Job 3:24 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? Job’s question is to show the absurdity of man trying to do what God has determined will not be done. Concerning his...

FREEDOM – Since 2012, Julie Russell has been “on call” for her grandchildren – and her cattle. With five grandchildren ranging from age 2 to 7 and 200 head of cattle, this is no easy task. Alongside h...

UNLOCK YOUR INNER CHILD Constitution Day, Sept. 17, celebrates the 231st birthday of an astounding document that governed our nation as it grew from 13 to 50 states plus multiple territories populated...

Where did the summer go?  Didn’t get everything done that was planned!  Times are changing, events are moving rapidly to some kind of climax, folks are worried about issues that have not been problems...

The award winning Whodunit Dinner Theater has been ‘killin it’ since 1991. The production will come to Eufaula’s Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main, on Saturday, Oct. 6. This is a dinner theater event...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is holding an art contest for young Oklahomans. Artists who are under the age of 18 are encouraged to submit visual art inspired by iss...

Eufaula 7th grader Lexie Linn hopes to become a veterinarian. Gavin Watkins, also in the 7th grade, isn’t yet sure what he wants to do with his life, but college is in his sights. Lexie and Gavin, bot...

4-H DIVISION Poster Art, 301 4-H Promotional poster, ages 8-11 1st place: Peyton Crittendon 4-H Promotional poster, ages 8-11 1st place: Rylee Crittendon 4-H Promotional poster, ages 12-14 1st place: ...

Spectators were treated to a “fire” works show Saturday as 30 firefighters from across the state honed their skills at putting out a propane tank fire. A class on the subject was presented at the Eufa...

Rehearsals are underway for Lake Eufaula Playhouse’s production of “A Christmas Story.”    The cast includes a mix of adults and children for this traditional Christmas comedy set in the Midwest durin...

A check for $10,000 was presented to Emergency Youth Shelter last week by the Southeastern Oklahoma Association of Realtors. The money was raised at SOAR’s 5th Annual Spaghetti Dinner & Bingo event he...

Propane explosion coming On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Eufaula Fire Department will host a propane class for firefighters from across the state. Some 46 firefighters will learn about propane tanks and how...

Three Eufaula members of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation appeared in tribal court on Aug. 27 to answer charges of stealing funds from the tribe. The three are former executives of the Eufaula Indian Commu...

A major step to solving Eufaula’s water system woes was taken last week when city staff met with representatives of Cowan Group Engineering. The meeting was the first in a plan to create the Eufaula W...

The aroma of barbecue held heavy in the air during the 28th Annual Dusk ‘Til Dawn Blues Festival over Labor Day Weekend. The festival ran three days and nights, three stages, indoors and out, 35 bands...

The McIntosh County Oklahoma Retired Educators Association, OREA, will hold their first monthly meeting for the school term 2018-2019 at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, at the Jim Lucas Library, Checotah. T...

A motorcycle passenger died in a single vehicle collision accident at about 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 2, on a county road two miles north and four miles east of Eufaula. According to the Oklahoma High...

The McIntosh County Democrat will be donating weekly newspapers for Mrs. Petsch’s fifth grade reading class to encourage her students to read more about their community. Last week’s newspapers were al...

McIntosh County’s economic outlook is a little bit brighter, according to July statistics released by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, and by recent sales tax collection figures for Eufaul...