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USAF Veteran Paul Gene Reeves laid to rest

Paul Gene Reeves, USAF veteran, of Newcastle, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2022, in the presence of family. He was born on October 8, 1934 in his grandparents’ farm house southeast of Allen, Oklahoma to Henry Nevelle and Loise (Emerson) Reeves and was named after Paul Dean, a pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals, who was pitching game six in the World Series.

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Calvin senior athletes honored

Calvin seniors were recently honored in a ceremony in the Calvin basketball gym.

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Funny stories to fill idle times

Some of us have time during when “…there’s nothing to do.” Maybe this little group of suggested activities might help fill the idle spaces.

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Wetumka Tire & Lube has new owners

Marcus and Jill Neese are the new owners of Wetumka Tire & Lube.

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Dwight Barnett announces for District 1

I, Dwight Barnett, am announcing my candidacy for Hughes County District #1 Commissioner.

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March Is Women’s History Month

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

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Dr. Cecelia Nails-Palmer “Exemplary Educator”

Dr. Cecelia Nails-Palmer was born October 28, 1919, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Black Wall Street Entrepreneurs and 1921 Tulsa Race Riot survivors James Nails Sr. and Vasinora Nails-Green. She attended Paul Lawrence Dunbar Elementary School, George Washington Carver Junior High School, and Booker T. Washington School. She matriculated to Langston University at Langston, Oklahoma where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. She later received a Masters of Arts Degree and a Doctoral Degree from Oklahoma State University.

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