2014-03-04

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

ELECTION DAY – Polls opened at 7 this morning and will remain open until 7 tonight for the Democratic and Republican primary elections. Wise County residents will vote in one of 25 precincts. A full list of voting precincts was featured in the Saturday Wise County Messenger still available on newsstands. Voters in Precincts 2-7 and 2-8 should be aware […]

Evan Ebel in high speed car chase and shootout out with Texas authorities

The U.S. District Attorney’s office in Denver on Monday released the video of last March’s police chase and shootout involving Evan Ebel. The chase ended when Ebel crashed into a rock hauler in Decatur and was killed in a brief shootout with local officers. Stevie Marie Vigil was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison for providing Ebel with the […]

District Clerk Records filed January 2014

ACCOUNTS, CONTRACTS, NOTES Amy Snider and Kenneth C. Snider vs. Cypress Texas Lloyds Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Christopher J. Peel The Sherwin-Williams Co. vs. David A. Fowler aka David Fowler Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. vs. Deyone D. Sparkman AAA Well Service LLC vs. Foxborough Energy Co. LLC Green Tree Servicing LLC vs. Robert Deering and Marsha Deering Prospera […]

New video surveillance to be installed at courthouse

Security at county government buildings will be kicked up a notch over the next year. Wise County commissioners decided Feb. 24 to move forward with upgrading the video surveillance system at the courthouse and installing cameras at the justice of the peace offices, with the exception of JP2 because it’s located at the Sheriff’s Office. They awarded the bid to […]

2014 off to a cold, dry start

Wrecks were rampant Sunday afternoon after sleet and ice pellets pelted the county. This year is quickly becoming one of the coldest in recent memory and one of the driest on record. The half-inch of frozen precipitation accumulated to create slick and frozen roads as temperatures did not crawl above freezing until Tuesday. This prompted most area schools to close […]

City council, school board races set

With no contested races on the ballot, four Wise County cities will not be required to hold elections this May. The cities of Boyd, Chico, Decatur and Runaway Bay have just one candidate for every spot. State law allows them to avoid the expense of an election when no seats are contested – although a few cities will still serve […]

Vigil sentenced for providing murder weapon

A Colorado woman is going to prison for providing the gun Evan Ebel used to kill two people in Colorado and shoot a Montague County deputy last March. Stevie Marie Vigil, 23, was sentenced in federal court Monday to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of providing a firearm to a felon, according to a story […]

Skinny horses: Mare’s comeback a testament to patience, and love

How many lives does a mare have? The painted horse named Magic galloped to the center of the NRS arena Tuesday morning. Her rider, Saffron Smith, leapt from the saddle, her boots sinking in the soft, sandy soil, and quickly tied the legs of a goat. As Magic left the arena, a group of people quickly surrounded her – showering […]