(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum made the following announcement on Friday: “Today, Dr. Bruce Dart of the Tulsa Health Department notified my office that continued trend data indicates the need for an ordinance requiring face covering in public places. This is necessary to slow the current rate of viral spread that will endanger our health care system’s ability to treat those in need if i…

(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) launched a new COVID-19 alert system that offers the public and local elected officials a clear method to recognize and communicate the current COVID-19 risk level in each county and to guide health behaviors. The Oklahoma COVID-19 Alert System is a four-tiered risk measurement tool with corresponding color categories that i…

(TULSA, Okla.) The City of Tulsa will resume the test excavation for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation with the University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) on July 13 at Oaklawn Cemetery, 1133 E. 11th St. The test excavation is expected to take three to six days. Each day, work will begin around 7 a.m. and end at approximately 3 p.m. depending on the heat. On …

(BINGHAMTON, NY) There is a new Facebook group that seems to be taking over the entire 607 area. “Support Black Businesses 607” was created by Sulaiminah Burns amidst the many protests surrounding the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many others who have lost their lives due to racism. In just a short period of time SBB607 has already reached well over two thousand diverse group memb…