It is now official. The city of Wichita Falls will hold it’s first bond election in 17 years. City councilors passed an ordinance to call an election May 5 for a bond proposal full of different projects. City leaders are now shifting gears from advocating to educating. They want as many people to hit the…… MORE
Three-fourths of the Smashing Pumpkins’ classic lineup will reunite for a North American tour this summer. The trek marks Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin’s first tour together since 2000, though the band’s original bassist D’Arcy Wretzky will not join the trio. They’ll play Dallas and Oklahoma City in July. Get more details…… MORE
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Styx will co-headline a North American tour this summer with heavy metal outfit Tesla serving as support. The trek kicks off May 30th at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, California and includes stops in Denver, Dallas, Atlanta, Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago and Pittsburgh. The tour wraps July 15th at the PNC Bank…… MORE
Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton will unite for a North American summer tour. The lengthy trek, which follows their joint 2017 run, launches June 12th in Evansville, Indiana and concludes with back-to-back dates in Woodinville, Washington on August 25th and 26th. “Music is ethereal – it moves back and forth between the past and the future,” Miller said in…… MORE
When you head downtown Tuesday morning, be prepared to stop. The city of Wichita Falls has added all-way stop signs to 12 intersections downtown. In 2017, the Wichita Falls Traffic Department did a study of downtown. They found that the increased amount of traffic downtown called for a change. “Some of the new businesses coming…… MORE
Smashing Pumpkins have launched a countdown on their website which points to an announcement set for this Thursday. It could be the announcement that part of original lineup might be about to reform. Read more about the announcement here.… MORE
Judas Priest announced today that longtime guitarist Glenn Tipton will be stepping aside from a full-time role in the band to deal with complications from the neurodegenerative disease Parkinson’s. The iconic heavy metal group released a statement describing the less active part the 70 year-old guitarist will take going forward, which comes after he joined the band in 1974 and…… MORE
Golden Chick has opened its fourth location in Wichita Falls. The ribbon cutting was held Thursday morning and representatives with the chicken chain say they have been wanting to expand to the north side of Wichita Falls for years. Read more about the new location and their grand opening here. … MORE
In January 2017, Rich Robinson decided to resurrect the music of the Black Crowes during a four-night stand at New York’s Gramercy Theater with a little help from his ex-bandmates Marc Ford and Sven Pipien. They called the group (which also features singer John Hogg and members of Robinson’s solo band) the Magpie Salute. Much to their…… MORE
In light of two Wichita Falls Independent School District principals facing Failure to Report charges, Denise Roberts, Executive Director of Patsy’s House, wants to educate people on the Texas law for reporting abuse. It requires everyone, not just educators, to report child abuse or neglect. Texas is a mandated reporting state. Find out what that means by clicking here…… MORE
