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Primary runoff polling locations in Clay County
CLAY COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, registered voters in Clay County will head to their local ballot box to cast their votes in the Primary runoff election ahead of the general election in November 2024. Polling locations in all counties will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, […]
Honoring the fallen: Memorial Day ceremony remembers those who gave all for their country
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 41 Wichita Falls joined with Chapter 54 of the Green Knights Military Motorcycle Club to observe Memorial Day and remember fallen American soldiers Monday morning at the Wichita County Cemetery. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Dawn Ferrell was the keynote speaker at the ceremony, giving a...
Carry the Load 2024 marches through Texoma
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Memorial Day is one of several days to honor veterans, and the Carry the Load Movement aims to remind people of that fact. Carry the Load is a 13-year-old movement. It started with a group marching across the East Coast to Dallas, but now the movement has five relays. The relay […]
New jobs: City confirms Westlake will expand operations here
The city of Wichita Falls announced in a press release that Westlake Pipe & Fittings will expand its existing factory here. Westlake will build a PVC pipe plant at its existing location on Industrial Drive in north Wichita Falls. The company announced in November 2023 it intended to add the...
Search for new YMCA of Wichita Falls CEO, president begins as AJ Hernandez steps down
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The YMCA of Wichita Falls has announced that President and CEO AJ Hernandez will be leaving the team. After four years of service, Hernandez will take on a new role in Montgomery, Ala., as their new CEO. Preparing for his upcoming departure, he reminisced on what brought him to Wichita Falls […]
City Council approves purchase of a second Narcan vending machine
Wichita Falls city councilors on Tuesday voted to earmark $3,000 in funding from the Texas Opioid Abatement Settlement Funding for the purchase of a Naloxone vending machine. The machines dispense what is commonly called Narcan, a medicine that can reverse the effects of opioid overdoses. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that has been rampant in Wichita County for the past few years.
80th Flying Training Wing holds change of command ceremony
Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls gained a new commander during the 80th Flying Training Wing change of command ceremony on Wednesday. Col. Mitchell J. Cok gave one last salute as the outgoing 80th Flying Training Wing Commander and made way for the incoming commander, Col. Jeffrey D. Shulman.
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