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Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Saturday, October 4 by The Associated Press

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press(AP) — The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty on Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the pleas... Read More.

NOC Holds Investiture for Diana Morris Watkins

Friday, January 17 by Ponca City Now

Diana Morris Watkins’ Northern Oklahoma College presidency was made official as the 15th President for NOC.Watkins has served as president since May 2024 when she was appointed president by NOC regents but Tuesday, she was officially inaugurated as the NOC president with an investiture ceremony at the Kinzer Performing Arts Center on the Tonkawa... Read More.

Diana Morris Watkins Presidential Investiture set for Jan. 14 at NOC Tonkawa

Wednesday, January 8 by Ponca City Now

The investiture for Diana Morris Watkins, the 15th president for Northern Oklahoma College, will be held Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in the Kinzer Performing Arts Center on the Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa campus at 3 p.m. Watkins assumed the NOC presidency on June 1, 2024. “This ceremony is a chance to celebrate the rich traditions of... Read More.