The proposal to build a new cell phone tower near Plainview got no support from the city commission, it’s county fair season in southern Oklahoma, and one area agency wants to see Hope Rising during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

Plus: Early voting got underway for residents in the Lone Grove school district this week, Southern Tech is considered one of the top vocational schools in Oklahoma and the nation, and Changes are coming to how the OSU Extension Office in Carter County does their banking.

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The sheriff’s K9 unit has moved to Arkansas, a local defense attorney is getting ready to release a book on local corruption, and Ardmore’s home of higher learning continues to see record enrollment.

And in The Junction, Ardmore now allows infill development within the historic core of Ardmore in at attempt to spur home building without urban sprawl. Director of Community Development Jessica Scott stops by the Ardmore Leader Podcast Studio to talk about one newly implemented aspect of the city’s larger comprehensive plan.

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Parents formally addressed the Ardmore school board about their leadership concerns, the city commission vote on a proposed cell phone tower will wait until September, and the future of Ardmore’s water supplies just got a boost.

Plus, local sightings of pink flamingos are tied to a local nonprofit. CASA of Southern Oklahoma is currently holding their flamingo Flock awareness campaign and fundraiser. In The Junction this week, local CASA director Amy Martens talks about the campaign and the important work her organization does for area children in foster care.

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Ardmore police are keeping an eye out on school buses and the drivers around them, Plainview has an interim athletic director, and a wish is coming true for an Ardmore boy with a rare lung condition.

In The Junction this week, Ardmore City Manager Kevin Boatright talks about the new police station, road infrastructure, and stormwater drainage issues.

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Ardmore has the green light for a new police station, some Clubhouse employees have been recognized for saving someone from an aerial obstacle, and the health department will be offering more free health services next week.

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A firearm was found on an Ardmore school campus, three local men are being considered as the replacement for an outgoing judge, and back-to-school clothes shopping may be a bit easier for families during this weekend’s tax holiday.

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A federal review of school funds is making budget planning difficult for Ardmore schools, some streets across town will get a fresh coat of paint, and a funding rescission means more tough choices are coming for southern Oklahoma’s public radio broadcaster.

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A former Ardmore elementary school principal claims the district’s head selectively enforces policy, restaurants at state parks have been reopened, and a local group is hoping to build some bridges out of poverty.

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Southern Tech has a new board member, the restaurant at Lake Murray has been shut down by the state tourism department, and Ardmore’s city commission has declared July as Parks and Recreation month

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Ardmore’s city commission has said no to some bids for a waste project, Plainview athletics has added one big name and is looking for a new athletic director, and an Ardmore woman has her eyes set on a seat in Congress next year.

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