On Saturday, the Downtown Wichita Falls YMCA will host their annual Soap Box Derby Races on 9th Street. Brandon Brown is the Soap Box Derby Race Director for the W.F. Downtown YMCA. “It’s a great event we have had for many years. It started in the 50’s, ran through the 60’s and 70’s but then…… MORE
Man Arrested After iPad App Leads To Stolen Property
An iPad application led to the recovery of stolen property by the Wichita Falls Police Department. It also led to another charge for a Wichita Falls man that was arrested earlier this week. Officers said on May 21st, a victim reported being robbed of several electronics by Jack Allen Gant III while asleep in their…… MORE
Carrie Underwood Will Rework ‘Somethin’ Bad’ For New ‘Sunday Night Football’ Theme
NBC will premiere a fresh theme for Sunday Night Football this fall, AP reports. For a decade, the theme was “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” which was adapted from Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” Pink! performed it first, then Faith Hill, then Carrie Underwood. “The song had lasted 10 years,” SNF executive producer Fred Gaudelli told AP. “But I didn’t know how…… MORE
Josh Abbott Calls Kacey Musgraves The “Female Savior Of Country Music”
This week Josh Abbott did an interview with BMI Music where he discusses the Josh Abbott Band current album and single as well as songwriting. He gives a nod to Kacey Musgraves, who sang on the Josh Abbott Band hit “Oh, Tonight” which peaked at #42 on the Country Charts in 2011. Josh Abbott band continue their 2016 tour…… MORE
Bluegrass Music Patriarch Ralph Stanley Dies At 89
Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass, died Thursday. He was 89. Stanley died at his home in Sandy Ridge, Virginia, because of difficulties from skin cancer, publicist Kirt Webster said. Stanley was born and raised in Big Spraddle, Virginia,…… MORE
See Brett Eldredge Round Wrigley In ‘Wanna Be That Song’ Video
Brett Eldredge was about to perform at Kansas Speedway before a Nascar race when he came up with the idea for “Wanna Be That Song.” But when it came time to shoot a video for his latest single, the Illinois native went a totally different sports route: to Wrigley Field. “I spent a lot of…… MORE
Texas Equusearch Joins Search For Damion
The search along a creek in Duncan didn’t quite go as planned after K9s gave a positive alert during a search for Damion Davidson. Duncan police say that while they weren’t able to find anything or anyone, they were able to confirm no one was trapped after a creek bank caved in. Tim Miller from…… MORE
Kitchen Renovation Coming To Faith Mission
Faith Mission in Wichita Falls is planning a major renovation on their kitchen. The kitchen will be closed for two weeks at the beginning of August. Approximately 75,000 meals are served each year and the kitchen has not been upgraded for 30 years. Steve Sparks, CEO of Faith Mission, is hoping these changes will lead to a…… MORE
Country Songwriter Freddy Powers Dead At 84
Lauded songwriter, producer and musician Freddy Powers died Tuesday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 84. The Seminole, Texas native penned a string of Number One hits for Merle Haggard in the Eighties, including “Let’s Chase Each Other Around the Room,” “A Place to Fall Apart” and “Natural High,” and also wrote…… MORE
STAAR Retest Canceled For 5th And 8th Graders
Fifth and eighth graders who failed the standardized STAAR test, will not have to retake the exam this week because of a recent announcement by the Texas Education Agency. This is all because of ongoing issues with the state’s testing vendor. In a recent news release, Mike Morath, the TEA Commissioner of Education said the…… MORE
