The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received federal approval to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed due to the severe winter weather by dialing 2-1-1. Click here for more information.… MORE
You spent part of this week in the freezing cold with no heat in your house? Like millions of other Texans, we’ve struggled this week with power outages. No electricity means, for many, no way to cook a meal for their families, no showering and no heat to keep their children, and themselves, warm. ERCOT,…… MORE
If you are without power, chances are Oncor knows about it due to the order for rolling blackouts from ERCOT(Electric Reliability Council of Texas). However, there are some outages that are not related to the rolling blackouts that need to be reported. To report your outage to ONCOR, call 888-313-4747. Click here to see a map…… MORE
With more than 18,000 in Texoma without power, some shelters and other places across Texoma are opening their doors to offer warming stations to people without power: Faith Mission- Wichita Falls, 723-5663 Faith Refuge- Wichita Falls, 322-4673 Salvation Army- Wichita Falls, 322-9822 City Hope Church- Wichita Falls, 263-1171 Burkburnett Community Center Call the Police Dept.…… MORE
Texas State Representative Richard Raymond introduced a bill into this year’s legislative session that may change when alcohol beverages can be sold. “It just doesn’t benefit the stores, we open six days a week already. Our customers are used to those times so they buy what they need for the week in those six days,”…… MORE
The need is there, but each step along the way the pandemic is causing people to have questions and getting vaccinated is not a reason to stop people from donating blood or platelets. “We’d love to see you. We’d love for you to share your good health with somebody who’s probably struggling right now in…… MORE
Faith Mission of Wichita Falls is asking you to help the homeless. They released their needs list Monday with items they need the most to do their job. During the pandemic, they’re specifically asking for donations of things like facemasks, disposable gloves and cleaning supplies and wipes to keep both their staff and their clientele…… MORE
PETS Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic is offering discounted canine heartworm testing throughout the month of February. The February special includes free heartworm testing offered with a purchase of a 1 year supply of monthly preventive or half-priced tests with no purchase necessary. Appointments are required but limited and walk-ins are not allowed this…… MORE
The City of Wichita Falls is encouraging residents to sign up for the CodeRED Weather Warning System, a free service provided to residents of Wichita Falls and Wichita County. The City of WF’s encouragement comes after a radio tower was vandalized and collapsed in December of 2020. The transmitter damage affected the National Weather Service’s ability…… MORE
Vacant buildings along the streets of downtown Wichita Falls continue to deteriorate and cause problems for the surrounding businesses; but a proposed city ordinance is looking to put an end to that. If passed by the Wichita Falls city council on Tuesday morning, the new Vacant Structures Registry would force property owners to register their…… MORE
