Students described it as more of a celebration than a chore as they moved into their new residence halls at Midwestern State University Saturday morning. Traffic at times stretched across campus, but everyone kept a level head according to Kristi Schulte, Director of Residence, Life and Housing for MSU. Read more about preparations for the…… MORE
Vitro Hosts Grand Opening For North America’s Largest Jumbo Glass Coater
A new jumbo coater is officially open and operational at Vitro Architectural Glass in Wichita Falls. The grand opening was Thursday with Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Wichita County and Vitro leaders. The project has been in the works for over four years and construction has been ongoing the last year. “We’ve been working very hard to…… MORE
Local Rescues Seeing Overflow Of Animals
Texoma pet rescues are asking for your help. A number of shelters are full because animals are not being adopted. The rescues hope Saturday will change that with a national adoption day. Kimber Hopkins is the founder of Emily’s Rescue in Wichita Falls. She said some of their dogs have been with them for a…… MORE
Cole Swindell Talks Releasing His New Album “All of It,” Getting Back to His Songwriting Roots, Touring With Dustin Lynch & More
Jim Casey talks with Cole Swindell about: releasing his third studio album, All of It, on Aug. 17 the success of lead single, “Break Up In the End” co-writing five of the 12 songs on the new album listening to a lot of outside cuts for the new album carving out time to write songs…… MORE
Scotty McCreery Announces “Seasons Change Tour” With Jimmie Allen & Heather Morgan
Scotty McCreery will hit the road this fall and winter for his headlining Seasons Change Tour. The 13-date trek, named after his 2018 album, will kick off on Nov. 29 in Dallas and make additional stops in Chicaco, Atlanta, Boston and more. Jimmie Allen and Heather Morgan will serve as support. “Even though I’m always…… MORE
Country Stars Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker, Willie Nelson & More Remember Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin, 76, one of the world’s greatest singers, died on Aug. 16 in her home in Detroit from advanced pancreatic cancer. The “Queen of Soul” transcended genres, influencing countless artists and fans with her unmistakable voice on songs such as “Respect,” “Think,” “Chain of Fools” and many more. Many country artists—including Willie Nelson, Reba…… MORE
Watch Dustin Lynch Perform the Biggest Hit of His Career at the Grand Ole Opry
Dustin Lynch recently performed the biggest hit of his career, “Small Town Boy,” at the Grand Ole Opry. The performance, which was filmed at the Opry on July 17, features Dustin crooning the tune that spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in 2017, a feat no other country song…… MORE
Willie Nelson’s 2018 Farm Aid Concert to Air on AXS TV on Sept. 22 With Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves & More
The 2018 Farm Aid benefit concert will take place Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Conn. In addition to performances from founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and board member Dave Matthews, the lineup includes Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Jamey Johnson, Margo Price…… MORE
Parents Praise WFISD Upstart Program
The UPSTART Program that WFISD started this past January has parents raving about the progress their children have made. Last year WFISD found that there was a deficit of 4-year-olds attending pre-k. The district partnered with the UPSTART program – which is created and owned by Waterford Early Learning – to help bridge that gap.…… MORE
Texoma School Districts Weigh-In On A-F Rating System
As students return to class for another school year, they are not the only ones working to get A’s. On Wednesday, Texas school district’s A-F ratings based on the state’s new accountability system came out. The Texas Education Agency is giving every public school district in the state a letter grade, instead of rating them…… MORE
