This is the bbq cooker that cooked pork that won both second and third place in the 37th Annual Whole Hawg Days Festival. The chef was Lloyd McAllister. STAFF | INDIAN JOURNAL

Pastor Jeremy Little invites and welcomes you to join us at Lake Eufaula Christian Church. This was week seven of our new series, Summer Playlist. This summer, we’re going to listen to God’s soundtrac...

Erin Bridges, right, presents Lloyd McAllister, center, with a check for $500 for coming in second place in the 37th Annual Whole Hawg Days cook-off competition Saturday. McAlister’s grandson, Aaron L...

J.T. Wallace, right, with son Lee Wallace, won the trophy for being the most enthusiastic cooker for the 37th Annual Whole Hawg Days Festival Saturday. Wallace represented Community Culture Church. ST...

Please call for reservation by 9 a.m.: 918-689-3342 Monday, August 9: Herbed pork loin; pino beans; turnip greens; cornbread; fruit cobbler; milk Tuesday, August 10: Chicken pot pie; broccoli; dinner ...

Dr. Ross Forrester, DDS, and his wife, Allie, held a grand opening of their dental clinic at 105 N. Main St. in Eufaula on Tuesday, July 27. The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cuttin...

Eddie Hartwick, left, and Robert Campbell discuss the merits of one of the more than 20 entries in the 37th Annual Whole Hawgs Days cook-off competition Saturday. STAFF | INDIAN JOURNAL

Winner of the Eufaula 1st Assembly of God’s quilt is Exel Barner. Exel works at The Pawn Shop in Eufaula. Thanks to everyone who has supported our youth. Thank you Paula Burns for donating this quilt....

Honey Springs Battlefield will host a special presentation about the contributions of the First Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The program will be held at the Honey Springs B...

CASA for Children volunteers needed to help protect abused and neglected children in McIntosh, Muskogee and Pittsburg counties. For details contact Jenny Crosby by email at jenny@casaok.org or by phon...

On July 1, 1850 – Naval School at Annapolis renamed Naval Academy. 1862 – The US Congress outlawed polygamy for the 1st time. The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, signed by Pres. Lincoln, made polygamy illega...

The 2021 Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses will be online this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants may join the convention, entitled “Power By Faith,” by going to jw.org. See a complete p...

TULSA – Walmart first opened an Academy for associates in 2016 to help open doors to higher pay, training, education and advancement. Now, the original program has been adapted for the broader public ...

Have you or someone you loved ever suffered a critical illness or lived with a serious medical condition? If so, you have probably realized firsthand that health and wholeness, and life itself, are fr...

McIntosh County Retired Educators to start new year A planning meeting for McIntosh County Retired Educators will be held at 1 p.m., July 9, at the Jim Lucas Library in Checotah. Vice President Nettie...

Pastor Jeremy Little invites and welcomes you to join us at Lake Eufaula Christian Church. This was week three of our new series, Summer Playlist. This summer, we’re going to listen to God’s soundtrac...

143 YEARS AGO Saturday, June 21, 1877 Meeting to review blacks’ status There will be a mass meeting of black people at the old Creek agency on Saturday, June 23rd with the view of devising some way to...

McALESTER - Plans are underway for the Tuesday, July 20 event releasing Dr. Thurman Shuller’s War Diary - “Flight Surgeon” and the world premier of the documentary “From Ozark to Fortress Europe.” The...

Based upon the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the 2020 McGirt decision, charges against two defendants in two separate cases have been dismissed in McIntosh County District Court. Christopher Cummisky, ...

The Summer Reading Program has begun. This year we are tracking minutes read via the Beanstack app or website. Just download the app and join the challenge. Prizes for kids and teens are awarded for e...