3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (170+ words) Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office Press Release AUSTIN u2013u00a0The City of Bridgeport has been recognized by Travel Texas as a Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community after completing the multi-step certification process, the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office announced Thursday. The state…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (177+ words) Legend Bank’s planned acquisition of Graham Savings and Loan is moving forward after receiving the regulatory and shareholder approvals needed for the merger, the bank announced Sept. 3. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas approved Legend Bank’s application to acquire Graham…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (176+ words) The worldu2019s largest convenience store chain is expanding into Wise County, with two new locations now planned to be completed in 2027. Last week, plans for a 7-Eleven location in New Fairview were registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (676+ words) 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (117+ words) Wise County Messenger State Street Pizza Company By Micah McCartney | on August 31, 2026 A restaurant on the Decatur Square will be closed after a SUV drove into the front of the establishment Monday morning. Decatur Police and Fire Departments were called…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1016+ words) Work and play have never been mutually exclusive concepts for Joe Lamb and Dusty Womack, a pair of Bridgeport graduates who recently opened Level Up Hobbies in Paradise. The two have been in business together for years, dating back to…...