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Print this article An announcer issued an apology after making racist comments toward an Oklahoma high school basketball team that knelt during the national anthem, blaming the slip on low blood sugar. The announcer's off-screen comments, shared in a video posted to Twitter on Friday, were uttered after he noticed members of the Norman High School basketball team kneeling during "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Thursday evening, the “They are kneeling? F--- them,” the announcer, Matt Rowan, is heard saying as the national anthem is played. “I hope Norman gets their ass kicked. Fucking n--...

Mar 4, 2021 Cleveland County Health Department employees bag up test kits April 9 at a COVID-19 mobile testing site at Griffin Community Park. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript The Oklahoma State Department of Health has begun reporting what they call “provisional COVID-19 deaths” to more closely align with the CDC’s death toll for the state – because of this change officials say the local death counts will only be updated once a week, tentatively on Tuesdays. Oklahoma State Epidemiologist Dr. Jared Taylor said that the new way the state wi...

The Depot, a performing arts studio in downtown Norman, is releasing its reboot of “Depot TV” March 7.

Oklahoma Leaders Look to Future Mega COVID Vaccinations On Monday, a total of 9,841 Oklahomans received their first dose of the COVID vaccine at a mega vaccine pod. The pod was hosted in partnership by IMMYLabs, the Cleveland County Health Department and other local entities. by Reese Gorman, The Norman Transcript, Okla. / February 25, 2021 TNS (TNS) - After a local pod successfully vaccinated nearly 10,000 Oklahomans on Monday, organizers say they're optimistic that future mega-vaccination events can happen in Cleveland County.   On M...

Thirty years ago this week, I penned a column for the Norman Transcript on turning 30 years old. Funny thing about math. Some of it sticks. I can’t remember why 2x=3y squared, but I know what 30 plus 30 means. My twin brother and I turn 60 on Wednesday. We were born the day JFK was inaugurated; I missed the Eisenhower administration by 5½ hours and am glad I did. Knowing I was born under a president elected in 1952 might make me feel old. We turned 20 the day Reagan was inaugurated, 40 the day George W. moved into the White House and 60 on Biden’s big day. Some say that time flies, but to...