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Jail ribbon-cutting signals opening of 16 pods
Cleveland County's new jail opened to a crowd of more than 100 Friday morning. A band made up of a lawyer, judge and physician played Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” and Beggs’ signature song, “Tennessee Stud.”
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OKC lawmaker wants spending limit on Legislature
An Oklahoma lawmaker is pushing legislation that would place new constitutional limits on state spending.
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Time is running out to vote on the Best of the Best
Deadline is 5 p.m. today!
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It's officials: F. DeWayne Beggs Detention Center has been dedicated
It was standing room only as the new $26 million F. DeWayne Beggs Detention Center was dedicated this morning.
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Resident rebuilding Spanish Mission Revival home
This Spanish Mission house on Lahoma is being restored though a year ago it was slated to be demolished. The covered porch was once an open courtyard. Transcript Photo by Joy Hampton
Before he built the Chouse or Sooner Theater, architect Harold Gimeno designed a Spanish Mission Revival home at 639 S. Lahoma Ave. He designed it, but Gimeno wasn’t an architect yet. According to architectural historian Jim Gabbert ...
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Festival pools talent
More than 200 local students from fourth to eighth grade will participate in the Oklahoma Music Educators Association’s 19th annual Circle the State with Song Festival on Saturday....
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Leaders detail plan to curb tax breaks
OKLAHOMA CITY — Dozens of state tax credits will remain unavailable for two more years, and stricter oversight will be put in place before any more credits are renewed under a legislative plan announced Thursday by House leaders....
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- Animal vaccination clinic set
- Finance talks stalled
- Council’s charitable giving is questioned
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Sooners unafraid, but unequipped to handle top-ranked Lady Bears
Baylor center Brittney Griner (42) blocks a shot by Oklahoma's Nicole Griffin during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Baylor won 89-58. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
The Oklahoma women did not come out scared nor intimidated against No. 1 Baylor on Thursday night. Of all the ways to get yourself embarrassed against a very good team, the Sooners embodied none of them. It didn’t matter....
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Home meet is opportunity for Sooner gymnasts to get back into rhythm
Less than a month into the season, the Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team has experienced a few irregularities. From the three-straight road meets to losing in the regular season for the first time in two years, it has not been business as ...
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Timberwolves playing for playoff positioning, respect
When the Norman North girls last met Norman High on the basketball court, no one could have guessed that the heartbreaking last-second loss would be the catalyst that sparked the Timberwolves’ season. No one outside the North locker room, ...
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- Badgers pull off slight upset
- Cruz will run into old UMass buddy
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Our tax dollars well spent
A Norman City Council member recently questioned an $8,500 public expenditure for Food and Shelter to open its dining room for the homeless on cold nights. The longtime Norman nonprofit needs the money to pay for an overnight monitor....
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Financial team spreads word on successes
Oklahoma’s governor, treasurer, bond adviser and secretary of finance took a trip to New York City, and it wasn’t all sight-seeing. The four went to tell the Oklahoma story to credit rating agencies, which will ultimately decide how much ...
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Share musings with others
Editor, The Transcript: I’ve been thinking about what makes a good living environment. I find it in Norman when someone, out of the blue, tells me — as they did recently — that they enjoyed reading my letters to the editor when I write ...
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- Weekly wages going up but still relatively low
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Our tax dollars well spent
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