ENID, OK - Enid Buzz had another great year in 2017! Facebook Live created a brand new venue for us to update local news and stories and we moved into a brand new office in the Triangle Business Center.
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We also expanded our crew by working with Natalie Beurlot and Todd Wheeler. We've been building our email newsletter, added a t-shirt store and continued to grow all of our platforms.
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We've taken our Facebook data as well as our website data and determined the most engaged stories of 2017. Some are articles, some videos and some photos.
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The Enid Buzz Top 15 Posts/Stories/Videos of 2017
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#15 - Red Balloon Mystery - We solved the mystery of the red balloons. Find out more in the video we created!
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#14 - Rue 21 Closing - Fashion retailer Rue21 celebrated the date of November 14th, 2013 as the opening of their new store in Enid. Officials from Rue21 were extremely excited about Enid being the location for the 1,000th store.
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#13 - El Patio Opening - El Patio Mexican Grill & Cantina opened in Enid. The owners of El Patio have renovated the empty New China building at 4410 W. Garriott, now located in the Land Run Town Center area.
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#12 - Total Solar Eclipse - BuzzHead Media hit the road and covered the total solar eclipse. We drove to Fairmont, Nebraska just to cover the totality of the eclipse. We brought back many photos and video.
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#11 - Presidential Inauguration - The peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another is the hallmark of our American government. Inaugurating a new President is the biggest event for any political party and a production that is put on for the benefit of the public. Enid Buzz had the distinct honor of covering the Presidential Inauguration for the community of Enid, Oklahoma.
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#10 - Chick-fil-A Scholarships - Connie Sturgeon-Hart, Chick-fil-A Franchised Operator, surprised seven students by awarding them each with $2,500 scholarships. Each student received the scholarship, a gift and enjoyed graduation cake with friends and family. We were there and caught it on video.
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#9 - Jumbo Foods Online Shopping - Jumbo’s Express Groceries on the Go opened in July. Shoppers are able to shop online and have their groceries ready for pick up outside the store.
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#8 - Leonardo's New Building - We put together a fun video a fun video showing all of the new things going on at Leonardo's.
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#7 - Motorcycle Tribute - Over two hundred bikers made their way from all over Oklahoma to Enid to ride together to show their respects to the family of Delair White, who had passed away in a motorcycle accident in August. We live streamed the tribute on Facebook.
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#6 - Ice Storm - The Weather Channel picked Enid as one of their locations to update live from during a January ice storm. Meteorologist Mike Seidel brought his crew to town to broadcast live updates throughout the day. We interviewed Seidel about being in Enid.
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#5 - Bank Robbery - The Security National Bank branch on Oakwood near Randolph was robbed in June. The suspect reportedly left the bank on foot and ran into the neighborhoods to the west of the bank. We posted a pic of the suspect and also live streamed from the bank on Facebook.
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#4 - Dirt Twister - Farmers were burning off their fields southwest of Vance. Adam Beauchamp and his girls captured a little twister in one of the fields.
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#3 - Candlelight Vigil - A candlelight vigil was held April 14 at the Garfield County Courthouse Gazebo. The vigil was organized for the community to come together and grieve for the newborn boy that was recently found deceased in a dumpster. We streamed the entire event on Facebook.
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#2 - Michelle Malkin Interview - Malkin returned to Enid and Oklahoma City in 2017. She continues to try to free OKC police officer Daniel Holtzclaw. We drove to OKC and interviewed Malkin. The video interview is posted online.
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#1 -Tornado Chasing - The number one story of 2017 by far was our tornado chasing live streams, videos and photos. We'd like to thank Mike Bennett with KFOR for taking us weather tracking last spring. We were able to locate, follow and document multiple tornadoes.
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Top Enid Buzz Stories of 2017
