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HUGHES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING HOLDENVILLE, OK. August 22, 2022 The Hughes County Board of County Commissioners met for a Regular Meeting in Hughes County 200 N Broadway, Holdenville Oklahoma, with the following board members present: Coal Dilday Chairman, Gary Phillips-Vice-Chairman, Jim Lively-Member, Angela Kay Brooks-County Clerk, Morgan Tedder-County Commissioner Sec. Admin, Mike Dockrey-Hughes County E.M.
Read moreDonnie Nero, Clearview Town trustee meets with Dillion Wehba representing “Paint Oklahoma Beautiful” to receive seven five-gallon buckets of paint for a project in Clearview. This project is designed to encourage volunteers to seek out unsightly community structures and renovate them with the cretive use of resources. H. I. S. Paint of Oklahoma Cit donated the paint the Public Service Company of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality funded a stipend for supplies to transform the community blemish over aperiod of a few days with just the appplication of paint and a lot of elbow grease. More to come on the project and solicitation of volunteers.
Read moreOn Saturday, August 20, 2022, Alpheus Grundy turned 91-years old. Unknowingly, on Sunday afternoon, his nephew came by his home to take him out to dinner but made a detour to the Clearview Main Street Community Center where he was surprised with a birthday party organized by his niece Shawnda Grundy and sister-in-law Shirley Grundy. He was met with members of the Grundy family who he had not seem in months, especially his older sister Betty from Oklahoma City. Others attending were his Clearview family and friends, especially his older friend 96-year-old Otis Davis. He was greeted with the traditional Happy Birthday song followed with a meal and birthday cakes of all flavors. He was speechless when asked how he was feeling about the fact that so many came out to share in his blessings of 91 years and that family and friends came all this way to share in celebrating his birthday.
Read moreRon and Sheila White of Arizona dropped by Clearview for a tour last week. Ron is retired military Marine disable veteran. During the visit, Ron revealed they had lived in several states while raising a family. Now that they are retired, they have decided to settle down. They chose to purchase two properties in Oklahoma. One property happened to be near Clearview. While touring the property in this area last week, they happened to drive through Clearview, not knowing anything about the town, stopped at Wanda Jeans restaurant where they met a few residents and liked what they learned about the town. They have purchased a 40-acre tract just off Hwy 62 in what is known as the Galilee area. Galilee once had a Black school which fed into the Clearview school district. Most of the Black residents who once lived there worked for the Doug Sharp Ranch. After learning the history of the area, the Whites are excited about making their home there and bringing their families to Okfuskee County and working in the community. They hope to make the transition within a year.
Read moreThe Golden Family celebrate their 98th family reunion on Sunday, September 4th at the Old School gym in Clearview. Marjorie Plunkett wants to thank all those who attended her 80th birthday party. She was genuinely surprised and grateful for the attention she received. Billy Walker has improved since his stay in the hospital. Please continue your prayers for those on our sick list: Clifford Normore, Billy Walker, L.C. and Irene Carson, Sharon Patton, Dorothy Loggins, Marjorie Plunkett, Ethelene Scott, Kurrilue Johnson, Earnest Hamilton, and Johnny West.
Read moreThis is the first instalment in our Mc-Guffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important role in American history, offering children not only lessons in reading, grammar, and spelling, but also in moral conduct and character. Enjoy, and share with your children!
Read moreOn August 20th, eleven of the thirtheen historicall all-Black towns and three other predominately Black towns met at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City for a full day of collaration with twelve state agencies and other organizations. The purpose of the conference was to bring the Black towns together under one roof to bring about a relationship with state agencies in sharing their resources and developing a network of collabration between each other. Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr., collaborated with the Okla- homa Conference of Black Mayors, the Oklahoma History Center Executive Director Trait Thompson and staff, and the OHS Multicultural Office Director Saidy Orellana to organize the conference. In additon, the USDA Rural Development State Director of Oklahoma Kenneth Corn spoke at the conference along with agencies from the Departments of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; Commerce; Environmental Quality; Transporation; Housing Fianance Agency, Tourism and Recreation; and the Water Resources Board.
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