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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town is a 2006 true crime book by John Grisham, his only nonfiction title as of 2020.The book tells the story of Ronald 'Ron' Keith Williamson of Ada, Oklahoma, a former minor league baseball player who was wrongly convicted in 1988 of the rape and murder of Debra Sue Carter in Ada and was sentenced to death.
Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. [ 4] The population was 16,481 at the 2020 United States Census. The city was named for Ada Reed, the daughter of an early settler, and was incorporated in 1901. [ 5] Ada is home to East Central University, and is the capital of the Chickasaw Nation.
00000623 [1] Added to NRHP. 2000. The Wintersmith Park Historic District, known locally as simply Wintersmith Park, is a historic district located at 18th Street and Scenic Drive in Ada, Oklahoma. The park includes a lake, a lodge, bridges, trails, courts and a public amphitheater. The area is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Kullihoma Grounds consists of 1,500 acres (6,100,000 m 2) owned by the Chickasaw Nation, located 10 miles (16 km) east of Ada, Oklahoma. The land was purchased in 1936, and the Chickasaw built replicas of historic tribal dwellings on the site and uses it as a stomp ground. Historically, Chickasaw housing consisted of summer and winter houses ...
530 E. Main St., Ada, Oklahoma 74820 USA. Circulation. 5,000 Daily [1] Website. theadanews .com. The Ada News is a daily newspaper published five days a week in Ada, Oklahoma. The publication's coverage area includes Pontotoc County and portions of Coal County, Garvin County, Hughes County, Johnston County, Murray County and Seminole County.
89001950 [1] Added to NRHP. November 13, 1989. The Ada Arts and Heritage Center is a Colonial Revival styled building located at 400 South Rennie Street in Ada, Oklahoma. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Ada Public Library in 1989. [1] The building was built in 1939 to serve as the public library of Ada.
The Ada Independent School District is a school district based in Ada, Oklahoma ( United States ). It includes seven schools and serves more than 2,600 students. [1] The district has a jagged eastern border that stretches as far N3930 Road. Its western boundary is west of U.S. Route 377 in the north and S. Oak Avenue in the south.
Billie Jean Floyd. Categories: Oklahoma politicians by populated place. People from Ada, Oklahoma.