On August 8, 1776 – John Paul Jones was commissioned as a captain and appointed to command the Alfred. His orders were to harass enemy merchant ships and defend the American coast. 1854 – Smith and We...

Democrats to meet The McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on August 8 at the Eufaula Memorial Library. Guest speaker will be Associate District Judge Br...

Impressionist Jim Paul Blair, our own “Okie from Muskogee,” will perform at the Plumb Theatre on August 10. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. There will be a concession stan...

Despite the rejection and disbelief of those who would reject obedience there is the law of God which must be obeyed. The result of that law is freedom from the death brought by sin. Rom. 8:2 For the ...

ASSEMBLY OF GOD Assembly of God - 473-6670 Eufaula First Assembly of God - 689-2129 Checotah First Assembly of God - 473-6969 Lakeside Assembly of God - Crowder BAPTIST Artussee Indian Baptist Church ...

The staff of The Eufaula Indian Journal welcomes Letters to the Editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely selected for publication, but the use of any material is at...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) has announced the creation of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. This new grants-in-aid program will set aside $500,000 to award gr...

Texanna FD Auxiliary seeking membership The Texanna Fire Department Auxiliary is seeking new members to attend monthly meetings and assist with fundraisers to help support our volunteer fire departmen...

Weather finally cooperated with Eufaula’s Whole Hawg Day. The rain held off until early Monday. The weekend was not oppressively hot. And the town was full of folks ready for some fun and BBQ. The par...

Elite cooks take home the bacon

Our critter for this week is the North American Striped skunk which is the most common “little stinker” in this area. It is typically around the size of a house cat, is black and has two white stripes...

CASSIE LATSHAW ARCADIA – Indoor and outdoor live music performances are set for August 3 and August 4 at the Arcadia Round Barn. Tulsa musician Cassie Latshaw will provide Morning Music from 10:30 a.m...

On August 1, 1498 – Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela. 1790 – The first enumeration by the U....

The Eufaula Round-Up Club Rodeo was held July 25, 26, and 27 at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds and one lucky contestant walked away with the title of Rodeo Queen on Saturday. The crowd cheered as Hay...

Samuel S. Alexander of Broken Arrow has announced his candidacy for the office of Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. “Today we announce a tribal political campaign seeking the highest adm...

Felony Cases Christoper Chronister: bail jumping Cody James Cooper: knowingly concealing stolen property; escape from arrest or detention Christopher Michael Cummisky: possession of firearm after form...

Bats in a privately owned, Woods County cave were recently tested and diagnosed suspect for white-nose syndrome, a disease that only affects bats. Forty percent of the 25 bats sampled in the cave were...

The Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, invite young cowboys and cowgirls to participate in the LongRange© Kids Dummy Roping Contest on Saturday, August 24. Kids...

A sheriff’s deputy and Eufaula police officer rescued two men on a Sea-Doo stranded in the middle of Lake Eufaula Saturday afternoon. The two unidentified men, both from McIntosh County, were riding t...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Children’s Hospital held a grand opening celebration of its newly expanded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Friday, July 19. The PICU expanded areas will open to patients on J...