latest
PHOTOS BY WHITNEY PURKINS - ADDITIONAL PHOTOS INSIDE
Read more
The Hughes County Commissioners met for their regular weekly meeting Monday December 6, 2021. Those present were Gary Phillips-Chairman, Coal Dilday-Vice Chairman, Stormy George- 1st Deputy District #3, Angela Kay Brooks- County Clerk, Morgan Tedder (Adams)- Commissioner’s Secretary, Mike Dockery- Emergency Management, Dawn Lindsey- Hughes County Treasurer, Amber Jones-Hughes County Assessor, Wendell Dalcon-ERGON, Sheldon Tatum, Winston Beaver, and Orvall Powell- RWD#6.
Read more
A “teritory band” leader, Ernest Lawrence Fields made his mark as an American trombonist, pianist, arranger, and bandleader on a touring circuit that stretched between Kansas City, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Dallas in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Nacogdoches, Texas, on August 28, 1904, and raised in Taft, Oklahoma, Fields settled in Tulsa after graduating in 1921 from the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
Read more
Thanks to Wanda Jean’s Uptown Café for feeding those desiring a Thanksgiving meal over the holiday. Happy birthday on December 10 to Laura Slaughter Beavers of Weleetka. Billy is out of the hospital, improving, and staying with family. Sharon Johnson Patton is home from the hospital and improving daily. Susie Patton, daughter of the late Johnny and Elizabeth Patton of Clearview is ill and in need of prayer. Also, remembers those on the prayer list: Irene Carson, Marjorie Plunkett, Bobby Joe Forshee, Magdalene Bruton Flowers, and Kurrilue Johnson.
Read moreNathaniel Brannon— aggravated assault and battery
Read more
MIKE AND STEPHANIE AKINS, OWNERS OF JAKE’S JOINT DISPENSERY / MARKET IN WETUMKA, OK recently added Hunt Brothers Pizza to their menu. They already serve hot wings, hamburgers, hotdogs, snacks and more. They are located at 102 N. Main in Wetumka and you can call 405-452-4043 to place your order. Delivery is available in Wetumka!
Read more