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
About two days after footage from a surveillance camera showing him physically assaulting his girlfriend at a hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016 surfaced in the media, Sean “Diddy” Combs has issued an apology. The footage published on Friday (May 17) by CNN from the surveillance video at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City…… More
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar’s collaboration “Like That” has climbed to the top spot on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay Chart dated May 18. The song, which has advanced from the previous week’s No. 3 position, logged a 12% increase in plays on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking weak ended May 9, according…… More
Drake and Nicki Minaj lead the BET Awards 2024 nominees with seven and six nominations, respectively. Drake’s nominations include Album of the Year for For All The Dogs (Scary Hours Edition), Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration with Sexyy Red and SZA for “Rich Baby Daddy,” Viewer’s Choice with Sexyy…… More
Soulja Boy has apologized to Metro Boomin after receiving severe backlash from the hip-hop community for his posts about the producer’s late mother. The rapper recently lashed out at the producer after a 12-year-old tweet from Metro resurfaced online, where he made a jibe at the former. “My phone rings to come to the studio…… More
Kehlani has announced that their fourth studio album, Crash will arrive on June 21. The Grammy-nominated singer, who had earlier teased the LP’s title through a slew of tweets, also revealed the album’s artwork on social media. The artwork features the singer sitting atop a demolished car, with their legs covered in a metallic apparatus.…… More
