Midwestern State University News

Tireless elves have been working seemingly round the clock, hammering nails, checking electrical cords, testing motors and replacing burned out bulbs.

Barry GEORGE CREWS "JACK" BARRY George Crews "Jack" Barry, a resident of Columbus, Texas for the past 18 years died on November 21, 2009 at St.

McLennan Community College's board of trustees Tuesday night authorized President Johnette McKown to negotiate with MCC's six University Center partners to charge them a fee per student credit hour, a cost that the schools likely will pass on to students.

Simeon Mbenkum studies a passage as he lends his voice to the First Presbyterian Church choir Wednesday evening.

Grade/subject at what school: Media specialist, Pike High School Freshman Center, Pike Township.

Hundreds of junior high school students screamed their lungs out, and volunteers bowled frozen turkeys, all in an effort to strike out smoking within the community.

Fidelie says his trial experience and general legal experience prepare him for the post.

Tiffany Gabrielle Jones and Arlan Edward Dixon were married Oct. 17 at The Falls.

Midwestern State University respiratory care students cheer during the Turkey Bowling event Thursday morning in Sunwatcher Plaza.

Midwestern State University respiratory care students cheer during the Turkey Bowling event Thursday morning in Sunwatcher Plaza.

Simpson said the critical group has no voice in state or national standards. A lobbyist group for teacher quality issues is set to release an assessment of Texas education colleges in December that is expected to be so negative that it will create a public relations nightmare for those schools, according to Grant Simpson, dean of the West College ...

Ed Hefti leads the Wichita Falls Youth Symphony Orchestra in a rehearsal Nov. 15 at First United Methodist Church.

If the Texas governor's race were held today, Wichita Falls voters are just as likely to cast a ballot for a name that doesn't even appear alongside Gov.

Debbie did Midwestern State University, and some people didn't like it. "Debbie Does Dallas," the classic hardcore pornographic film, certainly doesn't sound like the kind of art house movie that would be shown on a university campus.

Five Midwestern State University students set out with a mission to test the First Amendment.

"Heads count for show; credits count for dough" is the old saying about a university's enrollment.

The Wichita Falls Chamber Orchestra's fall concert, called "Coffee, Cake and Classics," begins at 3 p.m. Sunday in Akin Auditorium on the Midwestern State University campus.

Three years after an idea came to fruition, The Mavericks and the Wichita Falls Boys & Girls Club continue to honor a strong supporter of both organizations, the late James Lane, a successful Wichita Falls businessman who saw the benefits of higher education.

Raymond A. Paredes, Commissioner of Higher Education, lays out the many challenges facing higher ed, including dismal graduation rates, a disconnect between what's expected of high school students compared to what universities expect, the challenge of attracting Latinos to college programs, and the need to cut costs by dropping low-production ...

To all high school juniors: Here's one more reason to take that SAT Prep Camp, study that SAT workbook, or join your local Academic Success Project to beef up your SAT score.