As the school year comes to a close, WFISD officials are asking parents, staff members, students and Wichita Falls citizens to offer their opinions with regards to health and safety protocols and procedures for the 2021-22 school year. Officials have put together a survey and would like those who feel compelled to do so, complete the…… More
A television tower in Wichita Falls is back up and running after being vandalized last December. Early on the morning of December 18, an unknown suspect cut the guy wires of the tower broadcasting KERA TV’s signal. A reward is being offered to anyone with information about this incident. Read the rest of this story…… More
The Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District reported two new rabies cases in the county on Thursday. Both new cases were from Burkburnett, where an eight-month-old calf that was sold to someone in a different county and a skunk found in downtown Burkburnett both tested positive for the virus. This brings Wichita County up to…… More
The city of Wichita Falls’ Maplewood Avenue expansion is almost near completion and ready to be open for drivers. “Right now traffic to get back to McNiel from that area would have to go either all the way around on Kell or around on Call Field Road. Now you don’t have to do that with…… More
Petrolia CISD students will soon head to class just four days a week instead of the traditional five. The district’s superintendent said he hopes doing so will not only help with burnout but attract and keep teachers. “We want to be family-based, family-oriented and community serviced,” he said. Read the complete story here. … More
The National Weather Service has confirmed five tornadoes from Friday’s severe weather in Texoma. They said an EF-2 and an EF-1 tornado hit Lockett, just southwest of Vernon. You can read more about Friday night’s severe weather here.… More
In a poll conducted by The Dallas Morning News, 45% of registered voters in Texas say they would vote for Matthew McConaughey over incumbent Greg Abbott if the election occurred now. Read the complete story here.… More
The pandemic waiver for expired drivers licenses in Texas has ended and if you have an expired drivers license and get pulled over, you’ll likely be facing more than just a speeding ticket. Click here for the full story. … More
Gary Allan has set the date when fans can expect his new album, Ruthless to be available – June 25th. It’s been a long wait for his fans, since his last album, Set You Free, came out in 2013. Gary says, “This is a montage of everything I have done since my last album.” Ruthless track listing:…… More
Did you catch Dierks Bentley‘s recent trip to the TV show The Doctors? Dierks stopped by for a chat about how music is an important part of his life, and how important it is to help the people who work to support the entertainment industry. Check out the conversation here… Photo Credit: Jim Wright… More
John Osborne of Brothers Osborne, with brother TJ, shares the story behind their song “I’m Not For Everyone.” Check out this version of “I’m Not For Everyone” from their album release party for Skeletons Photo Credit: Eric Ryan Anderson… More
This is A Day In The Country with Paul Koffy – May 12th On this day in 2018, Kacey Musgraves was the musical guest on SNL Also in 2018, Jordan Davis made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry — on a recent appearance he performed his latest single “Almost Maybes” In 2015, Dierks Bentley was at…… More
Congrats to Jake Owen – his song “Made For You” is spending its second week on top of the country music airplay chart! Jake says that he had a connection to this song right from the first moment he heard it, “I love this song so much. One of my best buddies sent this song…… More
It didn’t take long after announcing their tour plans for Dan + Shay to share how they feel about getting back out their with fans, “Already getting emo thinking about being in the same room as y’all again.” Dan + Shay posted, “nothing makes us hAppier than being abLe to say that the (arena) tour…… More
The announcing of tours returning is rolling on, and this is a big one! After a 14-month hiatus from the road due to quarantine, Zac Brown Band is coming back with The Comeback Tour! Zac Brown says, “We couldn’t be more excited to get back out on the road and share our new music with…… More
In a way, Callie Twisselman says she was born to make music, “I always knew singing and being a country music artist was what I wanted to do. My mother was a local country singer and I was about 10 years old when I decided that was the path that I wanted to take. I really believe…… More
