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David Tice, producer of the documentary “Grid Down, Power Up,” speaks about America’s dependence on the energy sector during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

David Tice, producer of the documentary “Grid Down, Power Up,” speaks about America’s dependence on the energy sector during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Documentary examines nation’s power grid vulnerabilities

Tim Farley
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
A filmmaker believes America’s power grid is “vulnerable” and “susceptible” to attacks from hackers and foreign governments who want to cause harm to the United States.
Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Education discusses efforts to retain Oklahoma’s “best and brightest” teachers via merit-based pay increases at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. Along with Walters, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall and Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat advocate for school choice, says Walters. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Education discusses efforts to retain Oklahoma’s “best and brightest” teachers via merit-based pay increases at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. Along with Walters, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall and Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat advocate for school choice, says Walters. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Teacher merit pay, school choice top Walters’ agenda

Tim Farley
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters claims he’s trying to move teacher merit pay to the top of his agenda for the ongoing legislative session. In an interview with Hilliary Media Group during the Conservative Political Action Conference held in early March in Washington, D.C.
Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard

Gabbard longs for return to civil discourse in politics

Tim Farley
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Former U.S. Congresswoman and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard believes American politics has become “toxic” and should return to the days when people “stand on the substance” of their ideas. Gabbard, who represented Hawaii for four terms in the U.S.
State Rep. Tammy Townley, left, and daughter Victoria, right, along with an unidentified woman smile after surviving a helicopter crash late Saturday afternoon. The helicopter the three women were using to hunt feral hogs crashed along the Red River. PHOTO COURTESY OF REP. TAMMY TOWNLEY

State Rep. Tammy Townley, left, and daughter Victoria, right, along with an unidentified woman smile after surviving a helicopter crash late Saturday afternoon. The helicopter the three women were using to hunt feral hogs crashed along the Red River. PHOTO COURTESY OF REP. TAMMY TOWNLEY

State Rep., daughter injured in Saturday helicopter crash

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY — A state representative and her daughter walked away from a helicopter crash late Saturday afternoon, after the aircraft crashed into the banks of the Red River. Rep.
This is an artistic rendering of the Town’s End Coffee House that California developer Chet Hitt envisions for the Mill Building. The Chickasha Municipal Authority voted to sell the vacant, aged building to Hitt, an Anadarko high school graduate who said he plans to invest perhaps $5 million on redevelopment projects in Chickasha. PROVIDED

This is an artistic rendering of the Town’s End Coffee House that California developer Chet Hitt envisions for the Mill Building. The Chickasha Municipal Authority voted to sell the vacant, aged building to Hitt, an Anadarko high school graduate who said he plans to invest perhaps $5 million on redevelopment projects in Chickasha. PROVIDED

Plans for major Chickasha project ‘coming along great,’ developer says

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
CHICKASHA — The California businessman who envisions a multimillion-dollar development in downtown Chickasha said his plans are “coming along great.” “We are working on the plans, designing things,” Chet Hitt told Southwest Ledger on March 11. “We are moving forward on the development.
The Chickasha Hotel was a deteriorated “drug-infested crack house” before it was renovated through efforts of the First National Bank and Trust Co. of Chickasha. MIKE W. RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

The Chickasha Hotel was a deteriorated “drug-infested crack house” before it was renovated through efforts of the First National Bank and Trust Co. of Chickasha. MIKE W. RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Renaissance under way in downtown Chickasha

Mike Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
CHICKASHA — Downtown Chickasha is undergoing a renaissance led by the Economic Develop-ment Council and the Chickasha Industrial Authority, with assistance from Chickasha Today.
Carl R. Lewis II

Carl R. Lewis II

CARL R. LEWIS II

News Staff
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Carl Ray Lewis II, a veteran newspaperman who was executive editor of the Southwest Ledger and the Southwest Chronicle, died in his sleep at his home here on March 6. He was 52. In 2010 Lewis enrolled at Murray State College at Tishomingo, where he studied behavioral scienc-es.
Carl Ray Lewis II

Carl Ray Lewis II

CARL R. LEWIS II

News Staff
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Carl Ray Lewis II, a veteran newspaperman who was executive editor of the Southwest Ledger and the Southwest Chronicle, died in his sleep at his home here on March 6. He was 52. In 2010 Lewis enrolled at Murray State College at Tishomingo, where he studied behavioral sciences.
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