On March 20, 2019, the portion of Oklahoma Highway 71 that crosses the Eufaula Dam closed for major repairs. It took four years to rebuild the decaying roadway, which re-opened on March 17. To celebra...

Cooper and April Sullivan were pleasantly surprised to be the winners of the “Cruise Vacation for Two” given away by First Family Federal Credit Union to their members. Cooper stated this would be his...

Elton John tribute artist Lee Averson will perform a concert on Saturday, April 22, at the Legacy On Main Street, 24 N. Main St., Eufaula. The dinner/show celebrates the music of rock icon Elton John....

The Honorable Mike Hogan has been named co-recipient of the prestigious Judge of the Year Award given annually by the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). A ceremony was ...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Area Calendar please email all the information to ladonna@cookson.news or call 918-473-2313 (office) or 479-422-4210 (cell). You may al...

Paul & Mattie: MUSIC MAKES PEOPLE COME TOGETHER! I can remember the anticipation we had 20 years ago when we booked our first big acts. The two I’m going to talk about today are two award-winning acts...

114 Years Ago Checotah Enquirer Friday, April 2, 1909 CRAZY SNAKE STILL AT LARGE Our little city has been greatly agitated on Account of the lawless doings of the Snake Indians during the past week, i...

Marshall Elementary Easter Fun

The McIntosh County Courthouse, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 22, 1985, was built as a result of a bond election on May 11, 1926. By a vote of 5 to 1, according...

Checotah’s own Shannon Seaborn-Dobbs is a health care IT consultant and owner of Innovative Business Advancement, LLC since 2018. She works with companies vying for contracts with Medicaid systems an...

The suspense is over. It’s time to tell what our 20-10 project is all about. With help of “George Strait” royalties for a song Paul and his son wrote – Plumb Theatre was born. On March 1, 2003, we ope...

114 Years Ago Checotah Enquirer Friday, January 29, 1909 WIN BY FRAUD Whiskey, Money and Intimidation Used to Influence Voters Reports from all over the county are to the effect that fraud in its wors...

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Teresa Fields owner of The Sour Mermaid Candy Shop is spreading her love of everything sweet to everyone who enters her shop! Teresa Fields owner of The Sour Mermaid Candy Shop is spreading her love o...

I have been a part of the Lake Eufaula community since 1990. I started out as a “weekender” spending nearly every weekend at the lake and following in love with it. In 1996 I moved to Lake Eufaula wit...

Kathy Cox has operated and owned June’s Restaurant since 1990, though it started with humble beginnings in 1966 by her mama, the late June King, who bought a fried chicken recipe off a traveling sales...

Shirley Magnusson has owned and operated her women’s apparel boutique, Slice of Country, for over five years in Checotah. She works hard to encourage women of all shapes and sizes when they come into ...

House Speaker Charles McCall (far left) was one of the special speakers at the Oklahoma Press Assoc. Legislative Summit at the State Capitol. Other speakers included: House Minority Cyndi Munson, Sena...

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114 Years Ago Checotah Enquirer Friday, January 15, 1909 HOW EUFAULA CAME TO BE THE COUNTY SEAT Fraud in convention Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 7 – In the lobby of the Ione hotel, this city yesterday afterno...