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FLATWOODS, KY - The Joneses, a local family of five that can no longer afford to buy groceries, is taking comfort in the inspiring knowledge that the Biden Administration is more diverse than any administration in history.
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Muskogee, Oklahoma was a major stop on the Negro League baseball barnstorming circuit. As a child, Porter Reed saw the Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox, and other Negro League teams play in Muskogee during the 1930s. When he became a teenager, Reed played on the local team battling the Negro Leaguers when they came to town. And when the Kansas City Monarchs came to town he would play with the Monarchs and against them.
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Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr. attended the 2023 85th Annual ACE State Meeting “Borrowed Time” Strategically Preparing for Inevitable Disasters, in Oklahoma City, OK as his first state meeting as a board of director. Dr. Nero was appointed as one of five board of directors in January representing District (Area 6) covering the Southeastern counties. In April 1937 Oklahoma passed the Conservation District Act, giving citizens the opportunity to form their own conservation districts and creating the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.
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Brian Currin, son of Gresha Currin and Brian Currin, is a freshman at the University of Arkansas and is on the cheerleading squad. He recently became an instructor with the UCA staff, referred by the nation’s top programs and hand-selected based on their skill, knowledge, experience, and teaching ability. With more collegiate cheerleaders and current coaches than any other camp company, the UCA Staff are uniquely qualified to help any squad be their very best. Plus, most have attended UCA Camp as cheerleaders themselves! Brian will work throughout the summer traveling the states conducting cheerleading camps.
Read moreHappy belated birthday to Johnny West last week. The community of Warrior is hosting a Black History Seminar on Saturday – March 4 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church sponsored by the Warrior School Restoration Organization. The theme is “Educators and Resistance.” Please continue your prayers for those on our sick list: Ted Jackson, Clifford Normore, Billy Walker, L.C. and Irene Carson, Sharon Patton, Laura Beavers, Dorothy Loggins, Marjorie Plunkett, Ethelene Scott, Kurrilue Johnson, Earnest Hamilton, Otis Davis, and Johnny West.
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Born Betty Gwendolyn Hopkins to Stacy and Carrie Hopkins on March 3, 1928, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dr. Mason amassed a total of 59 years in education. Upon graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, she went on to attain a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Bishop College in Marshall, Texas. In 1949, she began her teaching career in the Kansas City School District in Kansas. She married and in 1950 moved to Dallas where she applied for a job in the Dallas Independent School District. They denied her a position because she was not a Texan.
Read moreEarly voting begins Thursday March 2th for voters in Hughes County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.
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