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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UA), commonly known as drones. The new rules will require Remote Identification (Remote ID) of drones and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and at night under certain conditions. These rules come at a time when drones represent the fastest-growing segment in the entire transportation sector — with currently over 1.7 million drone registrations and 203,000 FAA-certificated remote pilots.
Read moreVamoosa Baptist Church was broken into between 12:15 p.m. Sunday, December 27th and 6:30 p.m. on Monday, December 28th. A V-nose, enclosed white trailer, sound system equipment, electronics, TVs, musical instruments, and other various items were stolen from the church.
Read moreThe Oklahoma State Department of Health announced its plan to transition into phase two of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution by offering the vaccine to first responders and health care workers outside the inpatient setting. The department plans to utilize designated distribution points across the state.
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The Konawa High School National Honor Society held a raffle basket fundraiser to raise money for the induction ceremony / banquet and to purchase honor cords and stoles for the seniors.
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The past 12 months were billed as the year when a flood of new entrants would force streaming services to wage an all-out war for subscribers.
Read moreThe prospect of the Senate quickly approving $2,000 stimulus checks dimmed further, with the chamber focused on overriding President Trump’s veto of the annual defense-policy bill before the end of the session and Republican leaders brushing aside Democratic demands for a stand-alone vote on the larger payments.
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Much of the globe was introduced to an assortment of new terms throughout 2020. Phrases like “social distancing” or “flatten the curve” were commonly used, but these were all preceded by the utterance of the word “pandemic.”
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