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The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents met today to consider the transition of the university’s advancement operations to the OU Foundation, the appointment of new deans for OU Libraries and the College of Allied Health, and other items.

FEMA is leveraging technology to deliver the agency’s programs at the highest level possible, while preserving our workforce and survivors. FEMA will conduct virtual home inspections for Oklahoma survivors, in designated counties, who sustained damage after the winter storms that began Feb. 8.

Jon Withers’ job title at the Seminole Police Department no longer includes the word “interim.” He is now the city’s full-time police chief, City Manager Steve Saxon announced Friday.

The Seminole Chamber of Commerce monthly Forum, to be held Thursday, March 11, 2021, will feature presentations on the proposed ¼ cent sales tax to support the Seminole County Jail. The tax will be voted on during an April 6, 2021 county-wide election.

Above, students in Mrs. Walker’s class at the Betty L. Smith Early Childhood Center dressed up for “Tacky Tourist Day” as part of the school’s “Read Across America Week” celebration held last week. 

A local man was arrested after authorities found more than $212,000 in stolen items on his property in rural Seminole County. Kyle Gouker was arrested last week and booked into the Seminole County Jail on complaints of knowingly concealing stolen property.

The Oklahoma Historical Society has announced that the Seminole Nation Museum has been awarded a grant through the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. “I congratulate the Seminole Nation Museum on its grant from the Oklahoma Historical Society,” said Rep. Danny Williams, Seminole.

The 2021 Seminole County Republican Convention will convene at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 13th in the cafeteria of the Student Union at Seminole State College. Precinct meetings will be held first, followed by the convention.

birthdays John Baker, Blake Brewer, Kerry Burrows, Lisa Crockett, Keisha Fabre, Andre Graham, Jack Horn, Barry O’Daniel, Shermont Patton, Elva Phillips, Nickey Reich, Ashley Sanders, Gregory Votaw, Gerald Walker, Kyndall Winterscheid & Madison Yeubanks.

Seminole State College recently named Crystal Bray as its Nursing Program Director. Bray served as a full-time nursing instructor for the College from 2010-2019. In 2019, she purchased Country Rose, a home decor, jewelry and clothing boutique in Seminole.