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Current and former Oklahoma leaders joined everyday citizens in paying respects to former Gov. George Nigh as he lay in state ...
A memorial service for former Oklahoma Gov. George Nigh has been scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at Crossings ...
Nigh was from McAlester, and had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II before becoming a teacher before entering ...
George Nigh served just eight years as governor, but the impact of his public service remains decades later. Here's a look at ...
As a young lawmaker, former Gov. Nigh, who died Wednesday, introduced the bill to make the theme of the musical "Oklahoma!" ...
Oklahoma lawmakers honored the late Governor George Nigh as a model of bipartisan leadership and used the moment to call for ...
More than a decade ago, when I wrote for another publication, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview George Nigh about ...
Ridge Bond, a Tulsa resident who played Curly when “Oklahoma!” was on Broadway, "kicked in the doors of the Legislature with ...
Oklahomans gathered at the State Capitol to honor former Governor George Nigh, the state’s longest-serving governor, ...
The state song “Oklahoma” has deep roots in Broadway history and was adopted after George Nigh championed it as a reflection ...
Former Governor of Oklahoma, George Nigh, has passed away at the age of 98. Officials say Nigh was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on June 9, 1927. He served as lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 1959 ...
Former Oklahoma Governor George Nigh will lie in state at the Capitol on Monday ahead of a public memorial service honoring ...