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The Center for Baptist Renewal at Oklahoma Baptist University has been renamed in honor of Dr. David S. Dockery, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Dr. Timothy F. George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School and Distinguished Professor of Divinity at Samford University.
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Wildflowers have created stunning color on Oklahoma’s roadways, turnpikes and toll roads this spring. Roadways are spectacular with Indian Paintbrush, Gaillardia, Plains Coreopsis, Showy Primrose, and other native plants creating beautiful splashes of color. Color Oklahoma with Wildflowers is a committee of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society, and it can help bring these beautiful native flowers to your cities or towns. Color Oklahoma offers matching grants for cities/municipalities, organizations or groups to plant wildflower seeds across Oklahoma.
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The U.S. House of Representatives this week voted to pass H.R.1615, the “Gas Stoves Protection and Freedom Act” and H.R. 1640, the “Save Our Gas Stoves Act.”
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.
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