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A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Chamber of Commerce function highlighting the work and future plans of the Norman Economic Development Coalition (NEDC).

BancFirst Norman president Jim Wade recently announced the hiring of Kurt Lee and Dillon Henry, as well as the promotions of Scott Hofmann, Kristi White and Angie Crandall.

A committee tasked with nominating the interim Ward 2 Norman City Councilmember has chosen the OU Carl Albert Center’s director of National Education for Women’s Leadership and Civic Engagement to be approved in the May 11 city council meeting. The committee, which consisted of Britton Perry – former Ward 2 councilor David Perry’s son — Richard Stawicki and Aleisha Karjala, according to an article by the Norman Transcript, chose Lauren Schueler based on her “rea...

By Doug Hill | For The Transcript Jan 1, 2021 Jan 1, 2021 Oklahoma singer-songwriter Kalyn Fay performing at Folk Alliance International Jan. 24, 2020.Doug Hill / For the Transcript January 2020 was a terrific month for arts and music. COVID-19 was a page 8 story about an obscure and faraway virus emerging on another continent. January included travel, fine dining in restaurants, a visit with friends, making new ones and virtually non-stop live music performances in one of the world...