Stilwell Democrat Journal · Stilwell, OK
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TULSA — Oklahoma gets its answer about Backwoods Music Festival Nov. 22, when Backwoods & Friends brings the camping and festival vibes inside historic Cain’s Ballroom for one evening.The show features a VIP pre-party with major 2027 announcements, live performances by Red Dirt Rangers and Branjae, an after-party with DJ Mohawk, plus some surprise guests to grace the stage throughout the night. There will also be cameos for photos or meet-and-greets drawn from the festival’s “Original Gigsters” known as Backwoods OGs. “Buckaroo Bart” Taylor hosts the night, which previews the festival’s updated look and showcases local artists, with proceeds benefitting the Red Dirt Relief Fund.Since 2012, Red Dirt Relief Fund has delivered more than $1 million in aid to more than 850 Oklahoma music professionals across 100 communities.
The Collegian online · Kansas, OK
Nearby: Kansas, OKThe Golden Hurricane beats Ottawa and Northern Illinois to kick off the 2026-27 season. The University of Tulsa men’s basketball team started their season with a pair of wins last week: a 98-50 rout of Ottawa and a 94-75 win over Northern Illinois. It was an excellent start to the season for a team with 10 newcomers, tasked with replacing almost all of the production from TU’s National Invitation Tournament runner-up squad last year. On Monday, Tulsa hosted Ottawa, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school from Kansas in a typical tune-up game to start the season. It is difficult to draw conclusions from these types of games, especially so early in the season, but with so many new players, coach Eric Konkol’s rotation bore close watching. In college basketball, high major teams often play most or all of their players in early games against lower level competition, before shrinking the rotation down to seven or eight players for the conference schedule.
Van Buren County Democrat · Van Buren, AR
Nearby: Van Buren, ARThe Van Buren County Library will be closed Nov. 11 in accordance with Veteran’s Day and Nov. 26-28 for Thanksgiving. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.
The Daily Texan · Fayetteville, AR
Nearby: Fayetteville, ARTexas soccer’s regular-season game against Arkansas over two months ago in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was a low-point breakdown. Allowing three goals and scoring one, the Longhorns’ play was unpredictable going into conference play. In its first game since its historic win against undefeated Vanderbilt, the Longhorns looked reinvigorated going into the final stretch of the tournament. Arkansas, which eliminated Kentucky from the conference tournament in its last game, played physically all season, as did Texas. Both attempted to move the ball downfield early, but defensive contests stopped their progress before they could create an attack. Advertisement In the 26th minute, however, Texas leaned into what has been its go-to strategy so far in the tournament. Texas freshman midfielder Caroline Swann found sophomore forward Ava McDonald downfield and sent a through pass.
uatrav.com · Fayetteville, AR
Nearby: Fayetteville, AREthan Doan // Former Staff Photographer The City of Fayetteville announced Thursday authorities will be shutting down portions of Dickson Street following Saturday’s home football game against South Carolina.The closures come less than two weeks after a shooting on West Avenue, between Watson and Dickson streets, injured six people early Nov. 1, hours after the Razorbacks' homecoming game. That stretch of West Avenue is part of Saturday's closure. Fayetteville police have called the shooting a random act of violence, and the case remains open. Mayor Molly Rawn announced the plan on social media earlier this week, and the city released details and a map in a news release Thursday. Rawn said the city will evaluate the closures afterward. "I want everyone to have fun, and that only happens if everyone is safe," Rawn said in the post. The Razorbacks and Gamecocks kick off at 6:45p.m. Beginning at 10 p.m., West Avenue will be closed between Watson and Dickson streets.
Phelps County Focus · Fort Smith, AR
Nearby: Fort Smith, ARSince learning about world records at a childhood Book Fair, Meredith Smith wanted to set a world record. She got the chance when she decided to earn the “most T-shirts worn during a half marathon (female)”. Meredith achieved her goal on March 30, 2025, at the Fort Smith Half Marathon in Fort Smith, AR, wearing 55 t-shirts, symbolizing the 80 pounds of weight she’d lost since taking up running in 2013. On Nov. 20, 2026, Meredith will be in Rolla to speak to HEROES Marathon Event participants the evening before they race. Meredith’s running journey began as way to lose weight. “As a kid, I hated running,” states Meredith. “But as an adult, I love the support and encouragement of the running community.” Besides losing 80 pounds, Meredith has completed over 80 races since 2013. Meredith is a legal assistant and she and her husband, Coleman, became the parents of a son in June. Meredith says, “having run marathons before my pregnancy helped, especially mentally.
Longview News-Journal · Alma, AR
Nearby: Alma, ARDALLAS — Stephen Austin Gatlin was born April 29, 1958 in Stuart, Florida. He passed away on September 3, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. In his youth, Stephen moved with his family to numerous towns including Tulsa, Oklahoma, Alma, Arkansas, and Longview, Texas, where he graduated Longview High School in 1976 as the beloved “King of the Red Dirt Lot.” He left Longview for Austin and the University of Texas where he made a great many friends who still remember his irrepressible wit and charm to this day. After college, he opened a bike shop in Tyler, Texas with his brother Duke, a brief, adventuresome beginning to a long career in business.
Stilwell Democrat Journal · Muskogee, OK
Nearby: Muskogee, OKMUSKOGEE — Westville resident Delilah Howell earned a Trailblazers B1 Bronze Medal at Oklahoma School for the Blind’s 14th annual Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest competition in Muskogee.
New York Observer · Bentonville, AR
Nearby: Bentonville, ARPredictions about artificial intelligence taking our jobs or, if claims about its potential to annihilate humanity prove correct, our lives, generate headlines. That A.I. might also help an art museum visitor better understand a painting is less likely to generate buzz but also more likely to be true in the short term. Some museums, intrigued by this latter possibility, are already using the technology, and not just administratively. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, for example, launched a web-based “A.I. Art Companion” named Ask Rosie when it reopened in June following a 15-month expansion project. “You take a photograph of the artwork and bring it into the app, and it will give you some didactics and learning right off the bat, such as who the artist is,” Shayne Hart, chief digital officer at Crystal Bridges, told Observer.