Uncrowned Community Builders

Mayor Tammie Hill was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Horace Scott, Jr. She is the youngest of five children. She attended Capital Hill High School and graduated in 1979. She married her husband Marcous Hill and moved to Lima, Oklahoma in 1985. They have three children two sons, and one daughter. After twenty two years of marriage, her husband passed away in 2004.

Tammie became Mayor of Lima, Oklahoma in 1994 and is currently Mayor. As a result of her efforts, April 8, 1995 was proclaimed Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?â??Lima, Oklahoma DayÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã? by the House of Representatives of the 1st session of the 45th Oklahoma Legislature. This Limafest Day is a day of fun and recreation with games, fashion shows, commercial vendors selling their products, and basketball tournaments.

Through her efforts in 1999, the town has erected a sign saying, Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?â??Welcome to the Town of Lima, Oklahoma. Now visitors can see where they are when entering Lima. In addition, many roads have been resurfaced and the sewer system has been upgraded.

One of Mayor HillÃ?¢ââ??¬ââ??¢s pending projects is to see that the historical Rosenwald Hall school building that was built in 1921 be restored. Through the efforts of Julius Rosenwald who worked closely with Booker T. Washington, the school was built. The building is now on the National Register of Historic places.

In 2003, Mayor Hill completed a video on the History Channel concerning the restoration of the Rosenwald Hall building. In October 2003, she visited the great grandson of Booker-T. Washington. WashingtonÃ?¢ââ??¬ââ??¢s descendants have endorsed the restoration of this historic landmark for Lima, Oklahoma.

Each September since 2004, the Patriotic Ball is held so that town people can dress up and fellowship together. This event and the Limafest Day are just a few activities that not only bring the people together but contribute to the Town of Lima being recognized in the State as an historic community that was incorporated on April 8, 1913.

Mayor HillÃ?¢ââ??¬ââ??¢s desire is to see that the town of Lima, Oklahoma establishes a park, a fire department, a shopping mall, a technology center for seniors and youths to become computer literate, a crisis center for youth and adults to receive counseling and to become more productive in society.

The Mayor has been celebrated for her many achievements. In 2001, she received a plaque from the Oklahoma Black Farmer Association for being one of the black elected officials in the State of Oklahoma. In 2002, Tammie wrote an article entitled, Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?â??A Vision from God.Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã? The article was about the new construction of Mt. Zion AME Zion Church in Lima, Oklahoma. The article appeared in the South Carolina Challenger Newspaper.

Mayor Hill attends Christ Is The Answer Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where she is part of the music ministry. She enjoys interior decorating and making various craft items. She is in the process of writing a book about her life as Mayor of Lima, Oklahoma.