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‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’

Ardmore’s police chief was placed on leave in September and fired in December, and the reason was out there the whole time
4 ways to engage with local government in Carter County

After years of attending public meetings as a reporter, the best stories I covered involved residents engaging with their local government
What’s going on with the newspaper?

Just last week, I was asked “what’s going on with the newspaper” for probably the 10th time this year alone.
Homelab Tour: Part One

At the heart of a growing homelab sits a refurbished piece of enterprise equipment
Where have all the water coolers gone?

Local communities not only need reporters, but also thoughtful editorial content.
An open letter to open source contributors

I’ve had a lot of computing devices over the years, and one thing has kept me coming back.
Streaming free and legal broadcast TV to the home network

Search the web for Kodi tutorials and you get a lot of sketchy advice. I’ve found legal stuff is way more exciting.
Mill Creek monument for fallen airmen unveiled

More than two years after first learning about a 1944 training accident that killed 10 airmen training at the former Ardmore Army Air Base, members of the Mill Creek graduating class of 2025 have completed a project to remember the fallen soldiers.

Modern challenges in a historic Freedman’s town

April 18, 2021 Michael Smith Featured, The Ardmoreite

As the history of Tatums, Oklahoma, becomes better documented with each student or interested neighbor, its future become more unclear.

How flat must we keep the curve?

March 27, 2020 Michael Smith Ardmore, Independent

For someone reading about Mercy Hospital Ardmore–whether news coverage or releases directly from the hospital–they would likely believe that situations of overcrowded hospitals and a

MAHER: “A really great community project”

October 13, 2019 Michael Smith Ardmore, Education, The Ardmoreite

Ribbon cutting for walking trail at the University Center of Southern Oklahoma will kick off Tuesday’s fall festival

Mixing it up

October 13, 2019 Michael Smith Ardmore, Education, The Ardmoreite

Anti-bullying events at Plainview Middle School include social mixer to improve communication skills

Regional businesses represented at expo

October 11, 2019 Michael Smith Ardmore, Education, The Ardmoreite

Area high school seniors learn about manufacturing careers at Southern Tech

Finishing what’s already been started

October 9, 2019 Michael Smith Ardmore, Education, The Ardmoreite

Murray State College to participate in nationwide initiative, support former students near graduation

Feeding the future

September 18, 2019 Michael Smith Ardmore, Education, The Ardmoreite

Cafeteria debt not stopping area students from school meals

Lessons for life

September 15, 2019 Michael Smith Ardmore, Education, The Ardmoreite

Pilot program launched to teach coping mechanisms for childhood trauma

Lifelong Learning classes begin at UCSO

September 13, 2019 Michael Smith Ardmore, Education, The Ardmoreite

It can be difficult to drink from a raging waterfall, and that can be how it feels to quench one’s thirst for knowledge with an

Checking in on the charters

September 12, 2019 Michael Smith Ardmore, Education, Government, The Ardmoreite

Interim study launched into state’s charter school funding, oversight More than two decades after charter schools became alternatives to traditional public schools in Oklahoma, state