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A local bank president was arrested several weeks ago and although official records have not yet been released, here’s what we know:
Read moreToday’s birthdays include Sandy Adams, Hailey Axom, Pat Choate, Tiffany Conteras, Charleigh Davis, Will Eads, Shelly Elmore, twins Morgan and Megan Gay, Edwana Gayler, Ella Hammons, Delilah Harrison, Dr. Mike Hooten, Frandon Lawson, Maria Martin, Charles Maxwell, Marshaila May, Leigh Morgan, Kim Nelson, Phyllis Phillips, Taylor Postoak, Mae Rodgers, David Welch, Kristin Whitlock, & Curtis Yancey. Monday birthdays include LaVere Bishop, Courtney Brewer, Irma Bridges, Angie Brooks, Sandy Cellars, Rose Choate, Bernice Coffey, Raymond Courtney, Cassie Dinwiddie, Lorene Drake, Barbara Goforth, Cheyenne Harjo, Lucy Harjo, Jo Heath, Hemer Long, Mildred McCormick, Jo Mills, Cynthia Mitchell, Diane Neel, Kelly Pierce, Cassi Redding, Vickie Smith, Jazmine Tiger, Nancy Villines & Miles Zimmerman.
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Legislation strengthening protections for the elderly and other vulnerable adults from financial fraud, sexual abuse, neglect or exploitation was recently signed into law by the governor.
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Beneath the banner of the brave and free, In shadows deep, where silent battles rage, There lies a soul who fought for you and me, Now trapped within a war’s unending cage. The fireworks that light the peaceful sky, To him, are echoes of a distant fight, Where comrades fell, and still, his heart asks why, He carries on, ensnared by endless night.
Read moreIn its 2023 opinion in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-based admissions processes for college violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Read moreOfficials with East Central University (ECU) in Ada say the college is reaffirming its commitment to making education accessible and affordable for prospective students.
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