER U-HAUL STRIKES TREE — A woman and two children were flown to Metroplex hospitals Tuesday after a truck crashed into a tree near Alvord.
Update for Tuesday, December 2, 2025
BENEFIT ACCOUNT OPENED FOR FAMILY OF TEEN KILLED IN ACCIDENT — A benefit account has been opened for the family of 13-year-old Treb McKinnon, who was killed in an ATV accident Saturday.
Update for Monday, December 1, 2025
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT KILLED IN DECATUR ACCIDENT — Decatur ISD is in mourning after a McCarroll Middle School student was killed in a side-by-side ATV accident Saturday afternoon that also resulted in injuries to three other juveniles.

