Ernest Strawther III
Multimedia Journalist
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Ernest was born and raised in Colerain, NC. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting and Electronic Media from Campbell University in December 2022. During his time there, he also played football. In his spare time, he enjoys meeting new people and talking about sports. Ernest is also a die-hard fan of the New England Patriots, Penn State football, UNC Tar Heels basketball, and all Campbell sports. He is excited to tell stories about the people and places of Texoma. If you have any story ideas, send him an email to ernest.strawther@KAUZ.com
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|By Ernest Strawther III
Big Brother Big Sisters of Wichita County expanded their reach earlier this week with a new partnership with Vernon ISD.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Family and friends gathered at Hirschi High School for a balloon release to remember and honor the life of Cha’Quon Jeffery.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2023 at 11:45 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Summer months traditionally mean higher electric bills, but experts are giving some advice that you can use to keep some money in your pockets.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Wichita County Commissioners unanimously approved a new Election Administrator position on Monday, June, 5.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Lake levels in Wichita Falls are currently in stage 1. This stage was triggered back in January at the 65% mark and only affects irrigation.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III and Spencer R. Smith
The town of Graham kicked off its Hometown Pride Events with “Friday Night Bites” on June 2. The event is a warmup to the Food Truck Championship of Texas.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
A Celebration of Life for Andrew Gable was held Thursday, June, 1 at the Wichita Falls Skate Park.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III and Spencer R. Smith
We’re continuing our Hometown Pride Tour of Graham with a look at the Possum Pedal Bike Ride.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Cathy Dodson officially announced her candidacy to run for Wichita Falls District 3 City Council Wednesday, May, 31 at Mercy Church.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 6:47 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III and Spencer R. Smith
We’re continuing our Hometown Pride Tour of Graham with a closer look at the Graham Concert Association.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
To continue with our Hometown Pride Tour, we spoke to Toni Elliott, Young County Arena Manager, about the significance of the arena to Graham.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee and Gold Star Families for Peace unveiled a new monument to honor soldiers who died during combat or are no longer alive.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 10:56 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
May 26 is National Heat Awareness Day and parents must be mindful and knowledgeable on how to protect their kids this summer.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 11:20 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Texas 4000: Fighting Cancer Every Mile has 46 students that are biking to Anchorage, Alaska from Austin, Texas in hopes of providing information about cancer prevention and early detection.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 10:50 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Inflation rates on food will have a huge impact on families wanting to grill this Memorial Day Weekend. Although inflation rates have dropped from the beginning of this year until now, shoppers are still feeling the effects of buying food.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 11:04 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Faith Masonic Lodge 1158 in Wichita Falls, held a ceremony Monday May, 22 to award scholarships and the Mirabeau B. Lamar medal.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 10:56 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Red River have been facing volunteer shortages since the pandemic and have been forced to turn down cases.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 11:03 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Kairos Restorative Medicine in Wichita Falls offers ketamine treatment to those who suffer from chronic pain.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Bike Wichita Falls hosted Ride of Silence today at Hamilton Park to honor Nancy Beavers and Jose Guadalupe Medina Martinez who both died due to bike incidents.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Bicycle accidents in kids are the number one cause of concussion numbers during the summer.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 10:24 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Wichita Falls Police Department hosted their 46 Annual Citizens Police Academy Graduation to honor those who went through a 12-week training.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Midwestern State University held their senior walk today to celebrate those who will be graduating on Saturday May, 12.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 11:02 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
After overcoming dyslexia as a child and bouncing back from the March 21, 2022 tornado in Jacksboro, Kelsey Weldon will be graduating Midwestern State University Saturday May, 13 with a masters degree in school counseling.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 11:12 AM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Kirby Middle School’s future is still uncertain after Wichita Falls Board of Trustees determine their hasn’t been enough growth shown throughout this school year.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Wichita Falls ISD held a board meeting on Tuesday, May 9 and if House Bill 3 passes senate, armed officers will be at every campus in the district
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 8:02 PM CDT
|By Spencer R. Smith and Ernest Strawther III
A Rider High School student will compete at an international science and engineering fair in Dallas next week.
Updated: May. 6, 2023 at 9:37 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Citizens in the town of Olney have voted to pass Proposition A and it will eliminate the Industrial Development Corporation of the past 25 years. This will bring in a new Economic Development Corporation.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 10:44 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Pastor Angus Thompson and New Jerusalem Baptist Church hosted a Gospel Festival to help raise funds for incoming teachers this fall.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 12:02 AM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Kell West Regional Hospital avoided paying a massive fine after a year of trying to correct a transparency rule.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and students athletes are among the most affected by the illness.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 1:13 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
P.I.E and WFISD partnered to host the 34th Awards Anniversary to reward partners and mentors who help out WFISD campuses.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 12:44 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Burkburnett held day two of there three day of their strategic economic planning workshop, to plan and discuss to future of the town.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Students at Ben Franklin Elementary helped raise money for Lions’ Den, which is a closet that provides necessities to students in need.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 6:52 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
The Better Business Bureau has conducted a study on timeshares and vacation clubs. The study comes after numerous complaints from consumers.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Sheppard Air Force Base is gearing up to start a new healthcare system called MHS Genesis on June 3rd, 2023.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 7:58 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Archer City High School senior, Iryna Hotsuliak is a foreign exchange student who recently got accepted into Harvard University’s Pre-med Foundations of Biology and Chemistry Academy.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 7:01 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Petrolia CISD baseball coach, Patrick Joe Maxwell, Jr’s life was celebrated at Our Lady Queen Peace Catholic Church on April 25th.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
The YMCA is having a child sexual abuse campaign starting April 24th-April 28th.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 7:41 PM CDT
|By KAUZ Digital Media Team and Ernest Strawther III
The United Family donated 5,000 pounds of apples to the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank as part of the Take a Bite Out of Hunger program.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 7:29 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
United Regionals along with the WF Police Department teamed up to host the 5th Drug Takeback Event.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 7:27 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Onelife Community Church hosted a service to honor local organ donors in the community.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 11:11 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Students at Northside ISD re-enacted famous dead icons to showcase their knowledge.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
The town of Bowie celebrated Earth Day early, by planting a tree today.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 1:08 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Burkburnett High School showed it’s appreciation for military connected students and families by wearing purple.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 6:58 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Early childhood fair returns after three years due to Covid.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 6:44 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Hippy and others to take part in Early Childhood Fair
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 7:23 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Beacon Lighthouse worker creates new product.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 7:18 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Museum of North Texas History is holding a exhibit for Vaquero : Origin of the Texas Cowboy.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 6:59 PM CDT
|By Ernest Strawther III
Kirby Middle School students took part in a Black History Month Art contest with three winning cash prizes.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 7:34 PM CDT
|By Spencer R. Smith and Ernest Strawther III
Mayor Lori Kemp signed a proclamation in Burkburnett for Military Child Month.