12-14-04 - Four local communities all saw success tonight in school and municipal elections.
Calera and Colbert both passed school bond issues. 64% of Colbert voters said yes to a $2.4 million bond that will pay for classrooms and a gym. In Calera, 66% of the voters approved a $950,000 bond to build more classrooms and a safe room.
The Wilson School District put two bond issues in front of voters - one for a new childhood center at a cost of $720,000 and the other for $80,000 worth of new school buses. Both reached the 60% needed to pass.
In the city of Atoka, voters approved a proposition to extend the industrial-economic sales tax for five more years.
Colbert school bond
Yes - 64%
No - 36%
831 total votes
Calera school bond
Yes - 66%
No - 34%
388 total votes
Wilson school bond
Prop 1
Yes - 62%
No - 38%
Prop 2
Yes - 64%
No - 36%
280 total votes
Atoka bond
Yes - 76%
No - 24%
282 total votes
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
