"I’ve got to get justice for Cobie. I can’t just let this go. I just can’t do it, no matter how bad I want to," Tyner's father told The Frontier.

Iron Gate has been looking to construct a new soup kitchen and food pantry for more than two years. The organization says it has grown out of its current home at Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati Ave.

One emailer called those opposed to the name “miscreants,” and told Gist “You will not appease this bunch of thugs. You will alienate the rest of us who have supported your previous efforts.”

The solar eclipse begins in Tulsa at 11:39 a.m. Monday. It reaches its maximum magnitude — with the moon blocking 91 percent of the sun — at 1:08 p.m., before ending at 2:37 p.m.

One of the goals behind expanding Strong Tomorrows is to help the district "offset" the loss of Margaret Hudson, said TPS spokeswoman Emma Garrett-Nelson.