Once the perfect storm of retribution against the Cherokees erupted, only the horrors that followed along the Trail of Tears exceeded the chaos that preceded it. When military rule was invoked by the United States government in 1838, troops herded more than 16,000 Cherokees into holding camps, stockades which were 200 by 500 feet with [...]
Tracker Marine Group announced that they will be moving their TAHOE boat line to their Clinton, MO facility, which along with the ongoing decrease in customer demand in the boat industry will result in the company reducing its workforce by approximately 112 employees. The lay-offs will take place in approximately sixty days. “Although these changes [...]
Attached are the most current hotel tax reports from the Miami CVB. You will see that for the calendar year, they hit their goal of $150,000 in hotel tax, ending with $181,000. On the fiscal year report, they are 40% ahead for the 2012/2013 year. Amanda Davis, CVB Director says “We are very busy with [...]
The Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce wants everyone to join in Welcome Back Weekend 2012. With a lake wide celebration is set for April 7, 2012. Cooperative efforts were completed last week to relocate the celebration date by 1 month to April. Lake wide events will be happening all across the lake. Please update [...]
The following resignation letter was presented to the City of Miami last week.
The Miss Rodeo Miami Committee is seeking young women interested in representing the community and Rodeo Miami as the 2012 Rodeo Queen & Rodeo Princess. Applications can be picked up at the Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) office at 101 N. Main Street. The Queen will be competing for a trailer, a NEO A&M [...]
The Miami Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is pleased to announce Ian Drake as the new Executive Director. He will assume his responsibilities at the Chamber on Feb. 8. Drake succeeds Cindy Morris who served as Executive Director since 2008. Morris resigned to take a position as Vice President of Chamber Programs for [...]
GROVE – Delaware County’s United Way kicked off 2012 with its Eight Annual Chocolate Affaire fundraiser Thursday evening at Stonebrook Inn. Friday morning local United Way President Doug Drown said he was pleased with the turn-out. “We are thrilled with all of the support we received from the community and from our chocolatiers and sponsors. [...]
The Second Annual Snowball Classic, with Brett Gardner, starting Left Fielder with the NY Yankees, will be held Saturday, January 28th, 6 – 8pm at the Coleman Theatre, downtown Miami. Gardner will speak and answer questions during this fun filled evening which includes a silent auction with autographed sports memorabilia (including a baseball signed by [...]
Miami, Oklahoma – Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 – The Core Ensemble will perform the chamber music theatre work, Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. inside the Fine Arts auditorium on the campus of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, (NEO) in honor of Black History Month. Chamber [...]
