The Messenger’s 2026 Reader’s Choice award winners are featured in a special section in this week’s paper on newsstands and online today. Winners were chosen by Messenger readers. FUNERALS — No ...

FIRE DESTROYS ALVORD HOME — An Alvord home was destroyed in a fire Sunday. The structure fire was reported around 5:30 a.m.

SWAP MEET BEGINS — Automotive enthusiasts from around the country will converge on the Wise County Fairgrounds for the 51st ...

WORK ON NEW WARM BUILDING COULD BEGIN SOON — Construction of the Wise Area Relief Mission (WARM) building may begin later ...