The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

Soul food cook-offs in Langston and Tatums will spice up the first Black Towns Motorcycle Tour. Dozens of riders have registered for the tour, according to organizer Derrick E.D. Smith Jr. Registratio...

The Piece Makers Quilt Guild of Eufaula will host their biennial quilt show, “Quilts By The Lake,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday August 31. This judged show will be held at the North Fork Baptist ...

Thanks to a lot of generous donors, McIntosh County Deputy Sheriff Casey Torix has a new K-9 partner. Torix’s first partner, Bruno, died unexpectedly on April 22. It was devastating for Torix, who wor...

For three days last week Eufaula became a movie set for Jeenyus Entertainment, a Bixbybased production company filming a faith-based motion picture. “It is a story of redemption and forgiveness,” Prod...

For 11 years Team Up to Clean Up (TUCU) has been leading the effort to clean up Eufaula and surrounding areas, and to keep them clean. Made up entirely of volunteers, the group has collected hundreds ...

To say the least, Greg Anderson has had a distinguished and inspiring career. The Eufaula High School and University of Oklahoma Graduate currently is Secretary of Education and Training for the Musco...

Last week Jeenyus Entertainment, a Bixby-based film production company, spent three days in Eufaula filming scenes for the faith-based film “Birdie.” The release date has not been announced.

Contrary to what many believe, moonshining has not been relegated to the history books. Though moonshiners were a colorful part of American folklore during the Prohibition years that covered the Roari...

If you are a registered voter in McIntosh County and live in the Henryetta School District, you may wish to request an absentee ballot by mail to vote in the September 10 Henryetta School District Spe...

The SFA Stidham is participating in a free breakfast and/or lunch program for the current school year 2020. All students enrolled in the district or the listed sites may participate in the breakfast a...

OKLAHOMA CITY – For the third year, the Orr Family Farm is offering fall field trip scholarships to five classes from schools around the state. Educators are encouraged to apply for a field trip schol...

The suspect who allegedly threatened to lead an assault on the McIntosh County Courthouse earlier this month was arraigned Friday, August 16, in the courthouse he reportedly terrorized on Facebook. An...

The State of Oklahoma honored retired Army Master Sgt. Harold Haltom last week with a Citation Ceremony held at VFW Post 8798, where Haltom served as commander for many years. Presenting the citation ...

MUSKOGEE - George Tiger, 69, who served one term as Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, will make his initial appearance in federal court at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, to respond to an ...

STILLWATER — From mid-July through September, thousands of people visit Oklahoma’s lakes, rivers and other waterways to cool off and enjoy their summer. And many of them encounter Oklahoma’s wildlife,...

EPIC on-line charter schools are draining students and income from public schools. Founded in 2010, EPIC, which is accredited by the state as a public school, has been allocated $112.9 million to prov...

Allen Spurlock, 59, of Stidham, died in a motorcycle accident Sunday. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, shortly before 2 p.m. Spurlock was riding a 2001 Harley Davidson west on State Highway 9...

MOORE — After a natural disaster, survivors can have psychological fallouts for weeks and months, or even lifetimes, research shows. Xavier Delgado was 10 in May 2013 when an EF5 tornado hit Moore. He...

“I came to bring fire to the earth and how I wish it were already kindled!” Jesus says (Luke 12:49). What kind of fire is he talking about? Some people think he is referring to something God will send...