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2023 SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
News
June 8, 2023
2023 SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

C.A.T.S.

SCHOLARSHIP Rylee Sisson Jessie Roachell Kristian Pouncil Jackson Brown Natalie Knight

DR MAURICE PAYNE MEMORIAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP Jodi Hays

OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP Jayda Vandiver Allison Teague Brooklyn Turney Jessie Roachell

PEO

JaiCee Lester

PEO INTERNATIONAL STAR SCHOLARSHIP JaiCee Lester

EDNA KEENEY TURNER SCHOLARSHIP Shanelle Shepherd Isaiah Vargas

BRITTON D.

TABOR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Natalie Knight

SCOTT MEADOR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Rylee Sisson

LUTHER WOOD SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP Jessie Roachell

GMMA EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP Dalton Murray

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION JaiCee Lester

JUSTIN DURRETT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Natalie Knight

CHECOTAH LANDMARK PRESERVATION SCHOLARSHIP Rylee Sisson

CHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Jodi Hays

WARNER JUNIOR FIRE DEPARTMENT Gauge Cloud

CHECOTAH MASONIC LODGE ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP JaiCee Lester Rylee Sisson

MASONIC STUDENT OF TODAY Isaiah Vargas Jessie Roachell

EAST CENTRAL ELECTRIC Jayda Vandiver

DR BOB MOONEYHAM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP JaiCee Lester

FIRST FAMILY CREDIT UNION Natalie Knight Rylee Sisson

KEVCO DIESELKEVIN

& LISA VOGT SCHOLARSHIP Dalton Murray Emma Waller

LIONS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP Kristian Pouncil Natalie Knight

AMERICAN LEGION SCHOLARSHIP

Halania Darnell AMERICAN LEGION AWARD Kreed Hall Shanelle Shepherd

CHECOTAH CASINO SCHOLARSHIP Laynie Duvall

F.L.E.A.S. – IRENE VAN SANDT SCHOLARSHIP Rylee Sisson

PRISCILLA FRIX MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP JaiCee Lester Natalie Knight

CHECOTAH LIVESTOCK BOOSTER CLUB BILL MINER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Kristian Pouncil Shanelle Shepherd

BEAVER FAMILY DENTAL SCHOLARSHIP Allison Teague Lyvia Xiong Brooklyn Turney Demi McGee

CHECOTAH EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP JaiCee Lester Natalie Knight Rylee Sisson

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP JaiCee Lester

ROBBIN EMERSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Kristian Pouncil Natalie Knight

EMERSON/RAMSEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Rylee Sisson

JERRY DON HURST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Natalie Knight

FOLDS OF HONOR SCHOLARSHIP Gauge Cloud

FIRST RESPONDERS CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION Gauge Cloud

OK SCHOOL INSURANCE GROUP Natalie Knight

CCOSA SCHOLARSHIP Natalie Knight

DAVID MARTIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Natalie Knight

NATIONAL FFA/ JAMES HODGE MUSKOGEE Shanelle Shepherd

OK ASBO ANN WADE SCHOLARSHIP

JaiCee Lester

CHANCELLOR HANS BRISH SCHOLARSHIP JaiCee Lester

CHEROKEE NATION VAL & SAL JaiCee Lester Natalie Knight

MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION JOM ACADEMIC INCENTIVE Jasmine McCutchen Allison Teague

NAVY

Jalen Hopkins

CONNORS STATE COLLEGE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS Natalie Knight Allison Teague Jayda Vandiver Lyvia Xiong McKenzie Phillips Jessie Roachell Dually Robison Ruger Oxtoby

CONNORS STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS Grace Burgos Demi McGee Natalie Knight Eileana Ross

CONNORS STATE COLLEGE CHEER SCHOLARSHIP Ruger Oxtoby

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS Natalie Knight JaiCee Lester Jessie Roachell Shanelle Shepherd

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY GOLF SCHOLARSHIP Carter Stewart

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Emma Waller Laynie Duvall Lyvia Xiong Shanelle Shepherd Kaiden Harris Nolan Barnett Michael Grider Devin Russell Dalton Murray

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA MUSIC & ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Gauge Cloud

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Dakotah Scruggs

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & ARTS OF OKLAHOMA ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Azhe’Onna Howard

ICTC SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS Carley Menie Justin Townsend Isaiah Vargas

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Jasmine McCutchen

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Lyvia Xiong

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Roshni Patel

EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Kreed Hall

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP McKenzie Phillips Kristian Pouncil Jasmine McCutchen Roshni Patel Carter Stewart Dakotah Scruggs Lyvia Xiong Isaiah Vagas Jackson Brown Kreed Hall Rylee Sisson JaiCee Lester

WILDCAT SERVICE AWARD Jessie Roachell

BESSIE & B.H.

TABOR AWARD Kristian Pouncil JaiCee Lester

OKLAHOMA ACADEMIC SCHOLAR JaiCee Lester Rylee Sisson

OKLAHOMA ACADEMIC ALL STATE Rylee Sisson

Checotah Schools savor the holidays
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Checotah Schools savor the holidays
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 27, 2025
All of Checotah Schools were a buzz as students, teachers and staff savored their last week of holiday events before Thanksgiving Break. Checotah School Choirs under Director Greg Spena performed thei...
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ODOT’s $54M investment funding highway projects
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE MCINTOSH COUNTY DEMOCRAT 
November 27, 2025
Driving on McIntosh County highways should be smoother by 2035, according to plans by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to resurface about 39 miles of I-40, U.S. 69 and other highways. ODOT ex...
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A ‘Golden Christmas’ to benefit residents
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A ‘Golden Christmas’ to benefit residents
November 27, 2025
A “Golden Christmas” sponsored by the Checotah Art Guild will benefit residents at the Checotah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center again this year. Select an angel off the Golden Angel Tree located in ...
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A Thanksgiving message to our community
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
November 27, 2025
As we head into Thanksgiving, we find ourselves reflecting on what makes our community so special. This isn’t just about where we live; it’s all the simple moments that remind us that smalltown life i...
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Candidate filing begins for Board of Education
November 27, 2025
Candidate filing for the Board of Education begins Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, for McIntosh County school districts. Those who wish to file for a Board of Education office must submit a Declaration of Candi...
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Mural dedication honors Watts’ legacy and leadership
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Mural dedication honors Watts’ legacy and leadership
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
November 27, 2025
Friends, family and officials attended a powerful moment of community pride on Monday as a new mural honoring former U.S. Congressman and Eufaula native J.C. Watts is officially dedicated at City Hall...
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A hoe-lot is happening at The Happy Hoe Farm Market
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A hoe-lot is happening at The Happy Hoe Farm Market
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 20, 2025
Who says you can’t be a Happy Hoe? The Checotah Chamber of Commerce just had a ribbon cutting for The Happy Hoe Farm Market and the talk around town is there’s a hoe-lot of good things to eat or get a...
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Another successful Veterans Day Celebration
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Another successful Veterans Day Celebration
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 20, 2025
Another successful Veterans Day Celebration was hosted by Checotah Public Schools and honored all who served in the military especially local veterans on Tuesday, November 11. The special day started ...
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Upcoming Holiday Events
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Upcoming Holiday Events
By 3rd Annual Feed the Community 
November 20, 2025
3rd Annual Feed the Community Tuesday, Nov. 24 Dinner served from 5 p.m. until the food runs out Checotah Community Center Everyone is welcome! By TNT Power Washing Services In Memory of their mother,...
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Motorcyclist killed
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Motorcyclist killed
November 20, 2025
A 36-year-old cyclist from McAlester was killed Friday when he lost control of his vehicle on U.S. 270 and Oil Well Road, rolled through a barbed wire fence and came to rest in a field. Zachary W. Pat...
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Ava Rose Johnson partners with businesses for Holiday Food Drive
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Ava Rose Johnson partners with businesses for Holiday Food Drive
November 20, 2025
Ava Rose Johnson is partnering with Community Counselors Group and True Value in a Holiday Food Drive that will help support families impacted by the recent government shutdown and cutbacks. “I am thr...
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