What’s really under our lakes? Three lost stories beneath the Big Country
BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Lake days are for swimming, boating, fishing and kicking back however you like. But beneath some of our lakes sits something a little eerie: ghost towns. Possum Kingdom Lake At 145 feet deep, Possum Kingdom Lake is a popular spot for fresh air and boating, but there’s more beneath the […]
PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A suspect has been charged with Intoxication Manslaughter in connection to the death of an Abilene man killed at Possum Kingdom Lake this weekend. Justin Pillard was booked into the Palo Pino County Jail Saturday for Intoxication Manslaughter with Vehicle then was releaed from…
PALO PINTO COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) - A fatal boat incident on Possum Kingdom Lake led to the arrest of a boat operator on Friday, June 6. According to the Mineral Wells Area News, it happened yesterday evening. Texas Game Wardens, the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office and Sacred Cross EMS all…
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A 30 pound catfish was caught in Abilene's Lake Ft. Phantom Hill. Tanner Jones caught the flathead catfish using shad for bait Tuesday night. The fish weighed 30 pounds, which is less than half the weight of the biggest flathead catfish ever caught at Lake Ft.…