Some Nocona resident’s reached out to city officials with concerns about the look and smell of their tap water. Noah Pitman, a technician at the Water Treatment plant, said the heavy rains may be to blame, increasing the amount of total organic carbons in Lake Nocona where the towns water comes from. Organic carbons like algae, grass and…… MORE
Chris Stapleton On Prince: ‘He Was An Anomaly’
On the surface, Chris Stapleton and Prince couldn’t have less in common. But the R&B-influenced country singer says the late music visionary was an inspiration, both as a singer and a fellow guitar player. “I don’t think you can exist in music and not have been influenced by him. His music has been part of…… MORE
New Hope For Cold Case
On May 10th, 1997, a 20-year-old Wichita Falls man vanished. “That just wouldn’t have happened. He wouldn’t just disappear like that without letting them know,” Detective Brad Love said. Nearly 19 years after Gregory Keith Mann, Jr. disappeared, his family still has no answers. “It turned us upside down, so it’s been really hard,” Greg Mann, Keith’s father…… MORE
Hear The Song Prince Secretly Wrote For Kenny Rogers
There are few more transcendent in pop culture than the late, great Prince, who died today at 57. Not only was he a master performer, songwriter, singer and guitar player, he was also a massive music fan who lent his genius to all genres, including country. He often enjoyed working under a pseudonym: Prince had…… MORE
Deborah Allen Recalls Magical ‘Telepathy’ With Prince
As fans and admirers come to grips with the unexpected death of Prince, who passed away today at 57, it’s clear that the musician’s influence reaches far beyond a single genre. Few artists were more celebrated, more revered and more enigmatic in the mid-Eighties, when Prince was at his commercial peak, but few were also…… MORE
Darius Rucker On Prince: ‘He Made Me Stand Up And Listen’
With the news that pop superstar Prince has died today at age 57, his multitude of fans and admirers have begun to express their grief and pay tribute to his far-reaching, innovative work. Country singer Darius Rucker is a longtime and vocal fan, an appreciation that began well before Rucker was leading Hootie & the Blowfish to…… MORE
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Wichita Falls Prepares For Cajun Fest
Downtown Wichita Falls Development leaders and members of the Elks Lodge met yesterday to discuss a few of the final plans and preparations needed before the 9th annual Cajun Festival. This year’s festival will see the city bring in four bands, thousands of pounds of Cajun food, a live gator show, a children’s area with…… MORE
Lakeside City Moving Forward On Wastewater Project
Lakeside City is not your ordinary city. It is built on an old fashioned waste water system, which Mayor Jim Henson says can cause problems. “We are a rare city on an old fashioned waste water system where everything is taken and refused out in a lagoon,” Henson said. “It is then evaporated. Once it reaches…… MORE
Blake Shelton Plots 2016 Fall Tour
Summer is still a couple of months away, but Blake Shelton has already added more than a dozen fall tour dates to his 2016 schedule. The “Came Here to Forget” singer will pull double duty in three of the cities on the just-announced trek, which kicks off with a two-night stint in Oklahoma City September…… MORE
