8-13-04 - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Hurricane Charley is spinning ever closer to Florida, with top sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. The entire west coast of the state is under a hurricane warning. MacDill Air Force Base, the nerve center of the war in Iraq, is in the path of the storm.
Florida officials are now urging about two million people to evacuate as Hurricane Charley steams toward land.
A spokeswoman at the state emergency management center says the evacuation order extends from the Florida Keys all the way up the west coast. She says many people will likely stay in their homes, but up to a million and a half will likely seek shelter from the storm.
Governor Jeb Bush says it's "a scary, scary thing." The emergency management chief in Pinellas County is just as blunt. He says people who don't heed the evacuation orders and find themselves trapped during the storm will be on their own. He says rescuers won't do what he calls "suicide missions."
The category three storm is expected to hit Tampa Bay later on Friday.
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
