It’s lights out for ERCOT’s CEO Bill Magness. He was fired Wednesday for his mismanagement of Texas’ power grid during last month’s sub-zero freezing temperatures which left over 4 million Texas residents without power and therefore, unable to heat their homes. Magness has defended his decision to begin rolling blackouts to ease the strain on…… More
Citizens of Wichita Falls who participate in the Choose to Reuse program at the Wichita Falls Organics Facility will be able to pick up a free load of compost this Saturday. Get more information here.… More
The same pancake mix and sausage cooked at the University Kiwanis Club pancake festival is being served differently this year. The club’s annual pancake festival was cancelled in January because of the pandemic. “We didn’t know what we were going to do when we cancelled the event quite frankly. We just knew we had to…… More
Nearly one year into the coronavirus pandemic, help from the federal government for small businesses who are struggling continues to be in high demand. Luckily, starting Wednesday for two weeks, the Paycheck Protection Program will open applications for places that have 20 employees or less. More details about this new, temporary eligibility requirement and how…… More
The City of Wichita Falls Water Department is helping residents make sure they can keep their water services on. “We actually haven’t cut anybody off for nonpayment since right when this first started, which I think was around Feb. 11, so we’ve actually gone about two and half weeks,” said Azura Kerr, Systems Data Administrator…… More
On Wednesday (September 18), Zach Bryan shared a now-deleted post on X where the 28-year-old country superstar wrote, “eagles > chiefs, Kanye > Taylor.” Bryan then asked his fans, “who’s with me,” which prompted online backlash from Swifties that caused him to subsequently delete his X account. In a series of Instagram stories posted the…… More
On August 22, Travis Scott hosted an intimate concert at The Masquerade in Atlanta to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his groundbreaking mixtape, Days Before Rodeo. Scott teamed up with Spotify to produce a concert film documenting the evening’s festivities, with the film debuting on Wednesday (September 18). It features clips from the wild show…… More
Stevie Wonder made a surprising announcement of a last-minute U.S. tour that is set to hit ten cities throughout the month of October. Wonder’s tour is dubbed, “Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart,” which ties into his recently released single, “Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart,” the 25-time Grammy-winner’s first…… More
In an Instagram video posted on Thursday (September 19), Sabrina Carpenter announced that she will be hosting a holiday special on Netflix entitled, A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter, which will premiere on December 6 at 9 p.m. The pop superstar – who currently holds the Billboard No. 1 album in the country along with…… More
Nelly is being sued by members of his old St. Lunatics crew over copyright infringement claims regarding the rapper’s diamond-certified Billboard No. 1 album, Country Grammar. The complaint was filed on Wednesday (September 18) in Manhattan federal court by attorneys for Nelly’s onetime bandmates, the St. Lunatics, who are alleging that Nelly (real name Cornell…… More
