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Attorney generals form coalition to prevent identity theft

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, along with a bi-partisan coalition of 30 other attorneys general, has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging changes to strengthen current identity theft rules to better protect consumers. The letter is in response to the FTC’s December request for comment on whether modifications should be made…

Vintage Sewing Adventure April 6-7

Tulsa Beacon

Twins N Needles will host the “Vintage Sewing Adventure” from April 6-7 at the Terrace Room of the Mayo Hotel, 115 W. 5th. This is the first event for Lara Neel and Lisa Neel, who started their company, Twins N Needles, to offer craft educational events. The weekend will offer more than 40 hours of…

Homeless programs get $8,546,252

Tulsa Beacon

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $8,546,252 to support homeless programs across Oklahoma.  Last month, HUD announced nearly $2 billion in grants to renew funding to thousands of local homeless assistance programs throughout the United States.  Combined with new grants, this funding represents a record investment to support state and local efforts…

Bynum wants Downtown housing

Tulsa Beacon

Mayor G. T. Bynum has ordered the City of Tulsa to accept proposals to develop a comprehensive housing market demand study and recommend a strategy to spend more money downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. It will update the 2010 Downtown Housing Study. Bynum, city councilors and the chamber are actively promoting housing in Downtown. In the…

Southern Baptists pick Dr. Joe Ligon

Tulsa Beacon

Dr. Joe Ligon was approved to serve as Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) senior associate executive director, with a unanimous vote by the BGCO board at the Baptist Building in Oklahoma City on Feb. 5. Ligon, who has served as pastor of First Baptist Church of Marlow, Oklahoma, since 1999, will begin his tenure…

Runoff set in school board election

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa school board District 2 incumbent Jania Wester won re-election February 12 and Nicole Nixon and Stacey Woolley will advance to a runoff election April 2 for the open seat in District 1. Wester got 280 votes (75 percent) over Gary Cooper. Wester was appointed to the District 2 seat in October following the resignation…

Report shows state teacher shortage

Tulsa Beacon

Using historical educational and population data, market trends and demand-supply projections, the 2018 Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Report shows the percentage of educators leaving the profession has increased over the past six years, representing more than 5,000 per year or a total of approximately 30,000. This is average of 10 percent of Oklahoma’s teacher…

Tulsa police will target seat belt enforcement February

Tulsa Beacon

During the month of February, Tulsa Police will focus on seatbelt and child restraint enforcement within the entire city.  Traffic and motors officers will be randomly monitoring areas throughout the city during this focused enforcement action.  A citation issued for failure to wear a properly fastened seat belt is $20 and a citation issued for…

Onslaught of new students expected

Tulsa Beacon

Officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) are preparing for what they anticipate to be an overload of visitors in the weeks before Oklahoma schools start classes. That concern is intensified with Oklahoma City Public Schools’ decision to start classes this year at the same time as most other schools in the state….

State purchases Honey Creek land

Tulsa Beacon

The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department has purchased from the Albro Estate land adjacent to the Honey Creek Area of Grand Lake State Park, which is part of the Oklahoma State Parks system. The newly acquired land is comprised of approximately 77 acres in Grove on the east side of the current Honey Creek Area….