Jerry L. Smith. Photo provided

Services will be held Friday, February 6, at 2:00 p.m. at New Haven United Methodist Church, 5603 South New Haven Avenue, in Tulsa for former State Senator Jerry L. Smith.

Retired from the Oklahoma Legislature for a decade, Smith passed last Friday at the age of 71. He had served Senate District 39 until 2004. Smith was first elected in 1972 as Oklahoma House member for District 76, Tulsa. Smith was the husband of Sally Howe Smith, also long serving as the the Tulsa County Court Clerk.

Jerry Smith was born Dec. 6, 1943, in Muskogee.  He graduated in 1961 from Central High School and attended Oklahoma State University from 1962 to 1967 the earning his law degree in 1970 from the University of Tulsa School of Law.

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Eduardo Mora

Tulsa County Early Settlement Mediation is proud to announce that Tulsa volunteer Eduardo Mora was selected as the Oklahoma Early Settlement Volunteer of the Year by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Mr. Mora was selected from dozens of nominees from counties throughout Oklahoma.

Mr. Mora has volunteered as a mediator in Tulsa for fourteen years, where he is one of only a few bi-lingual mediators. He has mediated hundreds of cases in many areas of mediation practice including basic mediation, family, guardianship and others.

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The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) Foundation held a kickoff fundraiser last week with shocking results. Established last year, the foundation is raising awareness of and support for the Tulsa Police Department to benefit both officers and citizens – enhancing community safety and security.

The Foundation plans several programs for the Police Department based on identified needs. The first project is funding the donation of 400 Conducted Electrical Weapons known as Tasers and the first donation of 100 Tasers is anticipated within the next 45 days.
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Candidate filing for the Tulsa area State Senate District 11 Special Election begins today and continues through Wednesday.

Filing will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the State Election Board’s office, Room B-6 in the basement of the State Capitol, 2300 N Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City. The office will be open on Monday to handle candidate filings. Most state offices are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The election will fill the unexpired term of former State Sen. Jabar Shumate, D-Tulsa, who resigned earlier this month. The district includes parts of Tulsa and Osage Counties.

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