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 [...]
Voters in Delaware County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the February 14, 2012 Annual School Elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Dixie Smith said today. Although the County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, Smith urged voters who [...]
Miami, Oklahoma – Head Football Coach Dale Patterson and the coaching staff at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, (NEO) signed 24 Tulsa-area football recruits yesterday to play for the Golden Norsemen in the fall of 2012. The following students listed below have agreed to play NEO football: Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown Alton Adkins 5-11 185 [...]
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 [...]
“Sam and Laura,” by Hannibal native, Ron Powers, is based on a true romantic incident in the life of young Sam Clemens, (Mark Twain) an encounter that forever influenced his dream-life and his literature. It opens February 4 at The Playmaker Theatre, 121 W.3rd Street in Grove, OK and runs Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays at [...]
A Little About A Lot Did you hear what happened at Mustang Mid-High School near Oklahoma City? A teacher was sleeping on the job. One of the students snapped a cell phone picture and showed it to the principle. Guess who was suspended-the student, because school policy prohibits students from using “telecommunications devices during the [...]
The following resignation letter was presented to the City of Miami last week.
Oklahoma tends to score poorly when it comes to the health of our citizens. Our rates for heart attacks, stroke, high blood pressure and cancer are all far too high. One contributing factor that these illnesses have in common is smoking. Unfortunately smoking doesn’t just put the person using tobacco at risk—it increases the odds of [...]
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 [...]
