East Central University will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Thursday, July 2. Offices will reopen on Monday, July 6, at 7:30 a.m. The Tommy Hewett M.D. Wellness Center will be open Thursday, July 2, 8 a.m.-noon and 3-7 p.m., then closed through the weekend before reopening on…
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Steve Bagwell, Chief Executive Officer of Vision Bank, announces the following promotions effective July 1, 2020: LaVonda Jones to Executive Vice President and President of Vision Bank of the Ada Market/Chief Investment Officer; Chad Lancaster to Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Of…
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Steve Bagwell, Chief Executive Officer of Vision Bank, announces the following promotions effective July 1, 2020: LaVonda Jones to Executive Vice President and President of Vision Bank of the Ada Market/Chief Investment Officer; Chad Lancaster to Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Of…
Ada-based Vision Bank — originally founded in Ada as First National Bank in 1901 — has a new president and chief executive officer.
Pontotoc County voters approved a constitutional amendment to expand the state’s Medicaid program Tuesday by a wider margin than most. County voters also approved two measures in Roff to increase the town’s excise and use taxes by one full percent each, and Tupelo voters elected a new school…
Fireball Classic Memorial Race organizers say there’s still time to enter the virtual race, and racers have until the end of July to complete their runs.
Oklahoma voters narrowly approved an expansion of Medicaid on Tuesday after years of local political opposition and the governor’s own claim that it would result in budget cuts to core services next year.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America celebrated its 75th anniversary on June 11, 2020. Formally known as Future Homemakers of America, FCCLA was founded at a convention in Chicago, when 29 Home Economic leaders came together with the idea of creating one national student organizat…
Fireball Classic Memorial Race organizers say there’s still time to enter the virtual race, and racers have until the end of July to complete their runs.
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Fireball Classic Memorial Race organizers say there’s still time to enter the virtual race, and racers have until the end of July to complete their runs.
Pontotoc County voters approved a constitutional amendment to expand the state’s Medicaid program Tuesday by a wider margin than most. County voters also approved two measures in Roff to increase the town’s excise and use taxes by one full percent each, and Tupelo voters elected a new school board member.
Oklahoma topped 14,000 cases of COVID-19 as another month of coping with the virus started with 355 new positive tests and two more deaths announced Wednesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
WYNNEWOOD — Facing eviction and a hefty tax bill, the owner of an infamous tiger zoo said he’s moving his operations to Thackerville later this year to begin his animal kingdom anew.
NORMAN — City Manager Darrel Pyle’s contract was renewed another year and his salary raised from $170,000 to $195,000 Tuesday night with eight City Council members’ approval.
Another record single-day increase in the number of COVID-19 cases was set on Tuesday, as 585 new cases and two additional deaths were confirmed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 228 new cases of COVID-19, including one in Garfield County, on Monday, as numbers continue to climb in the state.
A 44-year-old Hunter man who flies several Nazi swastika flags at his home was arrested early Sunday morning after shooting a woman who attempted to steal one of the flags while attending a party across the street.
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a legal petition Friday requiring attendees at President Donald Trump's Saturday campaign rally in Tulsa to observe social distancing protocols and wear face masks.
STILLWATER, Okla. – The governing board of Oklahoma State University Friday ordered the removal of the name of the state’s 9th governor from campus halls because of his racist reputation.
MOODY, Ala. – A veteran Alabama police officer was shot and killed Tuesday night in a standoff between police and two suspects at the Super 8 motel in this suburban community 22 miles east of Birmingham.
Jeffrey Gerritt, editor of the Palestine, Texas, Herald-Press, Monday won journalism’s most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.
COLUMBIA, MO Â -- Palestine, Texas, Herald-Press Editor Jeffery Gerritt has won the 2020 Burl Osborne Award for Editorial Leadership, the national News Leaders Association announced Monday.
MANKATO, Minn.  -- A local man on felony probation has been charged with voter fraud in Minnesota’s presidential primary election last month.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Jeffrey Gerritt, editor of the Palestine, Texas, Herald-Press, has won this year’s National Headliner Award for editorial writing, one of the most prestigious honors in American journalism.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Chris Cuomo, CNN news show host and younger brother of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, revealed Tuesday he has been diagnosed as positive for the coronavirus.
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ADA [ndash] Sharon Lee Smart, 75, of Ada, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, in Oklahoma City. Services are pending with Estes-Phillips Funeral Home.
FRANCIS [ndash] Arthur D. Perez, 65, of Ada, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020, in Ada. Arrangements are pending at this time with Estes-Phillips Funeral Home.
SEMINOLE [ndash] Infant Tesla Elia Cash Simpson, of Seminole, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Ada. Services are pending at this time with Estes-Phillips Funeral Home.
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