Decatur News

Mike Lee of Decatur, Texas wins the Calgary Stampede Bull Riding Championship. Photograph by: Leah Hennel, Calgary Herald The Calgary Stampede is being called a "brutal violent spectacle" of animal cruelty by the Humane Society of Canada, which has filed a complaint with Canada's broadcasting regulator over the airing of the world's largest outdoor ...

After two sessions of practice and qualifying for the 450 and 250 classes, JGRMX/Toyota/Yamaha's Josh Grant and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Christophe Pourcel posted the fastest times of the afternoon in preparation for tonight's Toyota AMA Pro National at Thunder Valley Raceway.

The Rotary Club and U.S. Forest Service will sponsor a Fishing Derby for kids 16 and under from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 13, at Black Creek Lake.

After two sessions of 250 and 450 class practices and a single session for the WMX Class, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Chad Reed, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Christophe Pourcel and Honda Red Bull Racing's Ashley Fiolek found themselves on the top of the time charts.

Freestone is the newest track on the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship schedule entering just its third year of hosting a national .

It's late and I'm tired after an exciting day for the Virginia Tech storm chase team.

The Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce & Industry recognized Ripley Tate of Web Fire Communications as the recipient of its annual Small Business Person Award Thursday night.

BBVA Compass announced today that Harold "Hal" Shults, Jr., has joined the bank as president of BBVA Compass Insurance, a subsidiary of BBVA Compass.

We told you Sunday night about reports of something falling out of the sky. It was in fact a blimp with engine failure on Plainview Road in Carter County.

Wichita Falls could soon see work begin on the second and third phases of the Faith Village Drainage Improvements Projects.

So, you want to adopt a cat or pet to be your companion for years to come and you are hoping to find that special friend locally, here in north central Texas.

George W. Russell, 76, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Bridgeport.

The driver arrested after a Bridgeport police sergeant was killed Thursday when his parked patrol car was rear-ended during a high-speed chase told a Texas Ranger that he deliberately swerved to hit the officer's car, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit released Friday.

Apr 4, 2009 10:19 pm US/Central Arezow Doost BRIDGEPORT The family of a Bridgeport officer killed in the line of duty says he was doing exactly what God wanted him to do.

A motorist fleeing police during a high-speed chase slammed into a patrol car Thursday, killing a police officer, authorities said.

Bridgeport officials said an officer died in the line of duty when a vehicle fleeing Wise County sheriff's deputies struck his patrol car on Thursday afternoon.

Monster Kawasaki Team Green's Sara Price competed in the Women's A/Pro at the Oak Hill MX GNC Finals, Decatur, Texas this past weekend and took her first A class championship! Sara Price raced some of her first women's Pro class races in Texas this past week and came away with a win at Oak Hill.

Today's schedule is as follows: 8:30 a.m. - Breeding Dairy Goat Show, Breeding Goat Show, Breeding Boars Show 8:30 - Horse Show at NRS Arena 3-7 p.m. - arrival of dairy cattle 5 p.m. - arrival of breeding swine 6 p.m. - Breeding Swine Show 6-7 p.m. - weight-in of dairy heifers 6:30 p.m. - 4-H Parade of Fashion 7 p.m. - floor price bids on dairy ...

Within the next few weeks, pilots will be able to get real-time weather information from the new Automated Weather Observation System installed at the Bowie Municipal Airport.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Jackie Murphree's eyes must now speak for her. Once a Decatur High School council president, cheerleader and straight "A" marketing student at A&M, Jackie was severely injured in a ...