Cal Hobson Center needs new name, Cleveland County official says

Thousands of people drive by the sprawling building every day.

Owned by the Cleveland County Health Department, the modern-looking building in east Norman is used to treat some of the most vulnerable, at-risk individuals in the area.

Most of those who pass by are unaware as to why the building is there to begin with.

Still fewer know it’s named for Cal Hobson, the former state senator who was arrested twice in 2014 after police suspected him of driving while under the influence of alcohol. He also was charged with bribery, accused of offering a Noble police officer $50,000 to let him go after his late afternoon arrest on U.S. 77, the main drag in the Cleveland County town.