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
In a new interview with Paper Magazine, BLACKPINK singer ROSÉ discussed the inspiration behind the songs on her emotional debut solo album, Rosie. The K-pop superstar admits that she has a nasty habit of doom-scrolling through social media late at night, which fills her with “bad comments that will get into my head.” Rather than…… More
Tyler, the Creator’s eighth studio album, Chromakopia, currently sits at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, giving the Grammy-winning rapper his third chart-topping album of his career. Chromakopia dropped on a Monday (October 28), instead of the industry standard Friday album release, making the 299,500 units moved in its first week even more…… More
On Monday night (November 4), Young Thug made his first public appearance after being released from prison, hanging out with fellow Atlanta native T.I. The hip-hop superstars were shown in the recording studio together on Tip’s Instagram post shared early Tuesday morning, with the newly released YSL leader shown enjoying his newfound freedom alongside T.I.…… More
Kylie Minogue’s new album, Tension II, owes a lot of its pulsating spirit to the dance club culture of the 1990s. So, it’s no surprise that the “Padam Padam” hitmaker has such fondness for that decade and the carefree good times she associates with the era. In a new interview with The Times, the Grammy-winning…… More
In a new interview with Australia’s Hit 104.7 Canberra, Ariana Grande was asked why she chose to use her “grown-up name” – meaning her birth name – Ariana Grande-Butera, in the credits of her new film, Wicked. “Technically, it’s my little girl name! It’s technically little Ari’s name,” the Grammy-winning singer responded. “It just feels…… More
