Brian Knox

2 weeks ago | wcmessenger.com | Brian Knox

Decatur resident Austin Acree was sentenced to 42 years in prison Wednesday for the 2023 murder of 19-year-old Matthew Brown. This content is only available to online subscribers. Please login below or Subscribe now.

2 weeks ago | wcmessenger.com | Brian Knox

A former Bridgeport High School athletic trainer has been indicted on a new sex crime charge involving a child. This content is only available to online subscribers. Please login below or Subscribe now.

3 weeks ago | wcmessenger.com | Brian Knox

BRIDGEPORTPOOL OPEN FOR SUMMER — The Bridgeport City Pool is open 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday during the summer months. SUMMER CAMP — Bridgeport Parks and Recreation will host its Summer Camp for kids who have finished kindergarten through fifth grades June 2 through 27 and July 7 through 25 at the Bridgeport Elementary Gym. Weekly activities includes arts and crafts, games, pool days and field trips. Must have a current youth packet, cityofbridgeport.net/youthpacket2024.

3 weeks ago | wcmessenger.com | Brian Knox

“I’m nervous.”Those two words accompanied a sigh with a hint of uncertainty from Audree as we drove to the Department of Public Safety office on a Saturday morning in April to practice the most vexing of driving maneuvers: parallel parking. Her driving test was just a few days away, and we both knew this was going to be critical to getting her license.

4 weeks ago | wcmessenger.com | Brian Knox

A Wise County jury Friday found 20-year-old Austin Acree of Decatur guilty of murder in the 2023 death of 19-year-old Matthew Brown. Brown had gone missing from his Decatur home March 5, 2023, and his body was found two weeks later in Deep Creek near Aurora. Sentencing for Acree, who could face up to life in prison for the first degree felony offense, is set for June 11 in 271st District Court in Decatur.