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Throughout the month of August, Seminole Public Library is offering patrons a meaningful way to settle overdue book fines: by donating school supplies. In the spirit of community and support for local students, library visitors may bring in new school supplies, which will be accepted in place of traditional monetary fines.
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A proposed new sales tax to bolster education in Seminole County is modeled after Pottawatomie County’s education tax, those behind the effort say.
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The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court affirmed a district court’s ruling that Muscogee Freedmen are entitled to citizenship within the tribal nation and held that references to a “by blood” requirement in the nation’s laws have been unlawful since their inception. Muscogee Freedmen — people of African descent held in slavery by some Muscogee citizens prior to the U.S. Civil War — were granted citizenship by the nation’s Treaty of 1866 with the United States. Freedmen and their descendants held citizenship in the Muscogee Nation until a new constitution was written in 1979.
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It may seem like the summer vacation just got underway, but the reality is, back to school time is just around the corner. In fact, most Seminole County students will return to the classroom in just two weeks.
Read moreSeminole County’s jobless rate dropped by more than one percent in May from the previous year, according to the latest report from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC).
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The most important part of 28-year-old Brandon Hummel’s life was his two children, according to his mother.
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Seminole Nation Represents at First American Princess Workshop Hosted by Chickasaw Nation
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A community leader and former college educator has been honored by the civic club he has been a part of for over two decades.
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