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HUGHES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING HOLDENVILLE, OK. August 16, 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 by Zac Greenlee-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, Debbie Wilson-Free Fair Board, Amber Jones-Assessor, Chris Miller-EMS, Craig-Pontotoc Sand & Stone The meeting was called to order at 9:00 A.M recognized guests and a roll call was announced to establish a quorum.
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Fairview Reunion - September 10
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Pigs and wedding bells.
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On 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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ELECTION DAY REMINDERS AND TIPS
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The Wetumka area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture held their regular luncheon, prepared by the Wetumka Hyehcka Club, and meeting on Tuesday, August 9. The Committee reports were given to the members in attendance. Membership is up to 27 as of August. We still have a few months to reach our ambitious goal of 50 members for the year of 2022! In development, it was reported that the Family Dollar/Dollar Tree is open for business. Mrs. Dyer said we would try to plan a ribbon-cutting and a presentation of the First Dollar of Profit as soon as possible. We will try to present the other First Dollar of Profit certificates to the four other new businesses that have yet to receive theirs, on the same day. It was also reported that the much anticipated Farmers Market should be completed by the end of the week!
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