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With events spanning Jan. 15-20, King Week includes lectures, panel discussions, community service awards and worship services. Bobby Seale, founding chair of the Black Panther Party, gives the keynote address Jan. 18.

Not many directors know how to handle pauses. John Ford was the master; an actor would speak a line, and that would mean one thing, and then nobody in the room would say anything at all for 10 seconds, and then the line and the scene would mean something else.

Fletcher (Sep 21, 2021) -  FLETCHER — The town of Fletcher will host the annual Fletcher Family Festival on Saturday, Sept. 25, with a celebration featuring inflatables, touch-a-truck, music by Bobby Cool and the Nashville Players, food trucks, and more.

Charles Barkley has made no secret of the fact that he’s rooting against the Brooklyn Nets because he sees them as a “super-team” led by the “Big 3” of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.

The Jim Rome Show LISTEN LIVE USA Today It was another bad weekend for fans acting like idiots at NBA games. There was the moron who threw a water bottle at Kyrie Irving in Boston and the idiot who did this in DC.  I never want to see a fan on the field or court, but if that has to happen, it’s best that it happens with the legend Kevin Harlan on the call. Because he will give you history. If you’ve got a moron doing moron things, you best have an icon on the mic to call it out. But speaki...

DeMar DeRozan passed Kevin McHale on the all-time scoring list Share this story Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images Last night in Dallas, DeMar DeRozan’s first basket was enough to elevate him past Boston Celtics legendary big man Kevin McHale. DeMar DeRozan now has more career points than Kevin McHale. DeRozan passes McHale for #89 in NBA history with 17,336 points.— Jordan Howenstine (@AirlessJordan) April 12, 2021 He did it on his first make. But that wasn’t his best shot of t...

Oklahoma Venture Forum announces award finalists OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Venture Forum will host Oklahoma’s 17th OVF Awards ceremony from 1 to 3 p.m. May 12 in a hybrid event that will be viewable statewide. The award ceremony will feature a keynote presentation by Sean Kouplen, chairman and CEO of Regent Bank and immediate past secretary of commerce. The OVF Awards incorporate three of the most prestigious recognitions a company can receive. Evaluation criteria for the Economic Impa...

VANDALIA — T.K. Lawless County Park at 15122 Monkey Run St. will stay open until midnight for star gazing daily from Monday through Saturday next week and will host three talks to celebrate International Dark Sky Week. The park has gained both state and national status as a dark-sky park, meaning that it has controlled light pollution enough to observe the night stars. The star-gazing nights will depend on clear skies. Cancelations will be posted on the Facebook page for Lawless’s ...

Noreen Ranney Noreen Ranney, 72, of Avis, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Timothy Ranney. Noreen was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Stornelli) Realmuto, of Buffalo, N.Y. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Jerry Vincent, of Watsontown; a daughter Marisa (James) Hoffman, of Montoursville; grandchildren Garrett, Gavin, James (Kyle), Lacy; and four great-grandchildren. Noreen worked at S&J ...

THE MOB is a crime drama, from 1951, in which a detective is put undercover to identify a notorious killer and leader of the waterfront rackets.