Two adults were hurt in a single-vehicle motorcycle wreck early Sunday near Rhome. The wreck happened just before 4 a.m. in the 11000 block of Forest Lawn Road.
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Rhome under boil water notice
FREECity of Rhome water customers are under a boil water notice, the city announced Saturday.
Former Rhome officer given life sentence for child sex crime
A former police officer was found guilty by a Wise County jury Friday of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and given life without parole by the court.
1 injured in Newark house fire
One person was taken to the hospital Sunday night after a house caught fire in Newark.
18 arrested in prostitution/online solicitation of minor sting
A Wise County Sheriff’s Office operation dubbed “Operation Steel Cage” resulted in the arrest of 15 people for solicitation of prostitution and another three people for solicitation of a minor last week.
Rhome to use modular buildings for city departments
The city of Rhome is bringing most of its staff under one modular roof. The city recently purchased modular buildings to house city hall, the police department and offices for the public works director and fire chief. The buildings were delivered and installed last week. City staff is expected to begin moving in at the end of next week, once […]
Bluestem Phase 2 plats approved in Rhome
PMB Capital Investments is on track to bring nearly 300 additional new homes to the City of Rhome in the Bluestem development off of Farm Road 3433. The Rhome City Council on Thursday approved the final plats for Phase 2 of Bluestem as well as Eloise Parkway, an extension of the development’s main thoroughfare. Bluestem Phase 2 includes […]
In Other Business: Ace Hardware to open in Rhome
FREEWise County business news for you: ▪️Ace Hardware is coming to Rhome soon after an impressive fixer upper project ▪️Lennar Homebuilders bought Shoop Ranch and will begin working to bring the 4,000-home development to New Fairview this year ▪️Decatur Tattoo opened on the Decatur Square this week ▪️Landmark Structures (the folks behind all those water towers that are fabricated in Decatur) has been acquired. Dive in to our latest “In Other Business” column to get the scoop on these local business stories, who’s hiring, what just opened and more.
1 killed in Rhome crash
A Bridgeport resident was killed in a two-vehicle wreck Wednesday night in Rhome.
Rhome approves budget, tax rate
The Rhome City Council held public hearings for and approved the city’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget and tax rate at its meeting Sept. 26. The total budget includes $6,290,589 in revenue and $6,447,892 in expenditures for a minimal deficit of just over $157,000. The general fund, which makes up the majority of the budget, has an approved income of $3,854,626 […]