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Decatur, Texas · DecaturA Newark man has been sentenced to four years in prison for tampering with a human corpse. Hunter Joe Huckabee, 23, pleaded guilty to the second degree felony offense Monday in 271st District Court in Decatur, according to court records. Huckabee was arrested Nov. 15 of last year after the Wise County Sheriff’s Office received information about a human body buried on residential property at 224 County Road 4877 in Newark. A concerned citizen s…See the Story
Man given 4 years for tampering with corpse - Wise County Messenger
Decatur, Texas · DecaturDefense attorneys for Tanner Lynn Horner and prosecutors made their cases Monday for and against moving his capital murder trial outside of Wise County. Horner, who is facing a potential death penalty in the murder case of 7-year-old Athena Strand, is seeking to move the trial due to “inflammatory pre-trial publicity” that his attorneys with the Regional Public Defenders Office (RPDO) argue would prevent a fair trial. Dr. Bryan Edelman of Trial …See the Story
Testimony given in change of venue motion - Wise County Messenger
Decatur, Texas · DecaturVictory Christian Academy sixth-grader Judah Martin raised more than $30,000 for the American Heart Association, the most of any individual student in the country. AUSTIN JACKSON | WCMESSENGER Judah Martin is a middle school student of many talents. He’s a budding actor, an accomplished scuba diver and a prolific comic book creator. This weekend, he will be recognized for his latest act, philanthropy. The Victory Christian Academy sixth-grader r…See the Story
VCA student leads nation with $30k raised for American Heart Association - Wise County Messenger
Decatur, Texas · DecaturWill Klose kicked off his Walking for Wise pilgrimage across Spain this weekend by walking with his pack at the Fit-N-Wise 5K Saturday morning in Decatur. Klose arrived in Spain Monday to walk about 16 miles a day for a month in hopes of raising funds for facility improvements at Wise Area Relief Mission, Wise Hope Shelter and Crisis Center and Wise County Christian Counseling’s nonprofit counseling center, Jenny’s Hope. MICAH MCCARTNEY | WCMESS…See the Story
Walking for Wise: Decatur man’s 500-mile trek to support area nonprofits begins - Wise County Messenger
Golf · DecaturThe Cocanougher family offered to donate RB Golf Club & Resort to Weatherford College this week. FILE | WCMESSENGER Wise County’s only 18-hole golf course might become property of Weatherford College soon. The current owners of RB Golf Club & Resort in Runaway Bay, Danielle Cocanougher and her father, Daniel, made an offer to donate the course to Weatherford College at a board meeting Thursday. After meeting in closed session, Weatherford Colleg…See the Story
Weatherford College to consider donation of Runaway Bay golf course - Wise County Messenger
Decatur, Texas · DecaturTexas A&M AgriLife rangeland management and prescribed burning expert Dr. Morgan Treadwell is the keynote speaker of the Wise County Fire Convention Sept. 28 at the Decatur Conference Center. The event is hosted by the Wise County Office of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. SUBMITTED When Alayna Payne, hazard mitigation coordinator with the Wise County Office of Emergency Management, assessed natural disasters th…See the Story
Help wanted to mitigate wildfire danger - Wise County Messenger
Decatur, Texas · DecaturSlidell ISD is home to an active work site as progress continues on the construction of the district’s new elementary campus and additional facility improvements approved by voters last year. Above is a picture of where the elementary campus cafeteria will be located. COURTESY | SLIDELL ISD The future home of Slidell Elementary is beginning to take form as construction continues on the new campus. The project was funded by the $25.9 million bond…See the Story
Progress continues on Slidell ISD facility improvements - Wise County Messenger
Decatur, Texas · DecaturA Decatur man was seriously injured when he walked into a vehicle on U.S. 81/287 in Decatur Tuesday evening, according to police. BRENDAN MARCHAND/WCMESSENGER A Decatur man was injured when officers say he walked into a car on U.S. 81/287 Tuesday night in Decatur. Decatur Police Department Cpt. Keith Hilton said a 2019 Toyota passenger car was southbound on U.S. 81/287 near the James Wood car dealership when 31-year-old Decatur resident Tyler Ca…See the Story
