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Texas Tech Athletics unveiled details for its men's basketball fantasy camp Tuesday, one of the department's latest attempts at increasing its revenue for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.

With certified taxable values impacted by House Bill 9, the City of Decatur will be among several city and county governments across Texas considering a tax rate increase in the 2027 fiscal year. The Decatur City Council Monday approved setting an Aug. 10 public hearing on the tax rate and budget based on a proposed 67.66-cent per $100 valuation property […]

Tina Crunk recently found herself at a crossroads in her baking career. The client list had outgrown her home-based bakery operation that started around 2017, so she had to do something. “It was either start turning people away, or expand into a facility to accommodate more orders,” Tina Crunk said. In June, she and her husband, Michael Crunk, opened Boy […]

A large group of people attended Wise County Commissioners Court Monday in an apparent show of support for the Wise County Sheriff's Office's work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The attendance exceeded the meeting room's capacity, with additional people waiting outside and winding down the stairs from the third floor of the courthouse. While there were other noteworthy item, […]

The Wise County Office of Emergency Management has a reputation for embracing cutting-edge innovations you wouldn’t necessarily expect to find in a rural county government. Whether it’s countywide rollout for artificial intelligence tools, deploying monitoring systems to track flood and ice conditions, or using virtual reality headsets and 3D-printed models to improve disaster preparedness, Cody Powell’s next big project — […]

A 24-year-old Alvord man died last week after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on U.S. 81/287 near County Road 1591, according to information released by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, troopers responded to the crash at about 5:40 a.m. July 28. A preliminary investigation indicated Karson Parker was traveling south […]

Wise County Commissioners Wise County commissioners will look to maintain the current county property tax rate for the 2027 fiscal year under a proposed budget presented Monday. County Judge J.D. Clark presented a draft of the budget to commissioners, which would be funded by a 26.5-cent per $100 valuation tax rate. Of the total county tax rate, 21.75 cents is […]

The City of Decatur has lowered its original proposed property tax rate for the 2027 fiscal year following a public hearing Monday. In July, the Decatur City Council previously proposed a 67.66-cent per $100 valuation tax rate, which was about 10 cents higher than the city’s approved rate for the current fiscal year. Following Monday’s public hearing, the council directed […]

Eight months after first responders rushed to save Victory Christian Academy volleyball player Addison Morales following a devastating December wreck, the people who treated her that morning returned Tuesday night for a very different reason — to cheer her on. AirEvac Lifeteam 68 delivered the game ball for Addison’s volleyball game Tuesday, Aug. 11, landing outside the gym before crews […]

Outdoor burning is prohibited in Wise County for the next 90 days after county commissioners approved enacting a new burn ban Monday, Aug. 10. The new ban comes as dry, hot and breezy conditions and dense vegetation continue to keep area fire departments busy. It replaces the county’s previous conditional, weather-based burn ban, which had been activated for several consecutive […]