Broken Arrow Tigers Dominating the Hardwood

Watch the Tigers for five minutes and you will know this team is for real.

B.A. is ranked no. 2 and as the B.A. Express goes to print, they only have one loss.
The team has looked good all season, but there was a point during the Jenks game where the tide turned for the Tigers. Just ask Sapulpa.

Broken Arrow Welcomes Superintendent Finalists

The two finalists for Superintendent of Broken Arrow Public Schools, Dr. Diane Gross and Jarod Mendenhall visited the School District as part of the Board of Education’s superintendent selection process.

Good Samaritans Honored

CITIZEN ANGELS: Clint Walden of Broken Arrow created the Angel Bear Christmas Campaign. The campaign gives special awards called the “Angel Bear Honors” that are given annually to persons who have been especially good Samaritans over the year.

Broken Arrow Names Wooden as City Manager

The Broken Arrow City Council voted unanimously to hire Dave Wooden as city manager at the Dec. 1 council meeting.

Wooden has been the Acting City Manager since June 1, 2009. “I am very honored that the city council expressed this trust in my ability to manage the city,” says City Manager Dave Wooden. “I will work diligently to keep City services at the highest possible levels while maintaining the fiscal responsibility necessary in these hard economic times. Service to the community is only possible through the efforts of the city’s hard working employees and their welfare will be considered in all of my decisions.”

B.A. Wraps up Football Season

The Broken Arrow Tigers finished one of their best seasons in a couple of decades. The Tigers’ 2008 win over Union was telling of the success to come.

Cale Fulps Discusses Red Shirt Year

Former Broken Arrow star quarterback Cale Fulps is attending Northeastern State University and is redshirting his freshman year. The GTR caught up with Fulps on the sidelines during a football game early this season.

Special Breakfast Honors Teachers of the Year

Broken Arrow Public Schools honored the district’s 25-school site Teacher of the Year for the 2009-2010 school year at a special recognition breakfast held at Central on Main.

B.A. Decks the Halls

The Broken Arrow Historical Society is revving its engines for a combination car show and home tour over the Thanksgiving weekend. A 1930 Ford Coupe Ragtop Model A, a 1924 Model T, and a 1930 Model A Ford Phaeton Touring Car will grace the driveways of the homes on this year’s tour, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 29 from 1 to 5 pm. Proceeds will benefit the museum endowment fund.

Eight Straight for Pride of Broken Arrow Band

For the eighth straight year, the Pride of Broken Arrow is officially the grandest band in all the land of Oklahoma. The Pride captured its eighth consecutive Oklahoma Bandmasters Association (OBA) State Marching Band Championship Oct. 31 at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.