“Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that, having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) County Clerk Deena Farrow read t...

In mid-December, Checotah FFA member Jade McPeak, her mother, Emmy McPeak and FFA Advisor, Zachary Ilbery, traveled all expenses paid to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Intertribal Agriculture Council Annua...

The windchill in McIntosh County hit a low of 1 degree Sunday, but the bone-chilling weather didn’t cause any major problems other than staying warm. Leslie Phillips, County Emergency Director, said M...

A former employee of the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Department and Checotah Police Department faces multiple felonies following an erratic pursuit through Checotah by lawmen. Emma Lee Ellison, 34, a Ch...

There has never been a shortage on abuse, neglected and abandoned animals in any county and locals in Mc-Intosh County are working to make a difference in the lives of these poor animals one at a time...

Sports Editor Rodney Haltom is a large man with a heart almost as large as he is. Hungry people throughout the county where he has covered sports for over 15 years have not gone unnoticed by the man w...