Officials in Wichita County are urging drivers to obey closed roads signs in Electra. Lee Bourgoin, Wichita County Emergency Management Coordinator, said the closures are a result of the storms last week. Click here for more information on the road closures.… MORE
A medical examiner has determined that Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell killed himself by hanging in a Detroit hotel room following a concert. A full autopsy report was not yet completed Thursday afternoon. More details are available here. … MORE
Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner and AAA Texas is estimating some 3.2 million Texans will travel 50 miles or more that holiday. As always if you plan to drink be sure to plan a sober ride home. Law enforcement officials will be out in full force over the holiday weekend looking for…… MORE
“Right – that’s it, I’m not a Beatle anymore!” George Harrison was heard to exclaim as the band concluded their touring career on August 29th, 1966, with a set at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. His remark bore a touch of hyperbole, but for the next few months, the Beatles effectively didn’t exist. That fall afforded the…… MORE
Wichita Falls is getting closer to the construction of a proposed DoubleTree hotel near the MPEC. On Tuesday city council passed a resolution expressing intent to either transfer a title of land or provide a 99-year land lease to Gatehouse Capital for the project. More information about the land grant can be found here.… MORE
Wichita Falls city leaders continue to make progress on the hike and bike trail. More details on the construction of phase 2 of the trail can be found here.… MORE
After having serious concerns over an outside group’s desire to redevelop the Highpoint Village and Country Park apartments on Professional Drive in Wichita Falls, city leaders look to be moving forward on the project. More information on redevelopment efforts can be found here. … MORE
Fourteen months after Brian Johnson was nearly forced into a premature retirement due to a hearing impairment, the AC/DC singer returned to the stage Sunday night. Johnson joined fellow special guest Robert Plant at Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers’ concert in Oxford, England. Last June, Johnson shared some positive news regarding his hearing after meeting…… MORE
There is a new initiative in Wichita Falls encouraging people to eat at local restaurants instead of corporate chains. John Richie is a member of the Wichita County Democrats, and he’s recently put together a list of 114 local restaurants that people can eat at and support to help keep the money in the community.…… MORE
Few debut albums have altered the course of rock to the extent that Are You Experienced, the full-length bow from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, did in the spring of 1967. Released 50 years ago today in the U.K. – a version with a different track selection and running order would be issued in the U.S. three…… MORE
