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Transfer east Tulsa into the Catoosa school district

Over on Conversation Catoosa on Facebook, there's a rumor about moving the City of Tulsa's Rolling Hills subdivisions from the Tulsa school district to the Catoosa school district. This is an area southwest of Admiral and 193rd East Avenue that has been in the City of Tulsa since the massive...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 7, 2014 11:40 PM

Rolling Hills Shopping Center gutted by fire

There are reports of extensive fire damage to the Rolling Hills Shopping Center, on Admiral Pl west of 193rd East Ave in far east Tulsa. Assistant Fire Marshal Rick Bruder told reporters that a discount store and a pizza restaurant were likely destroyed as the fire caused their roofs to...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 4, 2013 6:25 PM

Down memory lane in Catoosa and around Tulsa

I've recently come across several Facebook pages designed for reminiscing about location-specific childhood memories, and since I started this post several more have sprung up. I've signed up for "You grew up in Catoosa if you remember.....". I never lived in the City of Catoosa, but Catoosa was more than...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 5, 2011 5:00 PM