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A Fare Road

A Fare Road

Wichita Falls city officials say rideshare is coming to town – the question is when and what does that mean for our city’s cab companies? Oklahoma-based Tride Rideshare wants to start operating in Wichita Falls by Hotter Than Hell, which is less than a month away. City officials say that conflicts with the current Vehicle For…MORE

Sites Under Fire For Selling Secondary Tickets With ID Restrictions

Sites Under Fire For Selling Secondary Tickets With ID Restrictions

Secondary ticket websites have come under fire for selling tickets with ID restrictions. Many big-name artists such as Tom Waits, Adele and David Gilmour enforce a strict policy whereby the name on the ticket must match the photo ID in a bid to curb ticket touting and ensure fans get to see the show at…MORE

Midwestern State Campus Carry Implementation

Midwestern State Campus Carry Implementation

Campus carry is now in full effect at Midwestern State. Julie Gaynor, Director of MSU Marketing & Public Information, said changes will probably come as they continue to learn more, but they are confident in the way everything was put in place. “We did appoint a task force,” Gaynor said. “They went through and made…MORE

When Thomas Rhett Was Just a Fan

When Thomas Rhett Was Just a Fan

This Wednesday night, August 3, Thomas Rhett will play host. He and Brett Eldredge are co-hosting the TV special on ABC, officially called CMA Music Festival Country’s Night to Rock. It will show some of the highlights from this summer’s CMA Music Festival. What it won’t show is what the fest was like for Rhett before…MORE

Kelsea Ballerini Headlines The First Time Tour This Fall

Kelsea Ballerini Headlines The First Time Tour This Fall

One of CMT’s Next Women of Country Kelsea Ballerini will launch her first headlining tour, the First Time tour, on October 21 in Houston, Texas, with special guests Carly Pearce, Morgan Evans, Levi Hummon and Jacob Davis opening on select dates. The initial 11 stops include shows in Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles and…MORE

Garth Brooks Lets Master Take Over

Garth Brooks Lets Master Take Over

At Garth Brooks’ Louisiana show this weekend (July 29), Lee Brice played a short acoustic set before Brooks took the stage. Then later – and even better – the two artists teamed up for a song that Brice had written for Brooks a decade ago. “I remember getting a call from a retailer during my…MORE

Miranda Lambert’s “Vice” Gets Real About Getting Gone

Miranda Lambert’s “Vice” Gets Real About Getting Gone

After Miranda Lambert‘s divorce papers were signed, and her split with Blake Shelton was finalized on July 20, 2015, she took out another piece of paper and wrote down her emotions. And the music is way better than what any tabloid has to say on the subject. That’s because “Vice” is a brutally honest performance of Lambert owning…MORE

Burkburnett ISD Teacher Named Region 9 Elementary Teacher Of The Year

Burkburnett ISD Teacher Named Region 9 Elementary Teacher Of The Year

Rhonda Birdwell, an elementary teacher at John Hardin Elementary, Burkburnett ISD, has been named the 2017 Region 9 Elementary Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made at the Regional Awards Luncheon at Region 9 Education service Center on, July 29th, where nominees from the Region 9 districts were honored. Two panels of judges, one for…MORE

Committee Votes For Salary Increase

Committee Votes For Salary Increase

A Wichita County constable is celebrating a victory in his efforts to seek higher pay for the work he does. Last Tuesday, Precinct 2 Constable Tom Black presented his case to the salary grievance committee. “It was a good dialogue,” Wichita County Judge Woody Gossom said. Judge Gossom was the chairperson for the committee and…MORE

Martina McBirthday

Martina McBirthday

Happy birthday wishes to Martina McBride, who turns the big 5-0 today (July 29)—and she still looks amazing. In April, Martina released her 13th studio album, Reckless, which made NCD‘s list of the Top 16 Albums of 2016 . . . So Far. photo Joseph Llanes/True PRMORE