With her new solo album, Love Remains, only days away from release (July 29), Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott invited family and friends to celebrate her solo journey at a listening party on Wednesday night (July 20) at The Bell Tower in Nashville. Hillary, joined by her family—mom Linda Davis, dad Lang Scott, sister Riley Jean…… MORE
What Miranda Lambert’s ‘Vice’ Says About Sex In Country Music
In his latest single “Different for Girls,” Dierks Bentley presents a quaintly gendered (if well-intentioned) view of relationships and break-ups, broadly examining the behavior of women through the lens of typical male responses. Men, Bentley indicates, self-medicate their emotional wounds with booze and casual sex, letting themselves go to seed. It’s suggested then that women…… MORE
Electra Police Department Back On Track
Just three years ago the Electra Police Department was in disarray, but now under Police Chief Michael Dozier, the department is back on it’s own two feet. There was a time the Wichita County Sheriff’s Office had to protect and serve. It put the department in debt with the county. However, Wichita County Judge Woody Gossom, said Electra…… MORE
Appeals Court: Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates; Orders Fix
Texas’ strict voter ID law discriminates against minorities and the poor and must be weakened before the November elections, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, following claims that at least a half-million registered voters could have struggled to cast a ballot. The ruling was a striking election-year victory for President Barack Obama’s administration, which took…… MORE
Kansas City, KS Police Captain Dies After Being Shot In Patrol Car
A KCK police officer who was shot and killed came after officers responded to a drive-by shooting, Police Chief Terry Zeigler said. Authorities say Capt. Robert Dave Melton died while reporting on an armed disturbance call. His death comes just after two months following the death of Kansas City, KS police detective Brad Lancaster who was shot and killed May…… MORE
US To Bake For Days Under Enormous ‘Heat Dome’
The hottest temperatures of summer are on the way, and almost the entire US will be sweltering for the next few days. A massive “heat dome” is settling in over the central United States, which means unlikely cities like Omaha, NE; Des Moines, IA, and Pierre, SD will experience temperatures around the 100s and heat indices…… MORE
Wichita Falls Food Bank Helps Feed Local Youth
The Wichita Falls Food Bank says this year’s Summer Food Service Program is helping feed hundreds of hungry Texoma children everyday. One in five children in our region are in need of extra assistance when it comes to food. The SFSP allows children who are 18 or under the right to at least one free,…… MORE
Structural Problems Being Investigated At Memorial Auditorium
It looks like water is causing damage to a Wichita Falls historicvenue. The city is hiring an engineering company to look into the structural problems at Memorial Auditorium. The City Council approved an agreement today to have GTO Engineering Services do an additional investigation of the structural distress to the building at a cost of…… MORE
Burkburnett Incentive Agreement Will Mean More Jobs
48 new jobs are coming to Burkburnett. This came after Board of Commissioners passed a Burkburnett Development Corporation economic incentive agreement with Homewell Senior Care Inc. It is bringing more than just jobs to the city. Additional healthcare will be available for senior citizens in the area and it’s the first corporate franchise location in the…… MORE
WFISD New Board Member Sworn In At Monday Meeting
Wichita County Judge Woody Gossom was at Wichita Falls Independent School District’s board meeting Monday night, as he swore in the new district five representative, Tom Bursey. Bursey was all smiles as he settled in to his new seat. “I’m very excited about being on the board, and I’m looking forward to making some good contributions,”…… MORE
