TXDOT is urging drivers to use caution as crews install cable barriers on Interstate 44. These barriers are being put up in the Burkburnett area from the state line to Highway 240. Up until this point, that stretch of highway only had grass medians dividing the two sides of the road. Get the complete story here.… MORE
Main Water Line Break Forces Boil Order In Petrolia
The water for the city of Petrolia has been shut off. The main line busted after it froze early Wednesday morning. Petrolia water customers are urged to boil water before using it. Find more details here.… MORE
37 Allred Inmates Refusing Meals Due To Conditions At Prison
37 inmates at the James V. Allred Unit in Iowa Park are refusing meals according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials. Wednesday, public information officials reported the number of inmates refusing meals was 37 compared to the 48 first reported on Friday, December 29, 2017. Click here to find out why some prisoners are on…… MORE
Yoko Ono On Ringo Starr’s Knighthood: ‘It’s About Time!’
Yoko Ono congratulated Ringo Starr on Tuesday after he was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth for his “services to music.” “I am very happy that you have received this honor from the Queen,” Ono wrote on Twitter. “It’s about time! Huge congratulations … It is an honor for everyone in the Beatles’ family.” Read…… MORE
Wichita Falls Mourns Loss Of Media Legend, Actor, Theater Director
Wichita Falls media legend, actor and director Lynn Marshall passed away Tuesday. Marshall came to Wichita Falls in the mid-1980s as a reporter and news anchor for KFDX-TV3. He later headed the station’s promotions department before leaving in 1990 to pursue other interests, including radio station programming. He later returned to KFDX as News Director and after…… MORE
911, Telephone Lines Down In Clay County
Clay County Sheriff Kenny Lemons said Tuesday afternoon the office’s telephone lines, including 911, are down. Sheriff Lemons posted to the sheriff’s office Facebook page around 12:20 p.m. saying they have contacted AT&T and have been assured the problem will be fixed as soon as possible. The post did indicate the source of the problem…… MORE
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson: Getting Throat Cancer Was ‘A Wake-Up Call’
Iron Maiden’s lead singer Bruce Dickinson recently published his autobiography, “What Does This Button Do?”. In it, he talks about his life and career but especially poignant is his discussion on battling throat cancer. Read more about Dickinson’s autobiography here. … MORE
Ringo Starr Tapped For Knighthood
Ringo Starr has been named a knight. The Beatles drummer was selected for knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2018 New Year’s Honors list, along with Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and the author Michael Morpurgo. Mr. Starr, 77, receives the honor two decades after his fellow bandmate Paul McCartney. Mr. McCartney congratulated…… MORE
Credit Card Numbers Used At Jason’s Deli Show Up On ‘Dark Web’
Jason’s Deli is warning customers that some of their credit card information may have been compromised. The company says they have been notified that “a large quantity of payment card information” had been for sale on the dark web, and some of them may have come from various Jason’s Deli locations. Get complete details on the security…… MORE
In Memoriam 2017: People We Lost This Year
2017 was a painful year for many reasons, for many people: natural disasters, acts of terrorism, gun violence. An unearthed pandemic of sexual misconduct. Amid all of this cacophony were sobering, destabilizing losses – the deaths of artists, creators and heroes in music and beyond. Regardless of the circumstances, the names here leave behind legacies…… MORE
