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Read moreHelen (Smith) Carroll was born September 23, 1940 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Elmer and Pearl (Cummins) Smith and passed from this life March 2, 2020 at her home near Wetumka at the age of 79.
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John M. Allford Jr. passed away peacefully on March 2, 2020 in Stillwater, Oklahoma at age 97. Known as Jim to his friends and family, he was the youngest of eight children born to Bud and Effie Mae Allford in Indianola, Oklahoma. Jim was the epitome of the Greatest Generation. He grew up on a farm during the Great Depression and volunteered for the Army Air Corp in WWII. He was called back briefly for the Korean War. After his military service, he followed in his brother’s footsteps and bought a service station in McAlester, Oklahoma, which became the starting point for a lifelong career.
Read moreJoe Biden was the choice of Hughes County democrats in Tuesday’s election. Also on the ballot was the one cent sales tax for the hospital. It easily passed 517-172. The heaviest turnout in Holdenville was at the Nazarene Church where 273 voters cast their ballot and gave a 210-63 margin for the hospital tax. The Catholic Church precinct supported the tax 66-42, the Superintendent’s office passed 165-54 and the Pentecostal precinct 76-13.
Read moreThe filing period has ended for the Wetumka Special Election and a total of seven candidates have filed for City Council.
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In 1874, Mrs. Lena Lowery was born in Richmond, Indiana. Little is known about her early life, educational background and awards. What is known is that in 1902, she became principal of Douglass High School in Chandler, Oklahoma. The following year she married George W. F. Sawner, a wealthy local businessman. From 1902 to 1934, Mrs. Sawner served as Douglass School Principal where she distinguished herself as a master educator, activist, humanitarian, and elegant role model. She demanded that the quality of education received at Douglass be equal to or better than that provided in the segregated white school system.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) Black Heritage Committee is organizing a tour of sites significant to the Civil Rights Movement in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The week-long trip will depart Sunday morning, May 10, from the Oklahoma History Center and return Friday evening, May 15. There are a limited number of bus seats available. Visitwww.okhistory.org/freedomtrail to view the itinerary and to register for the tour
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