… beneficiary of the proceeds from the Texas Ranch Roundup, with 60 percent of the money raised staying in the Wichita Falls area. Additional money is donated to the West Texas Boys Ranch and the West Texas Rehabilitation Center – both in Abilene. …
On September the 3rd Cracker Barrel will open it’s doors here in Wichita Falls. The restaurant will be in the shopping center were Walmart is on Hwy 287 and I-44.
Cracker Barrel has some of the best homestyle meals that you can get in a restaurant. Stews, steaks, roast beef, meatloaf, pot pies, fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, fresh vegetables, and more. All the best stuff you could make at home, if only you had time.
For more information you can visit the website. www.crackerbarrel.com
General Chairman Austin G. Morrison was reelected to his sixth consecutive term by acclamation at the BNSF General Committee meetings in Amarillo, Texas, on August 15-16. Brother Morrison has been a member of … via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a…
“We’re hoping the more coverage we get, the better the chances we’ll get the boots back”
Saint Jo police are looking for a boot thief. John Glaze, an apprentice at Trail Town Custom Leather, said he was alone in the shop on the square in Saint Jo on July 30, when a young man walked into the store … via Gainesville Daily Register
A vacant house in the Wherry housing area of Sheppard Air Force Base was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. via Times Record News
A 27-year-old Wichita Falls man faces five felony charges today after kidnapping a woman at gunpoint overnight, according to information released by the Wichita Falls Police Department. via Times Record News
A stressed-out elephant that had been treated with Xanax died Monday morning at age 49, zoo officials said. via Times Record News
SAINT JO, Texas, Aug. 11 Police in a small Texas town are on the lookout for a shoplifter who helped himself to a pair of handmade cowboy boots valued at a cool $10,000. Famed boot maker Carl Chappell reported … via Earth Times
A 18-year-old man and a teenager face 11 deadly conduct charges apiece stemming from shootings at two different addresses within an hour early Friday morning. via Times Record News
Although I do not reside in Wichita Falls anymore, I still miss the city. During the 1990s, the Sheppard Senators along with Hamilton Bryan and Dyna Systems were softball powers in North Texas.
“But I thought, ‘At least it’s better than the shop burning down.’ “
Out here on the rolling prairie south of the Red River, a Stetson could be gone with the wind and a steer or two might wander away, but a pair of custom cowboy boots won’t walk off on their own. via The Dallas Morning News
Two suspects in a Wichita Falls murder last month. A Wichita County grand jury indicted 20 year old Quincy Buckner and 20 year old Randy Skyler Stevens for the murder of 20 year old Christian Gallegos. via KAUZ
Police arrested a juvenile male Thursday in the case of three college students killed execution-style in a schoolyard Saturday night, according to a city official with knowledge of the investigation. via Times Record News
“Any time a vehicle hits it, it’s going to shatter the base”
John Burrus, director of transportation for the city of Wichita Falls, recalled an accident several years ago along Kemp Boulevard. via Times Record News
“Then it was ‘Bang, bang!’ where they hit them two trees.”
Don Gentry was in bed when he heard a tragedy unfold in front of his house. “The motor revved up real fast,” said Mr. via Dallas Morning News