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Former Holmes Park administrator embraces new role as Bartlett Academy Principal

Sen. Kevin Matthews, chairman of Oklahoma’s Legislative Black Caucus, said members are creating a $10,000 endowed scholarship at Langston University to honor the life and work of E. Melvin Porter, Oklahoma’s first black member of the state Senate.  Porter died July 26 at the age of 86.  Matthews will formally announce the creation of the…

Heat, Humidity and a long haired, stubborn preschooler don't mix! Sapulpa mom Tami Gomez, didn't intend on going into business when she started making charmed headbands for her daughter, Jacey. She saw a way to make something better and took matters into her own hands. Now however, Tami's headbands are in high demand. [wdca_ad id="2153"…

Jordan Ascencio was hunting for cabinets for her dad when it happened. As she stepped out of her car to check out a garage sale at the corner of Cleveland and Elm on Friday morning, she never suspected she was about to be the victim of a theft. "I never leave my keys in my…

This letter to the Editor was originally published in the June 21st edition of Sapulpa Daily Herald. It was sent to Sapulpa Times by a third-party. I am not a person who normally shares my sentiments and political views publicly. In fact, I have just recently learned how to use Facebook and Twitter over the past month…

We previously published that the outrage at the resignation of Holmes Park Elementary Principal Bobby Alfred had driven the school board to schedule an executive session to discuss whether or not to make a statement and/or a possible vote on the situation. Though the agenda has not changed, we did make some implications that are…

When Sapulpa Times and The Sapulpa Daily Herald both published Holmes Park Elementary Principal Bobby Alfred's resignation letter on the same day, it ignited a fire of passionate responses from the community that had only good things to say about the 42-year veteran educator. Thursday morning, the day after the letter was released to the…

On June 9th, just a few weeks after finishing the formal 2015-2016 school year, Holmes Park Elementary Principal Bobby Alfred, who has dedicated the last 42 years of his life to Sapulpa Public Schools, unexpectedly resigned. A tenure as long as his—with 35 years of it being in administration—gave ample reason for retiring. His resignation…

Ethan Cartwright, 2011 Kellyville High School graduate, launched a Kickstarter Campaign in March to fund a his first feature film, a thriller titled "Sins of the Fathers." He needed nearly $8,000.00 to make it happen, and he reached his goal with less than 24 hours left in the campaign. Hopefully, that's the kind of edge-of-your…

The Sapulpa High School Band has had no shortage of successes this year. If you weren't following for the last several years, it might seem as though they've become something of an overnight success. Of course Band Director Craig Amendt knows that's simply not true. It's taken years of hard work and dedication from him,…