It’s lights out for ERCOT’s CEO Bill Magness. He was fired Wednesday for his mismanagement of Texas’ power grid during last month’s sub-zero freezing temperatures which left over 4 million Texas residents without power and therefore, unable to heat their homes. Magness has defended his decision to begin rolling blackouts to ease the strain on…… More
Citizens of Wichita Falls who participate in the Choose to Reuse program at the Wichita Falls Organics Facility will be able to pick up a free load of compost this Saturday. Get more information here.… More
The same pancake mix and sausage cooked at the University Kiwanis Club pancake festival is being served differently this year. The club’s annual pancake festival was cancelled in January because of the pandemic. “We didn’t know what we were going to do when we cancelled the event quite frankly. We just knew we had to…… More
Nearly one year into the coronavirus pandemic, help from the federal government for small businesses who are struggling continues to be in high demand. Luckily, starting Wednesday for two weeks, the Paycheck Protection Program will open applications for places that have 20 employees or less. More details about this new, temporary eligibility requirement and how…… More
The City of Wichita Falls Water Department is helping residents make sure they can keep their water services on. “We actually haven’t cut anybody off for nonpayment since right when this first started, which I think was around Feb. 11, so we’ve actually gone about two and half weeks,” said Azura Kerr, Systems Data Administrator…… More
Niall Horan is releasing a pair of live albums from his current The Show world tour. The singer made the announcement on Wednesday (August 21) with a video teaser on Instagram. On August 30, Horan will release a 10-track digital album featuring songs performed at his two recent sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden on…… More
The Weeknd is planning on giving his fans in São Paulo, Brazil a special show at the Estádio MorumBIS on September 7. And for his worldwide audience who can’t be in attendance that night, the R&B superstar is going to livestream his performance that night at 8 p.m. ET on YouTube so everyone can tune…… More
After rumors began circulating weeks ago, Janet Jackson has finally officially confirmed that she will be performing an upcoming residency in Las Vegas. The shows will all take place at the 5,000-capacity Resorts World Theatre, and will start up at the end of December during New Year’s week. The Janet Jackson: Las Vegas residency will…… More
The lineup of performers at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards just got even more stacked. Blackpink’s Lisa, Halsey, Benson Boone, and Lenny Kravitz have all been added to the music lineup at this year’s awards ceremony, joining the previously-announced list of performers featuring Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Camila Cabello, and Rauw Alejandro. MTV’s…… More
On Tuesday (August 20), Taylor Swift performed her eighth show of The Eras Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium. With that show – the final date of the European leg of The Eras Tour – Swift surpassed Michael Jackson’s 36-year-old performance record at the historic stadium. Jackson performed seven sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium in the…… More
