Retired Checotah educator Dr. DeLois Ann McGee has taught so many individuals at school and in the community of Checotah to say she is an inspiration at almost 80 years old is simply an understatement...

McIntosh County seems to have survived the record-breaking low temperatures that has kept residents in a deep freeze for the past several days. There haven’t been any reports of major accidents, altho...

Emma Watts has dropped out of the race for the Ward 4 City Council seat, according to the McIntosh County Election Board. Watts’ withdrawal leaves only incumbent Mayor James Duty and challenger Danny ...

On February 11, 1765 – The term “Sons of Liberty” is used in a letter written by Jared Ingersoll, Sr. The term would soon be adopted by American patriots. 1790 – The first petition to Congress for ema...

The 7th grade students who made the EOBDA Honor Band 2021 includes: Clarinet: Alivia Hart Bass Clarinet: Isabella Sadler Trumpet: Brendin Delaney French Horn: Kylar Chiles Trombone: Ashten Pacenza and...

The Eufaula High School Band made the EOBDA Honor Band 2021 and will perform a concert on Friday, April 16 at Stigler High School. Band members at all grade levels made the Honor Band, which includes ...

The 6th Graders who made EOBDA Honor Band 2021 includes: Flute: Kyiah Lynn Clarinet: Savanna Adams Alto Sax: Kenadee Roberts Baritone Sax: Jayson Collins Trumpet: Shayleigh Johnson Trombone: Starrleig...

Pastor Jeremy Little invites and welcomes you to join us at Lake Eufaula Christian Church. Our week two of Family Matters was A Fortress Within the Home from Psalm 127: 1-5. Have you made your home a ...

Is there anything better than a hot wood-fired pizza on a cold evening? Bob and Janette Davis, owners of Mama Tig’s Wood Fired Pizza, 123 Selmon Road, don’t think so. Taking inspiration from Janette’s...

A meeting of the Eufaula School Johnson O’Malley/ Title VI Indian Education Committee will be held on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at Eufaula Administrative Office, 1684 JM Bailey Hwy., Eufaul...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) Area Agency on Aging has announced the availability of assistance for seniors who are raising children and for caregivers of seniors. Seniors Raising C...

Oklahoma City – Telephone and assistive equipment is available for eligible Oklahomans who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind and those with speech communication needs through the Oklahoma School f...

Schools in Eufaula and Checotah were closed Tuesday due to inclement weather, with temperatures dipping into the low 20s with the chance of snow and icy roads. The temperatures aren’t expected to get ...

Eufaula School staff will be happy to hear they will be receiving a onetime district stipend $500 thanks to federal COVID funds. “They’re calling it hazardous duty pay,” Superintendent Jeanette Smith ...

Our Gospel this week continues to teach us about the healing power of Jesus… Jesus has been teaching in the synagogue all day where he healed a man with an unclean spirit. Afterwards he goes to Peter’...

City crews are hard at work rebuilding the wastewater lift station at J.C. Watts Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. The construction cost is $234,478. The Indian Health Services is donating $63,000 to the pr...

Construction is underway for the new wastewater lift station at J.C. Watts Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. This is replacing an old lift station that often malfunctioned and occasionally caused sewer over...

Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, 2d Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry. Place and date: Chu Pa Region, Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam, 9-11 February 1969. Entered servic...

Incumbent Mayor James Duty has had a change of heart and has decided he will run for re-election. Duty, who has served on the City Council for 12 years, filed for the Ward IV seat Wednesday after stat...

The Eufaula High School EAST Program and the History Department are asking that anyone who has a relative who graduated from Eufaula High School and participated in wars fought during the 20th and 21s...