ALTUS - Altus area residents will have an opportunity to learn tips and hear speakers talking about emergency preparedness Thursday evening with local emergency management officials.
Date: Thursday, 9/6 Time: 6 p.m. Place: Southwest Technology Center, 711 W Tamarack, Altus
Those attending can hear from speakers talk about local issues:
Generator safety
Personal disaster supplies
Neighborhood Watch
Severe weather
Those attending can update their information or register for Blackboard Connect, the City Alerting System.
Altus Emergency Manager Lloyd Colston said they're also working on a plan to program weather radios at the gathering.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
For more information about emergency management, Colston recommends calling your local emergency management official or visitiing altusem.us on the Web.
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You won't want to miss the Juneteenth celebration on Saturday in Electra. A parade will kick off the Celebration starting at 10 a.m. from the old Dunbar School.
You won't want to miss the Juneteenth celebration on Saturday in Electra.
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Arbor House is hosting a motorcycle rally Saturday. It's from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There are open categories for all bikes. The $10 entry fee will benefit Patsy's House. There will be hotdogs,
Arbor House is hosting a motorcycle rally Saturday. It's from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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The Better Business Bureau is receiving a lot of calls from consumers who sustained hail damage to their vehicles. The BBB offers the following advice: Call your insurance agent or company immediately
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Wichita Falls Police responded to a wild accident at the corner of Galveston and Kentucky just after 5:00 on Saturday morning, when a woman crashed a car through the side of a building.
Wichita Falls Police responded to a wild accident at the corner of Galveston and Kentucky just after 5:00 on Saturday morning, when a woman crashed a car through the side of a building.
