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A week prior to the highly-anticipated Crosstown Clash, which is Friday, three local teams played and ended the week 0-1...
09/02/2025

A week prior to the highly-anticipated Crosstown Clash, which is Friday, three local teams played and ended the week 0-1.

Two drives in, it appeared the Oklahoma offense of old returned for this season – 29 total yards, no first downs and a t...
08/31/2025

Two drives in, it appeared the Oklahoma offense of old returned for this season – 29 total yards, no first downs and a turnover.

A defensive showing and improved offense earned the Sooners their first win in 2025.
08/31/2025

A defensive showing and improved offense earned the Sooners their first win in 2025.

Loveworks Leadership, a nonprofit focused on empowering middle school students, opened its new location in Downtown Norm...
08/29/2025

Loveworks Leadership, a nonprofit focused on empowering middle school students, opened its new location in Downtown Norman this week.

All eyes will be on Norman next week.
08/29/2025

All eyes will be on Norman next week.

The toughest nondistrict schedule is likely on Noble’s schedule this season.
08/29/2025

The toughest nondistrict schedule is likely on Noble’s schedule this season.

Thirteen-year-old Henry Jewell is Oklahoma's fastest BMX biker in his age class — at least according to the first-place ...
08/29/2025

Thirteen-year-old Henry Jewell is Oklahoma's fastest BMX biker in his age class — at least according to the first-place trophy he won Sunday.

Thirteen-year-old Henry Jewell is Oklahoma’s fastest BMX biker in his age class — at least according to the first-place trophy he won Sunday.

The Indians will look to get back against it's rival to start the 2025 season.
08/29/2025

The Indians will look to get back against it's rival to start the 2025 season.

The Indians will look to get back against it’s rival to start the 2025 season.

The Royals lost three starting offensive linemen last season to graduation, but are confident in their offensive line he...
08/28/2025

The Royals lost three starting offensive linemen last season to graduation, but are confident in their offensive line heading into the 2025 season.

Bethesda, a local advocacy organization providing support for children and their families who have suffered sexual abuse...
08/28/2025

Bethesda, a local advocacy organization providing support for children and their families who have suffered sexual abuse, shared its July statistics ahead of upcoming fall fundraisers.

The Norman Police Department announced Tuesday the addition of a highly specialized Electronic Storage Detection K9 to i...
08/28/2025

The Norman Police Department announced Tuesday the addition of a highly specialized Electronic Storage Detection K9 to its investigative team.

COLUMN: The start of a new school year should be filled with excitement, but in the first ten days, Norman Public School...
08/28/2025

COLUMN: The start of a new school year should be filled with excitement, but in the first ten days, Norman Public Schools has already experienced two incidents which resulted in student injuries.

The start of a new school year should be filled with excitement, but in the first ten days, Norman Public Schools has already experienced two incidents which resulted in student

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The Norman Transcript is Norman's oldest continuous business. Its history surpasses that of the City of Norman and of the University of Oklahoma, being founded in 1889 when the area was opened to settlement.

One of the persons on the settler train headed to Norman was Ed P. Engle, a newspaperman who, when the train arrived in Norman, walked one block west through three-inch high prairie grass to stake a business lot at what is now the northeast corner of the intersection of West Main Street and Santa Fe Avenue.

The first edition of Norman’s pioneer newspaper came off the press a few weeks later on July 13, 1889. In 1912, J.J. Burke, who had purchased The Transcript in 1903, and remained its editor until 1920, established a free daily newspaper. Later, The Transcript became a regular daily, which was merged with its weekly edition in 1917.

Fred E. Tarman joined The Transcript in 1922 as editor and remained in that position until his retirement in 1969. Harold R. Belknap became editor and publisher at that time. Don Frensley later became publisher. The newspaper was sold to Donrey Media Group in 1985 and to Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., in 1998. Mark Millsap serves as current publisher. Long-time editor Andy Rieger retired in 2015, and Caleb Slinkard has served as the Transcript’s editor since August, 2015. In September of 2017, Community Newspaper Holdings merged with Raycom Media, Inc.