Oklahoma
On the Town: Explore Oklahoma’s music history in Edmond | The Journal Record
A brand new exhibit opening this week on the Edmond Historic Society and Museum will discover a few of Oklahoma’s musical historical past, and the exhibit’s featured musicians – Kyle Dillingham and Horseshoe Highway – will carry out at a grand opening on Saturday.
“Kyle Dillingham & Horsehoe Highway: America’s Musical Ambassadors” will likely be on show on the museum, 431 S Blvd. in Edmond, from Might 2 via Dec. 31. The ribbon-cutting and dwell music will likely be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Dillingham has carried out in 41 totally different counties and on the Grand Ole Opry stage and has been known as a “violin wizard.” Dillingham, Peter Markes and Brent Saulsbury make up Horseshoe Highway, performing a mix of music that features jazz, nation, wing, gospel and rock, or, as they discuss with it, “Heartland Americana.”
The exhibit explores the musical expression of those three performers all through their lives and travels, a information launch famous. It consists of live performance and tour memorabilia, devices, handwritten scores and recordings, in addition to Dillingham’s purple efficiency go well with designed by Manuel Cuevas, and the Dolly Parton skateboard Dillingham rode onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.
For tickets, go to edmondhistory.org.
Nonprofit excellence
The Oklahoma Middle for Nonprofits lately honored high organizations for his or her excellence throughout an occasion on the Southern Hills Nation Membership in Tulsa.
The 2022 Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Award winners have been chosen from finalists in numerous classes, and the awards and finalists have been celebrated throughout the dinner emceed by Dave Davis, co-anchor of 6 within the Morning on KOTV.
Established in 2008 with steerage from late Chapman Basis trustee J. Jerry Dickman and Tulsa businessman Joe Moran, this system has yearly awarded money grants between $5,000 and $10,000 to distinctive Oklahoma nonprofits, a information launch said.
This yr’s winners have been: the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra in Tulsa, receiving the humanities and humanities award; the Central Oklahoma Camp and Convention Middle in Guthrie, with the group award; Discovery Lab in Tulsa, receiving each the schooling award and the general Dickman Award for Excellence Winner, which included a $10,000 grant; the Abilities for L.I.F.E. Basis in Lawton, the overall impression award; the Saville Middle in Stillwater, the well being award; the Dragonfly Dwelling in Oklahoma Metropolis, the self-sufficiency award; and the Neighborhood Youth Companies of Southern Oklahoma in Ardmore, the youth award.
Meals of be aware
I’m late getting the leads to for the meals entries within the 56th annual OKC Competition of the Arts, however congratulations to the award winners! The meals is as important to this competition because the artwork is, and these inventive winners from Worldwide Meals Row gained high prizes, introduced by Gardner Tanenbaum: Bulgogi Rice Bowl from Oh My Gogi OKC gained Finest in Present, Taste Practice OKC’s German Burger gained the Finest Savory Award, and Guiltless Concession from Cinn & Corruption Sundae gained the Finest Candy Award. The competition ended Sunday.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma House Republicans Outline Priorities for Legislative Session
Oklahoma House Republicans are laying the groundwork for their legislative agenda for the next year, focusing on key issues including education, mental health, workforce development, and economic growth.
House Republican leaders met this week to finalize their top priorities ahead of the session, emphasizing the opportunity to make significant progress with Republican majorities in both the state and U.S. Congress.
Key initiatives include making schools phone-free and establishing a Level 1 trauma facility in Tulsa. House Republicans are also introducing a new oversight process for legislation. Under the new system, bills will be reviewed by both a standard committee and an “oversight committee” before advancing to the House floor.
“We want to get more work done earlier, make sure we don’t bring any bad legislation forward,” said House Republican Caucus Chair Stan May, (R-Broken Arrow). “I mean, it should be hard to pass a bill. It shouldn’t be, you know, a one-and-done thing.”
Republican lawmakers are also aiming to pass additional tax cuts, though May noted they are still building consensus and waiting for a clearer picture of the state budget.
House leaders plan to meet with Gov. Kevin Stitt and Senate leaders to align their goals once the session begins. State lawmakers will convene for Organizational Day on Tuesday, with the full legislative session set to start on Feb. 3.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City nun dies in car crash after suspected medical incident
CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2025 / 16:35 pm
A religious sister who ministered in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City died in a car accident Thursday afternoon after running off a rural highway northwest of the city, according to local news reports.
Sister Veronica Higgins of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Infant Jesus was killed after her vehicle left the road, struck a tree, and came to rest in a creek, authorities said.
The accident happened on Oklahoma Highway 3, about four miles south of Okarche, the hometown of Blessed Stanley Rother.
Higgins, 74, was “apparently ill,” and troopers wrote in the report that the cause of the collision was a medical incident, KOCO reported.
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City paid tribute to Higgins shortly after the accident, writing on social media: “I have just learned of the sudden and unexpected death of Sister Veronica Higgins, CST, earlier today, Jan. 2. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Veronica, the Carmelite Sisters of St. Thérèse, and all who grieve her passing.”
“Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord,” the bishop continued, adding that “funeral arrangements are pending and will be provided in the near future.”
Higgins was the case manager at the Center of Family Love, a ministry to the intellectually disabled, in Okarche, according to the Okarche Warrior. She was also a past administrator and principal at the former Villa Teresa School in Oklahoma City.
According to The Oklahoman, she was a convert to the Catholic faith and celebrated the 40th anniversary of her vows as a religious sister in 2016.
On the website for her order, Higgins wrote that her favorite Bible verse is Micah 6:8, which reads: “The Lord asks of us only this: to act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with your God.”
An archdiocesan spokesman told CNA that the sisters are “still struggling with the loss” and that more information will be available next week.
The Carmelite Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Infant Jesus say on their website that the members of the order work to serve “the special needs of those who experience poverty, spiritual deprivation, moral disorders, and indifference.”
Oklahoma
Alabama basketball vs. Oklahoma in SEC opener: What to know, including a familiar face
A familiar face will be in Coleman Coliseum as Alabama basketball tips off conference play this weekend.
The No. 6 Crimson Tide will host No. 10 Oklahoma for the SEC opener on Saturday with a start time of 5 p.m. CT.
Mohamed Wague will be back in the Plaid Palace to face his former Alabama (11-2) teammates for the first time since hitting the transfer portal in April.
More Mo in the building for Alabama basketball SEC Opener
With Wague’s return, Alabama’s Mouhamed Dioubate won’t be the only “Mo” in the building.
The 6-foot-10 Wague notched eight starts in 33 games played last season at UA. Despite playing through a knee injury down the stretch, he put up 3.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest with three double-digit outings.
Now with the Sooners (13-0), Wague has yet to start, averaging 7.3 minutes off the bench. As the first-year SEC members stay undefeated, he’s registered averages of 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
Oklahoma basketball will be pesky at perimeter
Alabama will need shots to fall like they did against South Dakota State − and probably better − to outlast Oklahoma from deep. The Crimson Tide has been productive in the paint this year, but beating an OU team that’s limiting opponents to just 27.1% from the arc requires a presence from 3-point range.
UA shot 31.7% on threes through non-conference play while Oklahoma cleared 36.7%.
While OU has picked up statement wins over Arizona, Louisville and Michigan, and advanced into the top 10 of the coaches poll, it’s ranked 43rd in the NET compared to No. 9 Alabama. That’s because the Sooners have played seven games against teams currently in Quad 4.
Crimson Tide can’t afford too many turnovers against Sooners
OU turns the ball over. Still not as much Alabama.
Entering Saturday, the Sooners are averaging 11.2 turnovers per game to 12.7 for Alabama. With Houston Mallette and Chris Youngblood back in the rotation, UA has gotten better about forcing them. However, if the two can’t get some steals against OU, Alabama could see itself fall victim to the Sooners, who are forcing over 14 turnovers per game on opponents, with an average 9.5 steals per contest.
Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
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