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Derrick L. Jethroe— trespassing after being forbidden
Read moreOn July 31, 2021, the children of Lawrence and Marguerite French met at the Clearview “Old School Gym” Community Center for a gathering of those far and near for their annual family reunion. Of the ten remaining members of the eighteen (18) children of Lawrence and Mack, nine children were present plus their descendants and significant others. They spent the day playing game, eating, listening to the family histories, and honoring those who passed away. The oldest member present was Viola French West, daughter of Lawrence and Mack and youngest member (Kapri) daughter of Kim Myers Gordon, daughter of Margaret French and Joel Myers.
Read moreSales tax revenue returns for Hughes County were mixed in the latest report. Wetumka, Calvin, Stuart, Atwood and Yeager all showed an increase in business, while Holdenville, Dustin and Gerty saw a decrease in the latest report.
Read moreDavid and Erika Storts were married on August 7th, 1991 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tx.
Read moreThe Tribune has learned this past week that Wetumka police officer Tommy Hogue and the City of Wetumka are being sued by the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority. The petition was filed on May 26, 2021 in the Okmulgee County District Court and reads as follows:
Read moreIn last week’s Tribune we identified Zulema Ramirez as a former Wetumka police officer. Her position with the Wetumka Police Department was as a jailer.
Read moreAn African American, Crawford “Cherokee Bill” Goldsby became one of the most famous outlaws in the history of the Indian Territory. Goldsby was born in Fort Concho, Texas. His father was George Goldsby, a first sergeant of the Tenth Cavalry, and his mother was a Cherokee freedwoman named Ellen Beck, an official laundress for the Tenth Cavalry at the fort. Racial problems at San Angelo, the civilian community adjacent to Fort Concho, caused George Goldsby to go AWOL from the army. Ellen moved her family back to her home at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory. By the time he reached his teenage years, Goldsby had developed a bad attitude, associated with unsavory characters, drank whiskey, and rebelled against authority. His foster father put him out of the house, and he fell in with young men who had criminal designs.
Read moreThis afternoon they hung that young Negro Goldsby boy.
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