The opening of Pizza Inn, 2327 N. Grand, has been delayed by the city’s inspection of the restaurant, manager Nick Jrab said. Jrab said everything in the restaurant is ready for business, but it needs an occupancy license to officially open the doors. “We were supposed to open (Tuesday), but we had a problem with the city,” Jrab said. He said the restaurant should be open today, but he still is not 100 percent sure. [...]

The smell of cheeseburgers and gasoline is filling the air at the new Love’s/Carl’s Jr. combo store that opened Thursday morning on the east side of Enid. The Love’s gas station and convenience store, 4104 E. Randolph, opened at 7 a.m. and the Carl’s Jr. opened at 10:30 a.m, said Lew Radeker, building site superintendent with Christofferson Commercial Builders. “There’s tons of semi trucks, there’s been a handful of personal vehicles, RVs,” he said Thursday morning. By [...]

Enid City Commission approved a new term sheet for the downtown hotel development Tuesday evening after the deadline passed with the former developer to close on the property transfer. Ward 6 Commissioner David Vanhooser made a motion to approve the term sheet for the deal after the commission returned from executive session. The only dissenting vote was Ward 5 Commissioner Tammy Wilson. The term sheet is the third revised draft, according to the top header. [...]

Central National Bank has entered into a 10-year agreement with Spectra and the city of Enid for naming rights of Enid Event Center. The facility now will be known as Central National Bank Center. “Central National Bank has been a strong supporter of the Enid Event Center since the day they opened their doors and (we) have been extremely impressed with the quantity and quality of entertainment it has brought to our town,” said R.S. "Brud" [...]

As of today, there are 62 days remaining until Vance Air Force Base's 75th anniversary open house and air show, but who's counting? 1st Lt. Lauren Cook, for one. She is the ground coordinator for the air show and open house, which takes place July 23 on base. She is one of the people responsible for putting on an event that not only will showcase the men and women of Vance and the United States [...]

A local elementary school was named to a national honor roll for reading achievements. Emmanuel Christian School made the Accelerated Reading National Honor Roll based on students’ reading performance. ECS is the only elementary school in the state to make the list. To make the grade, 80 percent or more of the entire school must average 85 percent or higher on their reading comprehension quizzes during a 25-week evaluation period, ECS Headmaster Steve Glazier said; [...]