Many of us will be off work Monday as we celebrate the holiday marking the anniversary of the birth of civil rights giant Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Enid area residents will have a chance to help guide that process with their comments Jan. 21.

If you would like to support Shepherd’s Cupboard, donations can be made in care of Christ UMC, 2418 W. Randolph, Enid, OK 73703. To sign up for services with Shepherd’s Cupboard, call Pam Howard at (580) 484-0774.

Congratulations to Cory Rink, who was sworn in this week as new Garfield County sheriff.

Enid’s downtown ice skating rink proved to be a popular addition to the holiday season.

Cherokee Strip Community Foundation had a big year in 2020.

When completed, NextEra Energy Resources’ Skeleton Creek project is going to be a marvel.

Six area high school students received a pretty big honor when they were named by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister to her 2021 Student Advisory Council.

We want to thank everyone who donated to the Enid News & Eagle’s annual Community Christmas Card.

In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to t…

An editorial about Santa that appeared in the New York Sun in 1897, one of the world’s most famous, was written by Francis Pharcellus Church, an assistant to the paper’s editor. The editorial remains appropriate for this holiday season and is reprinted here.

Enid Police Department has embarked on a new era of training.

Youth & Family Services of North Central Oklahoma needs your help.

Thumbs up to the awesome tribute Enid City Commission bestowed on the late Rev. Alfred Baldwin Jr.

The COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed to health care workers now, culminating what is nothing short of a modern miracle.

Cherokee Strip Community Foundation made it a merry Christmas for 18 nonprofits recently with its distribution of 2020 grants from the Field of Interest Funds.

We are glad Enid Public Schools has taken steps to return to in-person instruction after the Christmas break.

To say 2020 has been a tough year truly is an understatement.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, an important change will happen with Garfield County Detention Facility.

A recent incident in which two children were bitten by a loose dog should serve as a reminder to all pet owners.

Another big part of Enid’s future is taking shape on the southwest side of Enid, and it is sure to provide dividends for our community for many years to come.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Even as the number of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma continue to increase, health officials are reminding residents that it’s time to deal with influenza.

Enid now has a mask mandate, which requires — with many exceptions — that people wear a face covering consistent with CDC guidelines in any indoor location.

We want to congratulate each teacher honored. They’ve stood out among their peers and deserve the recognition.

Enid Lights Up the Plains, our community’s kickoff of the Christmas season, will be Friday night.

For all these blessings, and the myriad of others that have been bestowed upon us in this, the richest, freest and most powerful nation on earth, we should be thankful.

We hope Congress works quickly to pass this legislation. It would be a big benefit to see the Chisholm Trail achieve this designation.

We want to welcome Cornish-Pitman back to Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. We look forward to see what she and Rink have in store for the office.