A company that got it’s start on the East Coast celebrated a grand opening at its first location in Texas. “In 1960 Triangle Brick was formed by some former members of another brick company in North Carolina,” Howard Brown, COO & Executive Vice President said. Company reps saw the potential to expand appropriately in Clay County. “Around…… MORE
The Wichita Falls Police Department, along with Texas Department of Public Safety, began their annual Click It Or Ticket campaign last Monday. The end goal is to prevent incidents like the one that happened early Sunday morning in Foard county leading to three occupants being ejected from the vehicle and the death of 16-yearuold Kyevaungh Fogel.…… MORE
A Texoma aircraft maker is expanding its business to include drones. Air Tractor, which is based in Olney, has purchased Hangar 78 UAV, and its flagship aircraft, the Yield Defender Unmanned Aerial System. Company officials believe the unmanned technology will complement its core agricultural and firefighting aircraft lines. Air Tractor produces a line of nine…… MORE
Wichita Falls will once again be well represented in the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which started Wednesday. 13-year-old Luke Yap is an 8th grader at Christ Academy, and he’ll be spelling some words on Capitol Hill. The spelling bee website says Luke not only competes in track for his school but also takes tennis…… MORE
A pillar in the community who was known for her kindness and generosity is gone too soon. Flowers and messages cover the railings and stairs of Davenport Grocery. It is still open and serving customers as it has for almost a century – but something is missing. NaDonna Norris, the owner of Davenport, passed away…… MORE
104.7 The Bear congratulates this year’s WFISD graduates! Here are the Valedictorians and Salutatorians from each WFISD high school. Hirschi High School Valedictorian: Stefan Lunte GPA: 4.945 Future College/University: Tufts University Future Major: Political Science Parents: Wolfgang and Sherri Lunte Salutatorian: Megan Neely GPA: 4.88 Future College/ University: University of Texas – Austin Future Major: Radio, Film and Television Parents: Joseph and Katherine Neely…… MORE
The city of Iowa Park re-visited plans to construct a new Animal Reclaim Center Monday night. The ciity council approved an ordinance to advertise a request for bid. Four months ago, city officials rejected a $400,000 proposal to design and construct a new facility. Jerry Flemming, Iowa Park City Manager, said the city spent the following…… MORE
BBB Military Line is a program that was established in 2004 as a unique program for our military. The goal is to bring education and BBB Service to military consumers and their families. Military personnel are frequently victims of unethical and unscrupulous business practices because service member’s steady paycheck backed by the US government is…… MORE
The debate continues as to whether Wichita County should have vote centers. Discussions were, at times, heated at the public hearing Monday morning at the County Commissioners’ Court where citizens voiced their opinions. Wichita County is considering an application to have vote center elections and this is the second public hearing on the matter. This system would allow…… MORE
Paul McCartney is now opening up about the tough times after the Beatles split in 1970. In fact, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said he didn’t even know what to do next. “I was depressed. You would be. You were breaking from your lifelong friends,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Mastertapes. McCartney also addressed the reason for…… MORE
