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Blackwell Public Library hosts summer learning program through July
June 27, 2018
<p style="text-align: left;" align="center">Summer has just begun but the Blackwell Public Library’s summer learning program is in full swing! ...
Anytime Flowers' Letecia Burkett competes this August in...
June 27, 2018
Letecia Burkett, the owner of Anytime Flowers on South Main Street, has been selected as Oklahoma’s representative for the Arkansas Florist...
Jernigan honored at Council meeting; water rates discussed
June 27, 2018
The Blackwell City Council met Thursday night for a regularly-scheduled meeting to honor a retiring city employee and to discuss changes in utility...
Lifeguard Simeon Shepherd is the BJ-T Person of the Week
June 27, 2018
The Blackwell Journal-Tribune’s Person of the Week is Blackwell Memorial Pool lifeguard Simeon Shepherd, the fourth lifeguard to be featured as...
Denise Hindman recognized at Board of Education meeting
June 26, 2018
Pictured above, in the front row from left to right: Blackwell Public Schools Superintendent Rick Riggs, Blackwell Youth Center Director Denise...
Blackwell water: what are "Trihalomethanes"?
June 25, 2018
After the city of Blackwell sent out a notice to residents saying that the city’s water contains high levels of carcinogens, Blackwell residents...
Out of water: Braman Pool closes after nearly 40 years
June 25, 2018
Folks in the small town of Braman now have one less thing to do: go swimming at their own municipal pool.On June 6, Michelle Kincaid, the manager...
EDF Renewables donates $5 Thousand to Blackwell Cheerleaders
June 21, 2018
The cheerleaders at Blackwell Middle School will be receiving new uniforms for the first time in nearly 20 years thanks to a donation from EDF...
What's going on in Blackwell for 4th of July 2018
June 21, 2018
The Fourth of July isn’t far away, and Blackwell will be busy celebrating America’s birthday on that Wednesday. Here are some of the events that...
Navy Veteran Harold Aldrich to be 4th of July Parade Marshal
June 19, 2018
The city of Blackwell has several deeply-rooted holiday traditions, but none seems to be as iconic as the annual Fourth of July Parade. And no...
Madison Kincaid is the Blackwell Journal's Person of the Week
June 15, 2018
Madison Kincaid is the Blackwell Journal-Tribune’s Person of the Week.Kincaid will be a junior at Blackwell High School in the fall, and she is a...
City Council honors retiring Gerian; Discusses rates
June 14, 2018
The Blackwell City Council met in regular session Thursday, and council members discussed several key items, including raising utility rates for...
Blackwell Methodist Church to offer free eye exams June 23
June 13, 2018
The First United Methodist Church of Blackwell will be offering free eye exams Saturday, June 23 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., courtesy of Dr. Larry...
Troy Campbell named CNB's Market President; Emily Shields named...
June 8, 2018
Central National Bank & Trust Co. (CNB) is proud to announce Troy Campbell, Senior Vice President, Market President for the Blackwell area.Troy...
Lifeguard Hadley Botts is the BJ-T Person of the Week
June 8, 2018
The Blackwell Journal-Tribune’s Person of the Week is Hadley Botts, a lifeguard at the Blackwell Memorial Pool.Botts has worked as a lifeguard at...