Wise County Messenger

09/02/2026

UPDATE for Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026: NEW WATER WELL RULES START IN 2027 — The minimum acreage needed to drill a new water well in western Wise County will jump from 2 acres to 5 acres beginning Jan. 1 under a new Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District rule approved last week. Read more: https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/update-for-wednesday-september-2-2026/

09/02/2026

Cast your vote in the first 2026 Wise County Volleyball Player of the Week poll, sponsored by TexasBank!

🏐 Brooke Limbaugh, Alvord
🏐 Ava Green, Decatur
🏐 Jayci Barnes, Paradise
🏐 Kylee Sims, Bridgeport

Voting ends at 12 p.m. (noon) Wednesday!

VOTE HERE — https://www.wcmessenger.com/2026-wise-county-volleyball-player-of-the-week/

09/02/2026

Wise County volleyball scores for Tuesday, Sept. 1.

09/02/2026

The Alvord Lady Bulldogs came out of the gate firing Tuesday night. They just had to wait until the first set was nearly over to shake City View for good. Alvord (13-10) swept City View 25-23, 25-14, 25-14 at home, using a balanced offensive attack and relentless defense to pull away after a competi...

09/01/2026

The minimum acreage required to drill a new water well in western Wise County will jump from 2 acres to 5 acres beginning Jan. 1 under a new Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District rule approved last week.

The 5-acre minimum lot size requirement applies to areas where the Trinity aquifer thins to 60 feet thick or less. It only applies to property subdivided after Dec. 31, 2026.

The minimum acreage needed to drill a new water well in western Wise County will jump from 2 acres to 5 acres beginning Jan. 1 under a new Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District rule approved last week. The 5-acre minimum lot size requirement applies to areas where the Trinity aquifer thins...

09/01/2026

Residential development growth in Bridgeport is coming.

Dirt work on Walker's Park, a 743-home development planned on the east side of the city, began earlier this summer.

Other residential projects advancing in Bridgeport include Dry Creek Estates, Stagecoach Crossing and The Reserve at Bridgeport.

After years of waiting, several residential developments around Bridgeport are beginning to take shape, bringing the potential for hundreds of new homes and new infrastructure to the city. The largest of those projects is Walker’s Park, a long-planned development on the east side of Bridgeport nea...

09/01/2026

UPDATE for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026: VEHICLE STRIKES RESTAURANT ON DECATUR SQUARE — A restaurant on the Decatur Square was damaged after a SUV drove into the front of the establishment Monday morning. Read more: https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/update-for-tuesday-september-1-2026/

09/01/2026

The first 2026 Wise County Football Player of the Week poll is live now, sponsored by TexasBank! Cast your votes for Week 1's top offensive and defensive players!

OFFENSE:
🏈 Will Chaney, Decatur
🏈 Cutter Hamilton, Alvord
🏈 Aiden Young, Boyd
🏈 Ayden Olalde, Paradise

DEFENSE:
🏈 Nathan Vaden, Boyd
🏈 Camden Walker, Paradise
🏈 Colton Braziel, Decatur
🏈 Joseph Hromanik, Bridgeport

🚨Voting ends 9 a.m. Wednesday!

VOTE HERE — https://www.wcmessenger.com/2026-wise-county-football-player-of-the-week/

09/01/2026

The Wise County EMS ambulance crew deployed last week to assist with the Ross Fire has been reassigned to College Station to assist with Tropical Storm Edouard response.

Paramedic Cooper Holland and EMT Cooper Goodman, who are deployed aboard Medic 8 as part of Emergency Medical Task Force 2, were reassigned to the state’s response to the incoming gulf storm. The storm is expected to make landfall tomorrow afternoon, impacting parts of Texas and Louisiana.

Preuninger said local EMS staffing is still at normal levels.

09/01/2026

State Street Pizza in Decatur announces it will be open for business tomorrow after a vehicle crashed and damaged part of its building .

We got the restaurant boarded up and cleaned up as best as we could, and we’re ready to get back to serving you!

Over the next couple of weeks, our schedule may look a little different as we work through repairs and construction, but tomorrow we will be OPEN for our regular business hours.

Thank you so much to everyone who has checked on us, reached out, and offered to help. We truly appreciate our community and all of your support. ❤️

Come see us tomorrow, we’ll be happy to see some familiar faces! ♥️🤍💙🍕