http://www.wcmessenger.com – ATTEMPTED MURDER CONVICTION - Four years after a Wise County jury found him guilty of attempted murder, and two years after an appeals court overturned that conviction, Harvey Joe Hanson, 56, of Roanoke pleaded guilty to the charge Monday in 271st District Court in Wise County. Hanson was convicted and sentenced to 75 years in prison June 16, 2004, for the attempted murder of his former girlfriend at her Newark apartment in September of 2003. According to court documents, Hanson's plea bargain i Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – IT'S FINALLY HERE - The long-awaited fall football season begins in Wise County Friday night and on into Saturday. On Friday, the Bridgeport Bulls travel to Breckenridge, Chico is at Perrin-Whitt, the Boyd Yellowjackets host Bowie, Alvord travels to Electra and the Paradise Panthers host Van Alstyne. On Saturday night, the Decatur Eagles play Dallas Madison at Denton and the Northwest Texans are at Texas Stadium at 5 p.m. to face Woodland Hills High School from Pittsburgh, Penn. The contest is t Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – VOTING LOCATION CHANGE - Some Wise County voters will have to vote in an unfamiliar place this year. Voters in Bridgeport who vote at the Bridgeport Senior Citizens/Recreation Center will have to vote at the Bridgeport Public Library because of construction at the recreation center. Voters who are used to voting on the first floor of the Wise County Courthouse in Decatur in Precinct 1 will have to vote in the Decatur City Hall Community Room this year because the courthouse room is being used as Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – TANKER TRUCK WRECK - A tanker truck turned over on Farm Road 407 near Justin, just outside the Wise County line Monday morning. The driver, Bridgeport resident Robert Bruce, 52, was taken to Wise Regional Health System with minor injuries. The tanker truck was carrying salt water, and it spilled onto the grass along the road, and diesel fuel from the gas tank also leaked out. Authorities on the scene said they had the leak under control. There were no other injuries. Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – BREAKING NEWS - BURN BAN LIFTED - The burn ban for Wise County was lifted Monday morning by county commissioners. The drought situation was helped last week with several days of rain. The burn ban had been in place since July 25. Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – FATAL WRECK - Charles E. Goodman, 68, of Chico was killed last night just before 9 in a one-vehicle accident north of Chico. Department of Public Safety Trooper Bobby Marquez said witnesses said Goodman was traveling north at a high rate of speed on Texas 101 when he left the road near the intersection of County Road 1653, went into a ditch, struck a fence and then drove through a front yard where he struck a tree and was ejected. Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Clay Poynor pronounced Goodman de Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – BREAKING NEWS – FATAL WRECK — A 68-year-old Chico man was killed Thursday night just before 9 p.m. in a one-vehicle accident north of Chico. Department of Public Safety Trooper Bobby Marquez said witnesses said the man was traveling north at a high rate of speed on Texas 101 when he left the road near the intersection of County Road 1653, went into a ditch, struck a fence and then drove through a front yard where he struck a tree and was ejected. Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Clay Poynor prono Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – BRIDGEPORT SCHOOL TAX - Bridgeport school trustees voted to lower the school's tax rate by a little more than a penny Monday. The board approved a new total tax rate of $1.19858 for every $100 of assessed property value. The rate is lower than the previous year's rate of $1.21. The board approved a maintenance and operations tax of $1.04 and an interest and sinking fund tax of $0.15858. Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION - The board of directors for the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District will wait until a Sept. 15 meeting in Decatur before they decide whether to administer fees for new wells in Wise and four other counties. The board originally intended to decide whether to administer a fee of 17-22 cents for every thousand gallons of water used at a meeting Monday night in Granbury. Such a fee would affect residents in Wise, Hood, Parker and Montague counties who use well w Source Article »

http://www.wcmessenger.com – ACCIDENT — An accident on FM 51 just before 2 p.m. temporarily shut down the road to both lanes of traffic. The accident, involving a Jeep and a pick-up, occurred at the intersection of Murvis and FM 51 south of Decatur. Minor injuries were reported in the incident. The roadway opened for traffic shortly after the accident. Source Article »