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
A new study from the global ticketing marketplace viagogo has revealed the highest selling and most in demand Black musicians over the past year. The study analyzed recent ticket sales data, which found that 19 of the 25 highest-selling Black live performers of 2024 are either hip-hop or hip-hop-adjacent acts. Travis Scott tops the list…… More
Cher made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (November 18) to discuss her new book, Cher, The Memoir: Part One, which hit shelves on Tuesday. The recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee said that writing her memoir was a challenge for her, but it was important for the…… More
Dua Lipa previously announced that her performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall back on October 17 was being turned into a TV special, An Evening With Dua Lipa, which will air on CBS and Paramount+ on December 15. On Tuesday (November 19), the pop superstar took to Instagram to reveal that she is releasing that…… More
After serving double-duty on Saturday Night Live as the show’s host and musical guest, Charli XCX turned Times Square into a dance club on Monday (November 19) by delivering a surprise pop-up performance at the H&M that brought out thousands of fans. The neon billboards in Times Square were lit up in Brat green for…… More
A new trailer was released for A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter on Monday night (November 19), and the clip revealed a host of big name special guests who will be joining the chart-topping pop superstar during her holiday special. Chappell Roan, Tyla, Shania Twain, and Kali Uchis will be the musical guests joining Carpenter…… More
