Downtown Wichita Falls Development leaders and members of the Elks Lodge met yesterday to discuss a few of the final plans and preparations needed before the 9th annual Cajun Festival. This year’s festival will see the city bring in four bands, thousands of pounds of Cajun food, a live gator show, a children’s area with…… MORE
Lakeside City Moving Forward On Wastewater Project
Lakeside City is not your ordinary city. It is built on an old fashioned waste water system, which Mayor Jim Henson says can cause problems. “We are a rare city on an old fashioned waste water system where everything is taken and refused out in a lagoon,” Henson said. “It is then evaporated. Once it reaches…… MORE
Tidal, Kanye West Face Class Action Lawsuit Over ‘The Life Of Pablo’
A California man has aligned with a Chicago law firm to file a class action lawsuit against Jay Z’s Tidal and Kanye West concerning the exclusivity of The Life of Pablo. At the heart of the lawsuit, filed Monday at San Francisco’s US District Court, is a complaint that West and Tidal misled consumers by having…… MORE
Gwen Stefani Plots ‘This Is What The Truth Feels Like’ Summer Tour
Gwen Stefani has mapped out a 27-date summer tour in support of her new solo LP This Is What the Truth Feels Like. The bulk of the trek kicks off July 12th in Mansfield, Massachusetts and wraps August 25th in Vancouver, British Columbia; six weeks later, in October, the No Doubt singer will perform two more…… MORE
Prince Home Safe After Emergency Hospital Visit
Prince is recovering after a trip to the hospital. The singer was rushed to medical care early Friday morning after his plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois, according to TMZ. Both that website and the Star Tribune confirm that he is now home in Chanhassen, Minnesota. A rep for the singer told TMZ that he had been fighting the flu…… MORE
WFISD Honors Teachers; Names Teachers Of The Year
WFISD honored 26 of their best teachers Thursday night at the annual Teacher of the Year banquet. But this year, the celebration was twice as nice. The district selected two final winners instead of one from the group of outstanding teachers. This year’s elementary teacher of the year was Amy Simmons from Jefferson Elementary. “I had a few…… MORE
Iowa Park City Council Votes To Decrease Water Fees
Almost six months ago, citizens of Iowa Park felt a financial hit when the city increased water rates nearly 35 to 38 percent. Locals will now feel some relief after the City Council voted to decrease water fees by approximately 23 percent. Jerry Flemming, Iowa Park City Manager, says this is because the city underestimated water…… MORE
Watch Kanye West Debut Auto-Tuned Track, Perform ‘Pop Style’ Live
Kanye West unveiled a meditative, religious-themed freestyle during his April 9th performance at the Paradise International Music Festival in the Philippines. The song, dubbed “I Don’t Want to Be Liked” in a YouTube clip, finds the rapper-producer crooning through heavy Auto-Tune over stark piano chords, Pitchfork reports. “God is love,” West sings in the video. “I…… MORE
Campus Carry Policy Proposals Submitted At MSU
In just about four months, the new campus carry law will go into effect at universities across the state. Many schools have already released new guidelines for campus carry including designated gun-free zones. Midwestern State University is finally joining that conversation after releasing a new list of recommendations and proposed policies. A campus carry task force…… MORE
WF Chamber CEO: Wind Farms Could Threaten Sheppard
The Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce & Industry sent a newsletter this week reminding recipients of Sheppard Air Force Base’s economic impact on the area, saying we shouldn’t “shoot ourselves in the foot” regarding possible wind energy developments in Clay County. Henry Florsheim, president and CEO of the chamber, wrote in the newsletter Wednesday that…… MORE
