The Wetumka Chamber of Commerce President, Donna Dyer, presented three local businesses with their First Dollar of Profit on Wednesday, June 22nd. She also invited the business owners to join the Chamber of Commerce and attend the monthly luncheon and meeting held on the second Tuesday of every month at the Methodist Church in Wetumka.
(left to right) Front row - Caleb Allgeier, Johnny Ray Brown, Kaxton Farned, Jace Janes, Blue Wilbanks—Back row - Kyron Logan, Emma Ball, Grayson Linker.
HOLDENVILLE — Autumn Jackson had waited more than two years to tell her story in court and to confront the couple that abused her from age 14 to 21. For 30 minutes this afternoon, she read a detailed victim impact statement to Hughes County District Judge Timothy Olsen regarding the sexual, physical and mental abuse perpetrated by James and Rebecca Jackson, a pair of U.S. Army veterans who became her legal guardians in Illinois, moved to Oklahoma and won election to the Wetumka City Council.
The forced removal of the Five Tribes from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory in the 1830s also included the African American slaves owned by many tribal members. The transition of these slaves to American citizenship is unique in the history of race relations in the United States. It was a journey filled with contentious negotiation among factions of the Indian nations, the federal government, capitalist developers, black and white agricultural colonizers, and the freedmen themselves. Efforts to secure the rights of the freedmen represented one aspect of the struggle that ultimately opened Indian lands to non-Indian settlement.
More than two years after he was arrested by a joint operation of federal and local law enforcement agencies, former Wetumka Mayor James Jackson has been convicted of sex crimes in Hughes County District Court and is expected to be extradited to Illinois for additional charges.
Holdenville, OK – Local businessman and volunteer, Barry Wood, has announced his candidacy for Hughes County Commissioner, District One. Barry brings a great desire to serve his community and a results driven approach to issues or tasks that need to be addressed.
(left to right) Front row - Caleb Allgeier, Johnny Ray Brown, Kaxton Farned, Jace Janes, Blue Wilbanks—Back row - Kyron Logan, Emma Ball, Grayson Linker.
Jordan, granddaughter of Donnie and Shirley Nero and daughter of Tanya and Marvin Blades and sister of Jada and Makai carries on the tradition of being an athletic in the family. This year, Jordan made the 2022 Metro Lakes All Confernece Basketball Team and her 4x1 track team brough home 3 rd in the State 5A track meet at Ardmore last week. She also qualified in the 4x4, 200 and 100 but did not medal. She says, wait until next year. Jordan is a junior at Glenpool High School.
CALVIN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR KOBE HARRISON, wins State Championship in 300M Hurdles at the Oklahoma State Track Meet.
It’s easy to lump today’s teenagers into one cell-phone crazy, foul-mouthed, selfish, rude and poorly attired group. After all, that’s the image that is projected to those of us with fond memories of when children (of all ages) did what they were told. Period!
So, when did these Father’s Day celebrations get started and how? Well, the first one came forth on June 19, 1910. The same year my own father was born. Men scoffed at this new day. “It’s just a trick to get people to spend money on yet another holiday,” said my dad. “Besides, we wind up having to pay for it ourselves anyway, so what’s the point.”
