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Byline: Joe Hight TULSA The center of the universe probably doesn't exist. The center of the world creates a debate, from an area in Trkiye to Felicia, CA, to Center [...]

Byline: James Bennett Michael Cox fondly remembers when his mother, Patty Cox Hampton, owned the Oklahoma 89ers baseball team from 1977-1989 before selling the team. It was all about family [...]

Byline: Margot Crabtree In a highly anticipated move, Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell indicated the bankers finally plan to cut interest rates. As our trading session ended August 23, 2024, [...]

Byline: Jennifer Sharpe When it comes to my hair, I want to trust the man wielding the scissors and blow dryer. I have had the same hair stylist for nearly [...]

Byline: Jeff Elkins OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahomans will see a decrease in their grocery bills starting Thursday, as a measure eliminating the state tax on groceries takes effect. House Bill 1955, [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Morgan & Morgan, in collaboration with the Van Meter Law Firm in Oklahoma City, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY The 2024 class of the Oklahoma City Triple-A Baseball Hall of Fame will be honored in a pregame ceremony on Saturday night, prior to [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) has awarded nearly $63,000 in youth literacy grants to nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools across Oklahoma. This funding is part [...]

Byline: Emily Gregg Oklahoma is undergoing significant changes in its trust laws with the introduction of the Oklahoma Trust Reform Act of 2024. This legislation, passed on May 31, 2024, [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Cox Communications announced that Katy Boren has been appointed market vice president for Oklahoma City. In this role, Boren will oversee daily operations, enhance [...]

Byline: Lillie-Beth Brinkman 'In a spiritual sense, what do you hope to do that you have not yet achieved?' 'Do you have a longing from childhood that is unfulfilled?' 'What [...]

Byline: Kathryn McNutt Women's Equality Day in the U.S. has special significance for many women this year as one of their own has emerged as a major party's presidential nominee [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff TAHLEQUAH Leaders of the Cherokee Nation gathered Thursday to break ground on a new state-of-the-art addiction treatment center near Tahlequah, the first of $76 million worth [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Epic Charter Schools and OU Health are teaming up to provide telehealth services to more than 30,000 Epic students starting this fall. This new [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $388,000 in funding for Oklahoma to protect children from lead exposure in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY The City of Oklahoma City, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), conducted an interagency exercise in August to address the [...]

Byline: J. David Chapman In April of 2015, I presented a paper on the built environment at the American Real Estate Society national conference at Sanibel Harbour, FL. At that [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff BROKEN ARROW Metronet kicked off its $35 million fiber-optic network project with a groundbreaking ceremony in northeast Broken Arrow. The new network promises to deliver symmetrical [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY With a speech on increasing voter turnout, 8th Grader Cullen Perez of Lawton took home 1st place in the first-ever Oklahoma State Final Civics [...]

Byline: Arnold Hamilton I am not a conspiracy theorist. But sometimes, in politics, things happen that make you wonder. Take, for example, House Speaker Charles McCall's about-face last week on [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff TULSA The City of Tulsa made waves this week with the announcement of 'Tulsa Wave Park,' a new name for Zink Lake's whitewater recreational area, which [...]

Byline: Lillie-Beth Brinkman OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma businesses and nonprofit groups were recognized Thursday night by The Journal Record for promoting women and encouraging public service. The newspaper handed out its [...]

Byline: Jonathan Small Backers of an 'open primary' system in Oklahoma claim our state's current election system is fatally flawed and would be better if it looked more like California's. [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma City Baseball Club, in partnership with MidFirst Bank, will host 'Pack the Park Pink' at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark this Friday night to [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY As students and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, OG&E has successfully completed its School Supplies Giveaway Drive, benefiting 13 school districts across [...]

Byline: Shiloh Kantz When Oklahoma's governor announced he was again rejecting federal dollars to feed hungry children next summer, he shared more truth than I believe he intended: 'The State [...]

Byline: Allison D. Garrett Last month, Rachel Keith of Ada was named 2024 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. With nearly two decades of work empowering students for a bright future [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City Ballet will host its fifth annual Ballet Under the Stars on Friday, September 13, at 7:00 p.m. at Scissortail Park's Love's Travel [...]

Byline: Heide Brandes In an announcement Tuesday regarding Oklahoma's social services sector, Dr. Deborah Shropshire, director of Oklahoma Human Services, announced her departure from the agency after a career spanning [...]

Byline: Emily Gregg In March of 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ('EPA') issued its final rule, EPA Rule 0000b entitled 'Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY The U.S. Department of Transportation announced in August that Oklahoma City will receive $2.2 million in planning grants through the Federal Highway Administration's Bridge [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff Oklahoma's 39 tribes continue to play a vital role in the state's economy, driving growth and fostering innovation. This year's Tribal Economic Impact publication highlights the [...]

Byline: Kathryn McNutt Undergraduate enrollment in the U.S. grew for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic last fall with 176,000 more students registering for classes than in fall 2022, [...]

Byline: Marnie Taylor On August 17, we celebrated National Nonprofit Day, a day dedicated to acknowledging the profound impacts nonprofits have on our communities and the outstanding work they provide [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY This week marks the 50th anniversary of Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City's move from a small downtown location to a state-of-the-art facility on Memorial Road. [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden will host its 41st annual Haunt the Zoo event, presented by Oklahoma's Own News 9, from October [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Ten American Cancer Society Hope Lodge communities are now equipped with electric vehicle (EV) transportation, thanks to a partnership between Chevrolet, Qmerit and Schneider [...]

Byline: Kenton Tsoodle This week marks two significant civil rights anniversaries in Oklahoma Citythe 66th anniversary of the Oklahoma City sit-in movement and the 55th anniversary of the Oklahoma City [...]

Byline: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma's 13th annual Cookies & Cocktails last Friday raised $85,000 and gave guests a taste of delicious different food and drinks they could [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Since 1955, the National Rodeo Hall of Fame, located at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, has been dedicated to honoring and memorializing [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY The Star Spencer Performing Arts Center officially reopened on Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by OKCPS leadership and Spencer community figures. The event [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY As the United States continues to advance more sustainable energy solutions, Love's Travel Stops has started investing in new electric-vehicle charging technologies and infrastructure [...]

Byline: Kathryn McNutt As U.S. employers struggle to provide employee health insurance benefits, a new report confirms the cost of health insurance remains the No. 1 chronic issue for small [...]

Byline: Joe Hight We don't need the drama. The school year has kicked off with meetings, classes and more meetings. Most teachers have worked during the summer on various projects [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff TULSA Crusoe Energy Systems LLC, an AI-infrastructure company, has announced plans to invest approximately $10 million into a new manufacturing facility in Tulsa. The expansion is [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff NORMAN Williams, a leading energy company based in Oklahoma, has made a significant contribution to the University of Oklahoma (OU) to enhance student support, mentorship programs [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff Senator Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, was recently recognized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the public college and university Council of Presidents as a [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Ron C. Bacy has been selected as Oklahoma City's 51st police chief, effective immediately. Bacy, who has served the Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY The Office of Management and Enterprise Services approved premium rates for health, dental, life, disability and vision insurance products to be offered to state, [...]

Byline: Margot Crabtree A wealth of new data shed more light on inflationary trends this week. As our trading session ended August 16, 2024, the retail sales report confirmed shoppers [...]