During the annual State of the City address, City Manager Michael Spurgeon announced Lance Arnold as the new Chief of the Broken Arrow Police Department (BAPD). This comes after the retirement of Former Police Chief Brandon Berryhill.

Arnold comes to Broken Arrow from Weatherford, Texas, where he was the police chief, director of public safety and assistant city manager. He previously worked at the Norman Police Department.

Lance Arnold, who has been Weatherford's police chief since 2017, previously worked 20 years with the Norman Police Department.

Broken Arrow Public Schools (BAPS) announced Travis Hill was hired as the new head football coach. Hill was officially hired at a board meeting in the new Broken Arrow Event Center. BAPS said Hill has an impressive record of success and a reputation for developing students on and off the field.