🌱OKCCC Inmate Walks Out + Other Options Inc. Thanksgiving Dinner

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Oklahoma City Daily.

First, today's weather:

Abundant sunshine. High: 62 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Oklahoma City today:

1. Authorities are searching for an inmate who walked away from the Oklahoma City Community Corrections Center on Thursday. During the early afternoon of Nov. 11, staff received information that inmate Gabriella Alexander had left facility grounds. 30-year-old Alexander is serving 10 years for multiple counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute out of Oklahoma County. (KFOR)
2. For the past 22 years, Other Options, Inc. has partnered with hundreds of volunteers to prepare and deliver complete Thanksgiving meals to Oklahomans living with HIV and AIDS. This year, to follow safety guidelines for their immunocompromised clients, the OKC-based organization will be providing holiday boxes complete with unprepared meal kits. The Thanksgiving program, Cookie's Thanksgiving Dinner, feeds 1000 in-need individuals each year over the holiday. (City Sentinel)
3. Over 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Oklahoma since Wednesday, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
4. A new business in Oklahoma City is hoping to bring second chances to residents who might be seeking them – through tattoo removal. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
5. Entries are now open for the 2022 Cattlemen's Congress, coming to Oklahoma City this January. (oklahomafarmreport.com)

Today in Oklahoma City:

• Grand Lodge - Moore Lodge 539 Af & Am (All Day)
• Rainbow Indian Taco Luncheon - Myrtle Lodge 145 (All Day)
• SNAP-SR - Best Friends of Pets (All Day)
• Masons: Grand Lodge - Myrtle Lodge 145 (All Day)
• Grand Lodge Annual Communication - Norman Masonic Lodge #38 (8:00 AM)
• Pony Drive - Oklahoma Mustang Club (8:30 AM)
• Quilting workshop with Martha Ray - Oklahoma Historical Society (9:00 AM)
• Rooftop Yoga + Mimosa Brunch at Hall's Pizza Kitchen (9:00 AM)
• Guided Hike up to Inspiration or Canyon Spur (10:00 AM)
• Raising Little Leaders Storytime - Loveworks Leadership (10:00 AM)
• WIN Expo and Bingo - Moore Chamber of Commerce (10:00 AM)
• Gun Cleaning Class (10:00 AM)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.