Decatur News

Share + Oct 29, 2009 6:31 am US/Central Reporting Larry Mowry A line of storms along a cold front is approaching.

A crazy chase involving cattle, a tractor trailer and a high-powered rifle went through Wise County Sunday evening.

Live gospel music will fill the halls and auditorium at Love Civic Center Friday and Saturday when the Southern Gospel Music Association of Texas returns to Paris for its 37th annual convention.

A Decatur man who was injured in a traffic accident during the weekend died Tuesday afternoon at a Fort Worth hospital, authorities said Wednesday.

Share + Sep 21, 2009 2:37 pm US/Central BOYD The 73-year-old pastor of a Baptist church in Boyd and his wife died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in their garage.

A two-day deer and hog hunt for people with disabilities will be held at the Stephen F. Austin Experimental Forest in the Angelina National Forest, Dec.

Acting Forest Supervisor Ralph Rau announced recently during an All Employee Videoconference that Rick Brazell has accepted the Forest Supervisor position for the Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forests.

The beauty of living the rural life is the joy of feeling connected. A new technology program is connecting the departments at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur, TX that once operated independently.

Ryan Dungey wrapped up his first AMA Pro Motocross Championship season title Saturday, finishing second in both 250 Class motos in the American Motocross Festival at Steel City Raceway.

Not many people can say they earned more than $11,000 last week. But if you are Trevor Brazile, that's just a small portion of the money the six-time world all-around champion has won this season.

When the late Rachel Scott of Colorado said she would one day reach millions with her hands, who knew how wide the reach would be? Rockwall ISD is extending that reach of kindness and compassion, school district by school district, throughout the nation.

The morning practice and qualifying sessions are complete for the Unadilla Retro Motocross National from Unadilla Valley Sports Center.

The streets are sizzling this summer in more ways than one. In both Washington and Canonsburg, vendors are frying, grilling and serving up food along sidewalks.

The streets are sizzling this summer in more ways than one. In both Washington and Canonsburg, vendors are frying, grilling and serving up food along sidewalks.

Reporting from Decatur, Texas -- Troy McKinney was sitting in his truck outside the Decatur Livestock Market when he got a call about four heifers gone missing from a ranch in Hunt County.

The Wise County Sheriff's office is considering euthanizing some animals as the county's newly opened shelter faces overcrowding, the Wise County Messenger reported .

To hear Trevor Brazile tell it, the skinny cowboy blends in inconspicuously with the rest of the hard-traveling ropers and riders hustling from rodeo to rodeo at this time of year.

Marvin Penrod, 85, of Wichita Falls, died Monday, July 21, 2009. The graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2009, in Riverside Cemetery with Chaplain Edgar Shockley of the Faith Masonic Lodge, officiating.

It was an off-weekend for motocross racing, as the Lucas Oils Motocross Championship took a break until next weekend's race at Spring Creek in Millville, Minnesota.

When it comes to bloodlines, a stallion recently donated to Tarleton State University's equine science program receives the highest marks for an exceptional pedigree.