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Communities preparing for fireworks, public and private
Another Fourth of July will quickly be upon America and people across the country are starting to stockpile fireworks in expectation of the celebration on Saturday.
Authorities say straight-line winds caused some damage and knocked out electricity as severe thunderstorms rolled across southern Oklahoma.
Straight-line winds caused some damage and knocked out electricity as severe thunderstorms rolled across southern Oklahoma on Wednesday, authorities said.
Marriage Licenses Richard Joel David, 20, and Joketta Ann Tucker, 20, both of Duncan.
Tradition of Foundera s Day queen continues for 25th year
In 1967, during the celebration of the city of Duncan's 75th anniversary, Sudie Thornton Sharp was crowned as Founder's Day queen in a ceremony at the Wade Hotel.
The seniors of Velma-Alma High School met at a crossroads Thursday night. Each robed themselves in traditional school colors and crowned their heads with mortarboards.
Lottie Lorene Jameson, 90, of Mangum, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Mangum Community Hospital.
There's a teacher in Velma, Oklahoma who brings her blind and deaf dog into her 4th grade classroom every year to teach children how to have compassion.
V-A Beta Club steps up to help fire victims
On April 9, fires destroyed 15 homes in the Velma community. The following Monday, members of the Velma-Alma Beta Club knew they had to help those in need.
Church, volunteers respond to emergency
Mullins Baptist Association's emergency response team was activated at about 4 p.m. Thursday to assist with the needs of both the victims of Thursday's raging grass fires in the Velma area and the firefighters who were in the field.
On April 9, fires ravaged Velma, destroying 15 homes and businesses in the community.
Crews Continue To Battle Fires In State
Fire crews continued to work in the Choctaw area, trying to put out hotspots as they flared up.
Several wildfires break out due to high winds
UPDATE 5: Officials say several wildfires have broken out in Texoma this afternoon, including Stephens County, Carter County, Archer County, Wichita County near Electra, Clay County, the City of Comanche, and Hulen.
Glyna Bennett and her husband of 20 years, Robert Houston, sat at a local convenience store table Saturday to kill time and reflect.
Wildfires devastate Stephens County, Velma
Stephens County_UPDATE 2: A large fire near the town of Velma burns this morning, but there is good news.
Firefighters Still Battling Blaze in Stephens County
Large grass fires caused residents in Velma and Loco to evacuate Thursday to the Stephens County Fairgrounds.
Oklahoma wildfires destroy homes
Firefighters worked Friday to douse the remnants of wind-driven wildfires in western and central Oklahoma that left at least 34 people injured and more than 100 homes destroyed.
Wildfire Spreads through Velma
Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire in Velma. High winds are causing the blaze to rapidly spread.
Wildfires devastate Stephens County, Velma
Velma_Wildfires devastated Texoma Thursday, and many homes went up in flames. 7News has been covering the fires across the area since they sparked as homes, land, and businesses were lost to the damaging fires.
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