115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • December 6, 1907 A New County Seat Eufaula is the temporary county seat of McIntosh county; Checotah, by reason of her location, her resources and population, confid...

Rev. Samuel L. Cunningham, along with members from Mt. Olive Star Missionary Baptist Church will host their 13th annual Feeding All Souls Christmas Dinner this Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. The free dinner...

CMS North Pole’s Got Talent COURTESY PHOTO

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 ...

Checotah Middle School Drama Club got the chance to showcase all their talents in three stage performances of “North Pole’s Got Talent” at the CMS Auditorium last week. Directors Suzanna Roberts and ...

Two young ladies, representing the Oklahoma CattleWomen, read to elementary students a couple ranch-inspired children’s books on Wednesday, December 8. Gracie Watson read to elementary students at Ok...

A Wildcat Winter Wonderland blew in on Monday, December 13, and the community of Checotah showed up to support their students and staff. Flurries of fun were set up all over the Checotah High School ...

Local little angels will be excited to open their gifts on Christmas morning in McIntosh County thanks to some bigger angels that always go above and beyond to serve their community. The Checotah Lio...

Shauna Belyeu, LaDonna Rhodes and Jean Gawf, a.k.a. “The Newspaper Ladies,” wish everyone a very Merry Christmas from all the staff at the McIntosh County Democrat. STAFF PHOTO

With more than 4,000 locations offering curbside drop-off options for Operation Christmas Child, volunteer groups like First Free Will Baptist Church literally had their hands full this Christmas sea...

Thanks to some Checotah businesses, donations from residents, the Paradise Point Fire Department and Santa Claus, youngsters had a wonderful Christmas party on Dec. 11. Oakwood Harbor, Paradise Point...

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Northeastern State University a five-year, $2.2 million grant to support American Indian students. Sara Barnett, director of the NSU Center for Tribal Stud...

The Rose family Christmas started a new family tradition this year. Instead of an ugly sweater contest, they had an ugly Goodwill contest where they got to spend a whole ten dollars on an ugly Christ...

The Secretary of the State Election Board reminds prospective 2022 candidates for State Senator, State Representative and County Commissioner that they have until December 31 to meet the following qua...

Come to the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center on Tuesday, Dec. 21, for guided walks to learn about the winter solstice and how prehistoric American Indians dealt with the changes in the seasons. Arch...

The Oklahoma Bar Association is celebrating Law Day with its annual art and writing contests for all Oklahoma students. The theme for this year’s contest is “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitut...

DA Investigator Kevin Branscum was among dozens of area law enforcement officers who took children on a shopping spree during the annual Shop With a Cop event, which began Monday and ended Wednesday. ...

Checotah Project AWARE, along with the help of each site’s school counselor and School Based Service Specialist, hosted a district-wide door decorating contest for all teachers and their classes to b...

Tis the season for giving in McIntosh County and there seems to be plenty of places to give as churches, organizations and businesses give back this Christmas. All over the area, businesses, churches ...

The Checotah Middle School and the Checotah High School choirs and bands performed several holiday favorites at their Christmas concerts last week. The choirs are under the direction of Whitney Scrog...