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Carol Brice was an American contralto. She worked at Oklahoma University. She was born in Sedalia, North Carolina, she studied at Palmer Memorial Institute and later at Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama, where she received a Bachelor of Music in 1939. She continued her studies at the Juilliard School of Music from 1939 to 1943. She attracted considerable attention for her role in a 1939 production of The Hot Mikado at the New York World’s Fair, where she worked with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Brice made her recital debut in 1943, that year becoming the first African-American to win the Walter Naumburg Award. Her concerts often featured the piano accompaniment of her brother, Jonathan Brice. In 1945 she taught briefly at Black Mountain College.
Read moreWetumka Board of Education Regular Meeting Wetumka Public Schools December 2,2024 The Wetumka Board of Education held their regular meeting, December 2, 2024 in the Administration Office Board Room. The following members, administrators, personnel and guests were present : Travis Gates, Rufus Scott, Donnie Williamson, Pacer Lowe, Nina Maas, and Misty Bowman Invocation and Flag Salute The meeting was called to order by President Rufus Scott at 6:00pm Recording of members present and absent: Present: Scott, Wil-liamson, Lowe, Maas Absent: Glover WACT: None PTA: None Consent Agenda: All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at a board meeting, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items: a. Request approval of the agenda as part of the minutes; b. Request approval of the minutes of the November 7,2024 regular board meeting c. Vote to approve, disapprove or table the General Fund encumbrances and change or-ders; d. Vote to approve,disapprove, or table Building Fund encumbrances and change orders; The Board voted to approve the consent agenda items a Motion was made by Nina Maas, and seconded by Donnie Williamson.
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HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (KFOR) - A Holdenville agriculture teacher was arrested on Wednesday in connection to a federal child porn investigation, according to a report by Holdenville News.
Read moreMayor Marshall and Mrs. Parker was at Principal Chief David Hills office on Friday No vember 8, 2024 to sign the MOA for the funding that the Wetumka Municipal Authority will receive. The funding is for the sewer lagoon project and the water plant repairs. For the sewer lagoon project Wetumka will receive $2,953,971.00 from the Indian Health Services, $1,245,579.00 from the Muscogee Nation, and $2,379,450.00 from the EPA. For the water plant repairs Wetumka will receive $1,413,000.00 from the Muscogee Nation and $1,322,950 from the EPA. This funding is a BLESSING for the Wetumka Municipal Authority. DEQ visited all the Wetumka Municipal Authority sites on November 14, 2024.
Read moreThe Wetumka Municipal Authority Monday November 4, 2024 A special scheduled meeting of the Wetumka City Council was held at 6:30pm on Monday Nov 4, 2024. The following items were scheduled for consideration and possible action by the City Council at that time: A call to order was made by Mayor Norma Marshall at 6:30pm.
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Broadband is coming to Clearview. For a few years, East Central Electric provided the surrounding customers with wireless broadband internet services. East Central Electric received additional ARPA funding for rural cities and is now in the process of installing underground fiber to the town. The community is very excited and anxious to receive this new service.
Read moreRemember all our loved ones who are ill and shut-in during the holiday season. Keep them in your prayers. Mable Loggins is asking for prayers for her sister Melvenia Hamiliton. She is diagnosed with lung cancer. Continued prayers for those on our sick list: Llyod David and Lovie Samilton, Christopher Stripling, Bobby West (lung cancer), Otis Davis, Terry Normore, Jerry French (cancer), Irene Carson, Taft Forshee, Tiger French, Wilbert Zackery, Brady Drake (cancer), and Earnest Hamilton.
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Grants through USDA and COEDD-REAP grants made it possible for two-layer chip and seal streets possible on Main Street, Hattie, Douglas, and Gibbs. In addition, the streets were widened, making it possible for easier navigation of tourist buses when visiting the historic sites.
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