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Hitting the streets

When it comes to large projects such as the upcoming new road planned going from the Market Street shopping center on 12th Avenue NW to Merrick Drive, the City of Ardmore hires contractors to do the job. But when it comes to smaller projects such as repairs, the Ardmore Street Department takes matters into its own hands.

KIWANIS CLUB

The Ardmore Kiwanis Club welcomed two new members at their meeting on Tuesday. Pictured at left is Rachel Fisher, the District Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, and at right is Christi Greco of the Chickasaw Nation along with Kiwanian Billy Bean. The Ardmore Kiwanis Club meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at Rhonda’s Catering at 25 W Broadway Street in Ardmore. For more information, visit the Kiwanis Club of Admore Oklahoma Facebook page, facebook.com/kiwanisardmore. Courtesy of Ardmore Kiwanis Club

In-laws offer sweet deal for home… with a catch

DEAR ABBY: I am a newlywed. My husband and I are looking for a house to settle down in, but we’re struggling to find one we like that we can afford. My in-laws, who are moving, offered to sell us their house for a very generous price. The house is in a great neighborhood, but it’s old and outdated and has HVAC and plumbing problems.

TODAY

Today is the 119th day of 2022 and the 41st day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1429, 17-year-old Joan of Arc led French forces in relieving the besieged city of Orleans, France.

Twitter revenue climbs to $1.2B, daily users rise to 229M

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter’s quarterly profit, revenue and the number of daily users on its platform are rising but its quarterly report, released days after agreeing to be sold to billionaire Elon Musk, offered scant details about what it expects on the financial front for the rest of the year.

Once Wall Street’s stars, Big Tech falls back to Earth

NEW YORK (AP) — After years of screaming higher, almost regardless of what the economy was doing, tech-oriented stocks are tanking and dragging down the rest of Wall Street. Many of these high-profile companies are still making billions of dollars in profits, and they continue to dominate the top of the rankings for most valuable businesses.

Carol Frances McMahon

Carol Frances McMahon, of Ardmore, was born on April 5, 1935, to George Ferrell and Madgie Shelton in Lawrenceburg, TN. On April 27, 2022, she reunited with her husband (Gene), three sons (Howard, Ricky and Billy), mommy and poppy, and a choir of brothers and sisters. She was 87 years old. Grandma is survived by three children, Gail Shelton of Ardmore, David and Kim McMahon of Ardmore, and Darwin and Mandie McMahan of Pass Christian, MS as well as a whole host of grandchildren and great grandchildren.