OKLAHOMA CITY— Coming soon, August 2-4, Oklahoma will celebrate its sales tax holiday. Intended to coincide with back-to-school shopping, Oklahoma’s tax-free weekend benefits both consumers and retail...

Raccoons The raccoon, also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, Northern raccoon or simply “coon,” is a medium-sized mammal in North America. They grow to about 23 to 37 inches long an...

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

McALESTER – Eastern Oklahoma State College’s McAlester Campus will host a special Saturday enrollment event on July 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of a statewide initiative. Oklahomans who have succ...

Felony Cases Raul Guillen-actual physical control Zachary Madison Lovett-bail jumping Marla Sue McDaniel-unlawful possession of controlled drug with intent to distribute Mary Bell McGee-assault and ba...

Welcome to Lake Eufaula Christian Church. Our theme for 2019 is RELATABLE: Connecting with God. Our current sermon series is “Walking with Jesus”. This week’s sermon was walking with John the Baptizer...

1775 – Continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels. 1779 – Commodore Abraham Whipple’s squadron captures 11 prizes in largest prize value of Revolutionary War. 1877 – Inventor...

Sherrill Douglass will perform in “Crazy ‘Bout Patsy” dinner/theater show August 3. Tickets for both the dinner and show are $45. For the show only, tickets are $25. Purchase tickets online at legacyo...

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few,” Jesus says as he sends 70 disciples out to prepare the way for him “every place he intended to go,” into a world desperately in need of his Good N...

McIntosh County Chief Deputy Sheriff Dewayne Hall warns people not to be fooled by a company selling advertising space on magnates with a misleading sales pitch. “They make it sound like the money wil...

Do you eat, sleep, and breathe esports? Do you have a passion for everything gaming from Smite and Mario Kart, to Madden and Rocket League? Are you an amateur interested in showcasing your energetic a...

Gene Dobson, who served a colorful two-year term on the Eufaula City Council, drowned while boating on Lake Eufaula Saturday. He had posted a message on Facebook the day before expressing how he was l...

Whole Hawg Day Horseshoes A Horseshoes Tournament will be held on Whole Hawg Day, July 27, behind the Eufaula Indian Community Center. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the tournament begins at 10 ...

Last year the Eufaula Area Museum received a $4,000 grant from Oklahoma Humanities to create a railroad exhibit that aides in telling the history of this area. Recently, the organization’s Exectuive D...

US 69 south of Eufaula was blocked for more than two hours beginning at about 8:30 a.m. Friday after a chain reaction accident involving a semi-truck and at least three cars. The OHP did not report an...

Choosing to become a surrogate in a small town was no small decision for Mandi Pitts and her family. "My husband, Marcus, and I wanted to make sure that everyone was on board with my decision to be a ...

Summer is here and temperatures are rising. Each year, more than 600 people die from heat-related illness in the United States. In Oklahoma, there were 145 deaths associated with exposure to excessive...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) recently held its 52nd Annual Awards Banquet and Annual Board of Directors Meeting at the Checotah Senior Center. The meeting was attended by business ...

We all have times where money is tight. Life happens and sometimes it leaves us short. Let’s be honest though. No one really wants to go to the store at any time and spend a couple hundred dollars on ...

F.L.E.A.S. holding huge bake sale F.L.E.A.S. will hold a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Lake Life, 139 N. Main St., Eufaula to raise funds for Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Support...