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.
4-1-04 - Cockfighting, and raising game birds, is now illegal in all of Oklahoma, but don’t expect the law to be enforced anytime soon. And the wait is proving to be painful for neighbors in one Marshall county community.
One resident of Oakland says her neighbors fighting chickens make noise at all ours of the day. She’d hoped, when the state Supreme Court upheld a statewide ban this week, that the birds would be gone. But local police and deputies say they’re still waiting on official word of how to enforce the ban.
First News checked with District Attorney Mitch Sperry in Ardmore. He says his office and other DA’s are responsible for enforcing it, but as of yet, they have not received clear instructions from the state’s attorney general. Sperry says the law is so vaguely written, it's going to be very difficult to decide how and when to enforce it.
Voters approved the ban in November of 2002, which triggered lawsuits and injunctions to delay it. The ban makes fighting or raising the game birds for fighting a felony.
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
