Good morning, Wichita Falls.

The Sheppard AFB Cookie Committee is asking local businesses and organizations to donate items to fill 4,000 goodie bags for Airmen at Sheppard AFB.

Donated items include homemade cookies, a candy cane, hot cocoa and apple cider packets, and a goodie bag—organizations giving the most will win the 2025 Community Partner Trophy.

The Better Business Bureau honored north Texas businesses with the Torch Award for Ethics for showing high business standards.

The award recognizes companies that have committed to ethical practices in the region.

The Better Business Bureau recently held its 2025 Torch Awards for Ethics in Wichita Falls and chose 29 finalists from 52 applications while awarding six winners and one Spark Award recipient.

Pamper Pets and companies like Always Auto Browning Electric, Crossvine Financial Firm, Pratt & Whitney, and Secord & Lebow Architects were honored for ethical practices — a sign of trust in local business services.

Professor Catherine Prose at MSU received the Jane Spears Carnes Faculty Fellowship in Creative Endeavors (for one semester) to work on a project that uses 200 pressed flowers from her grandmother's collection.

Her work, (Impressions of Pressed Wildflowers), uses printing and laser engraving techniques to honor Wichita Falls' art scene.

A colorful exhibit called 6x6 ROYGBIV will be on display at North Light Gallery with a silent auction that benefits the Arts Council of Wichita Falls’ galleries and education programs—an event replacing the annual mystery art show.

A free artist reception is scheduled for November 6 and the exhibit will run until November 20.

GasBuddy reported that Texas gasoline prices dropped 9.6 cents per gallon in the last week, with prices now 28.5 cents lower than a month ago and 8.7 cents lower than a year ago.

The survey of 13,114 stations shows the cheapest reading at $2.01/g and the highest at $3.99/g (a difference of $1.98/g).

The Wichita Falls Housing Authority is extending its waitlist application deadline for lower income housing from October 31st to December 31st—officials said many applicants were unprepared to advance in the process.

Interested residents can pick up paper applications at the Housing Authority office during business hours.

Midwestern State University’s Gaines Dental Hygiene Clinic will offer free dental cleanings and x-rays to veterans in celebration of Veteran’s Day on November 11—appointments are available from November 10 to November 13 and will be performed by dental hygiene students under faculty and dentist supervision.

Christmas Magic Market

9 AM – 7 PM — Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall — Ticket details upcoming — Celebrate the holiday spirit with local vendors and support community projects!

Syntrio Salutes Veterans 3K Walk

9-11 a.m. — Wichita Falls — Donation-based — Celebrate and support local veterans while contributing to vital services at Base Camp Lindsey.

Hangar Holiday Shopping Extravaganza

9 a.m.–6 p.m. — Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall — Free admission — Explore a festive marketplace with over 200 vendors and a special appearance by Santa.

Gardens of Texas: Growing with Resilience

5:30-7:30 p.m. — The Forum (Arts Council WF) — Free entry — Explore Texas's diverse ecoregions and their native plants with Pam Penick at this engaging symposium.

ZZ Top Concert

7:30-9 p.m. — Kay Yeager Coliseum — Tickets available — Rock out with one of the few original line-up bands of the blues rock genre.

Peppermint Land Holiday Expo

10 AM – 6 PM — MPEC — Free entry — Celebrate the season with shopping, whimsical characters, and festive fun for all ages.