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Drive-through holiday light park returns to North Texas
Experience millions of synchronized lights at The Light Park in North Texas. Enjoy a mile-long drive-through route in Frisco, Arlington, and Mesquite, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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Yella Beezy murder trial's 2nd week wraps with defense cross-examining lead detective
Rapper Yella Beezy's trial is underway for the 2020 murder of rival Dallas rapper MO3. On Thursday, Dallas Police Det. Eric Barnes returned to the stand and walked jurors through a feud timeline that he said led to MO3's death. Prosecutors also introduced text messages to try to prove Yella Beezy (a.k.a. Markies Conway) paid convicted gunman Kewon White to carry out the murder.
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Plano Flags of Honor celebrates 10 years with 1,111 American flags honoring veterans, first responders
A sea of red, white, and blue will fill a North Texas park this Veterans Day as the Plano Flags of Honor celebrates its 10th anniversary with 1,111 American flags honoring veterans, active-duty military members, and first responders. The annual event returns to Red Tail Pavilion at Oak Point Park...
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Marlow students take the stage for Schoolmates
MARLOW, Okla. (KSWO) - Marlow Public Schools hosted a local country band Thursday at the Marlow Performing Arts Center to perform for middle and high school students. Gage Wilkerson and the Young Guns are an up-and-coming red dirt band hailing out of southwest Oklahoma. This five-piece band, comprised of high schoolers with two being senior outlaws of Marlow High, took to the stage, showcasing their talent and love of music. Having opened for a plethora of well- known artists from the Kansas border to the Lone Star State, the young guns never expected to be performing for a much younger crowd on a school day.
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‘Good medicine’: Choctaw Nation powwow brings dancers, drummers to Durant
DURANT, Oklahoma (KXII) - The Choctaw Nation’s annual powwow is underway in Durant at the start of Native American Heritage Month. The event has brought 500 dancers and 10 drum groups from across North America to compete for more than $200,000 in winnings. “It just brings good vibes and...
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Duncan's Charis Center Brings Back Comedian for 11th Comedy and Coffee Fundraiser
The Charis Center is bringing back the comedian who started it all. Mike Williams, the first comedian at the pregnancy resource center's fundraiser in 2016, will return to the stage on Thursday, Nov. 12, as the Duncan nonprofit hosts its 11th Annual Comedy and Coffee fundraiser at the Max Gallaway Convention Hall at the Stephens County Fairgrounds.
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Ever Stood On A Real Cattle-Drive Trail? Duncan’s Chisholm Trail Center Puts You In The Saddle
Long before highways crossed southern Oklahoma, cowboys pushed huge herds of cattle north along a famous dirt route. That route ran right past the spot where the town of Duncan sits today. One museum there lets families ride along with those trail crews through a theater with wind and rain,...
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Blake Shelton’s Small-Town Oklahoma Restaurant Serves Comfort Food With Live Country Music Every Single Day
A tiny town in southern Oklahoma has a big claim to fame, and it comes with a stage, a menu, and a whole lot of country spirit. Tishomingo sits far from the bright lights of Nashville, yet one of the biggest names in country music chose to plant his flag right here on Main Street.
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Chickasaw Culture Comes Alive In Sulphur, Where A Recreated Village Shows How Families Lived Before Statehood
Oklahoma gets called flat prairie by people who have never driven south of the city. Down near Sulphur, a wooded campus tells a much bigger story, one about a nation that built towns, raised families, and kept its traditions alive long before Oklahoma became a state. Kids learn stickball from...
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Duncan’s annual Family Fright Night kicks off at Fuqua Park
DUNCAN, Okla. (KSWO) - The annual Duncan Family Fright Night was held at Fuqua Park. Kids dressed in their Halloween costumes enjoyed a “Truck or Treat” event where they could stop by trucks from different city government departments. For those worried that this is the last opportunity to...
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Community Conversations: Texas artist’s cowgirl paintings on display in Duncan
DUNCAN, Okla. (KSWO) - On today’s segment of Community Conversations, 7News Anchor Katie Wittman took to the field to speak with Kristy Rochelle to learn more about the current art display at the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center. Texas artist Donna Howell-Sickles has spent decades celebrating the strength, beauty and...
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Halloween Fun Coming to Choctaw Cultural Center on Oct. 24
DURANT, Okla. – The Choctaw Cultural Center is ushering in autumn with a free Halloween Trick or Treat from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Everyone is invited to a safe, family-friendly evening at the Halloween Trick or Treat. There will be games with prizes and plenty of booths filled with candy and other fun treats for young visitors.
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Fall Festival opens today at Choctaw Cultural Center
DURANT – The Choctaw Cultural Center invites guests of all ages to celebrate the season during its annual Fall Festival. The Fall Festival features traditional Choctaw cultural demonstrations, such as stickball, social dancing, storytelling, and workshops for cooking Choctaw dishes. There will also be a Farmer’s Market, an Art Market, carnival booths, mini-pumpkin painting, a corn-eating contest, a 360 Photobooth, Guess the Kernel Game, games of cornhole, and more.