Sunday Afternoon and Evening ... Scattered intense thunderstorms are expected, some severe. Large hail, high winds and the potential for isolated tornadoes will be the main threats. Locally heavy is rain also possible with these storms.
1-17-05 - WHITE HOUSE (AP) President Bush is joining in observances today marking the birthday of a man he calls a "visionary American." Bush says Martin Luther King "believed deeply in liberty and dignity for every person."
The president is speaking this afternoon at a celebration of King's life. The event at Washington's Kennedy Center is sponsored by Georgetown University.
In his proclamation of the King Holiday, Bush says the slain civil rights leader's "charismatic leadership awakened the conscience of America."
Bush says in the decades since King's death, the nation has accomplished much in its "journey toward justice." But he adds that journey "has not been an easy one and it is not over."
Meanwhile, civil rights advocates preparing to celebrate King's birthday today say economic equality will be an overriding issue in the continuing struggle.
Despite the strides made by King and others, fewer blacks than whites own their houses, get fair loans, invest in the stock market, sit on corporate boards, or have any real control over the flow of investment dollars.
One expert says the widening wealth gap is reversing gains made in other areas over the years.
Several local events are held Monday to commemorate the holiday. A lunch will be held on the Grayson County Courthouse lawn Monday and the City of Ardmore is throwing a parade which begins at 10:00 a.m.
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
