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Altus High School’s top two students didn’t just happen to become the top students in the Class of 2020.
Valedictorian Michaella Reed and Salutatorian Raegan Cope spent their high …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/27/20 10:04 AM
The Oklahoma Arts Institute has moved its annual Summer Arts Institute to a virtual classroom. While it was making the decision to move it online, the staff began to restructure its programming and …
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Staff Report |
5/20/20 04:51 PM
Like many small businesses, the owners of Just Brew It Coffee House are adapting to the reality of health and safety issues for employees and customers. When Shannon and April Preston, owners of Just …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/20/20 01:43 PM
Jameson Richardson has been selected to play for the Oklahoma team against Texas in the 2020 Faith 7 Bowl, now in its 55th year. Unfortunately, this classic, sheduled for Saturday, June 6, has been …
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5/20/20 12:37 PM
The Altus High School Class of 2020 will graduate on Friday, May 22. Due to unprecedented circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 global pandemic, the ceremony will be different than in years past. …
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By Amanda Davis
Altus Public Schools
Public Information Director |
5/20/20 11:39 AM
Tori Booker, an Altus High School senior, has been awarded a $1,000 college scholarship from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee.
Each year the OKFB YF&R committee …
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5/20/20 11:29 AM
A misunderstanding of a service that the City of Altus has recently subscribed to caused a Mangum woman to start a buzz on social media.
Last week, The Altus Times reported that a program allows …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/20/20 11:05 AM
Clean, disinfect, sanitize, repeat. This has become the mantra of households across the country in an effort to keep the novel coronavirus at bay.
With the increased use of cleaning supplies, …
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By Trisha Gedon
OSU Communications |
5/13/20 05:30 PM
The Jackson County Health Department, along with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), announced the first death associated with COVID-19 in Jackson County on May 11. The patient was a male …
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Staff Report |
5/13/20 04:25 PM
A banner saying “Honk for Florene’s Birthday” was the safest way to celebrate Florene Brewer’s 88th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dozens of friends from her church …
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5/13/20 02:58 PM
Don’t be surprised if the downtown square gets a little busy on Memorial Day weekend. That’s because graduation is on Friday, May 22, that will include a parade from Altus High School to …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/13/20 11:10 AM
The Jackson County and Altus City governments anticipated a shortfall in sales tax collections for the month of March, due to the many businesses shuttered after one case of COVID-19 was reported at …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/13/20 10:14 AM
The Altus Public Schools Board of Education accepted resignations and retirements and hired new teachers and staff during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday.
Two teachers retired including …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/13/20 09:32 AM
In a 6-3 split vote, the Altus City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with a Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS) Committee recommendation to ask voters to approve a 12-year sales tax of .015 …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/6/20 05:49 PM
The U.S. Air Force saluted first responders, transportation drivers, grocery workers and other essential personnel supporting the COVID-19 effort in Oklahoma with a flyover at hospitals across the …
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5/6/20 05:06 PM
A pair of twin sisters whose mother was the Atlus Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 2018 have been named the Junior Rotarians for the month of May by the Rotary Club of Altus.
Allison and …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/6/20 04:10 PM
Two Jackson County high school students have been name to Southwestern Oklahoma State Univeristy’s Presidential Leadership Class for next year.
Altus High School’s Raegan Cope and Duke …
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5/6/20 03:37 PM
Mother’s Days are traditionally the second biggest holiday for florists, trailing only Valentine’s Day. And despite the COVID-19 pandemic, local florists say they’re ready for one …
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By Rick Carpenter
rick@altustimes.com |
5/6/20 02:37 PM
Most of the retail stores on the square around the Jackson County Courthouse have opened or are in the process of doing so.
And for some, the government Paycheck Protection Program paid dividends …
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By Rick Carpenter
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5/6/20 01:11 PM
The Jackson County Commissioners voted Monday to open the county courthouse beginning May 11 but visitors will be screened for temperature and COVID-19 symptoms.
And, rooms, including courts, will …
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By Rick Carpenter
rick@altustimescom |
5/6/20 11:42 AM
