If today’s paper looks a little backward, that’s the point. We’re flipping things around in honor of International Left-Handers Day, a compare survival skills, and maybe even find a pair of left-hande...

If this week’s backward paper seems to be coming out of left field, you’re probably right. In honor of International Left-Handers Day being celebrated worldwide, this week, this edition of The Eufaula...

The first day of classes in Eufaula begins today (Thursday, Aug. 14). There are an estimated 1,145 students enrolled for the 2025-26 school year, according to Superintendent Monty Grider. Almost all t...

A football season community kickoff parade followed by a pep rally will be held Friday, Aug. 15 and 6:30 p.m. The parade of players, cheerleaders and band will be up Main Street to Paul Bell Stadium w...

The annual McIntosh County Free Fair, hosted by the OSU Extension Center, will be held Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16 at the county fairgrounds in Eufaula. Exhibits will be on display Friday fr...

Tonya West has spent her life helping others. Now, she could use some help in her fight against multiple sclerosis. The 55-year-old native of Ada became a CLEET certified Peace Officer in January 2008...

The Eufaula City Council began Monday’s monthly meeting by honoring retired Eufaula Volunteer Fire Chief Chad French. City Manager Jacob Foos noted that French “served the Eufaula Volunteer Fire Depar...

City Hall will be closed all day on Wednesday, Aug. 13, so that City staff can participate in a full-day professional development training focused on strengthening communication, building teamwork and...

The Eufaula United Methodist Church, 251 Matthews Lane, is accepting applications for Mom’s Morning Out beginning on Aug. 20. This will be on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $25 and is o...

The musical style believed to be the first originating in America will be the topic of the 1 p.m. August 15 meeting of the Friends of the Eufaula Memorial Library. The meeting in the Follansbee Room i...

If you’re disheartened by some of the things taking place around the country and the world these days, just look at what’s happening at Wayland Baptist Church, 306 Clifford Seals Ave. Dozens of volunt...

RENTIESVILLE - Tragically, legendary blues musician and impresario Selby Minner died on June 10, slain at the site where she lived and performed for decades. Her husband, DC Min ner, co-founder of the...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR Soon the public will be able to search a website that includes information about all of the McIntosh County departments. The county commissioners agreed at its Monday mornin...

Whole Hawg cook-off competition judges Eddie Hartwick and Robert Campbell could not praise this year’s chefs highly enough at the end of this year’s judging. They could have been judging the entire we...

A 59-year-old Oklahoma City woman drowned on Lake Eufaula Friday afternoon, July 25. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Michele Watson stopped her 2025 Crest Tritoon in the middle of the lake n...

What: City Hall Open House When: Friday, Aug. 8, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Where: Eufaula City Hall, 64 Memorial Dr. Who: Open to the public – visit with Chief Carmack, City Manager Foos, and ODOT staff. Why: L...

On Sept. 15, 2021, K9 officer Tito tragically died from the heat after being accidentally locked in a police vehicle during training on a hot sum- mer day. While the handler was out of the car, he lef...

In November 2023, No. 9 Marina CEO Barry Hadlock donated an almost-new pontoon boat to the Eufaula to be used as a rescue boat. The boat had been damaged in a tornado that blew through Norman and hit ...

Thousands of marijuana plants and 1,183 pounds of processed marijuana were confiscated Monday during a raid conducted by an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics’ Marijuana Enforcement Team three miles south o...

Recently, Craig Morgan — better known as Cat Daddy — walked into York Manor Nursing Home in Muskogee not like a guest, but like someone coming home. Guitar slung over his shoulder, smile wide, and hea...