There was a large turnout for the American Legion Banquet held on Tuesday, July 16 at the Senior Activity Center. At the event, a group of young leaders had the opportunity to share their experiences ...

New student enrollment for high school students started July 24 from 12 to 6 p.m. and will continue through July 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parents or guardians should bring the student’s birth certifi...

A sheriff’s deputy and Eufaula police officer rescued two men on a Sea-Doo stranded in the middle of Lake Eufaula Saturday afternoon. The two unidentified men, both from McIntosh County, were riding t...

Texanna FD Auxiliary seeking membership The Texanna Fire Department Auxiliary is seeking new members to attend our monthly meetings and assist with our fundraisers to help support our volunteer fire d...

This past spring, more than 181,000 Address Confirmation Notices were mailed to certain Oklahoma voters, as required by law. Nearly two months later, more than 134,000 notices remain outstanding, stat...

Two noted area natives, one from Checotah and one from Eufaula, will be honored by having a bridge and a portion of a highway named after them. A Senate and a House Bill passed by the Oklahoma Legisl...

The Children’s Hospital held a grand opening celebration of its newly expanded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Friday, July 19. The PICU expanded areas will open to patients on July 22. More tha...

Coming soon, August 2-4, Oklahoma will celebrate its sales tax holiday. Intended to coincide with back-to-school shopping, Oklahoma’s tax-free weekend benefits both consumers and retailers in the stat...

The July meeting of the Texanna Fire Department Auxiliary opened with a prayer offered by President Marilyn Griffin. Our Pledge of Allegiance followed. The secretary and treasurer reports then were re...

Eastern Oklahoma State College’s McAlester Campus will host a special Saturday enrollment event on July 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of a statewide initiative. Oklahomans who have successfully com...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed the presence of Sudden Oak Death, also referred to as SOD, in plants that passed through an Oklahoma nursery earlier this year. The ...

A 25-year-old suspect is in custody after authorities uncovered a murder for hire plot. On July 10, the Major County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) assist...

In his request for a search warrant, a law enforcement agent described Epic Charter Schools as being set up a decade ago as a profit-generating “scheme.” And he described the school’s co-founders as ...

David Hill, of Bristow, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation belonging to the Beaver Clan and New Tulsa Tribal Town, and current National Council representative for the Creek District, has announced...

Oklahomans in the U.S. House split along party lines when voting to condemn President Trump’s racist remarks targeting four minority Democratic congresswomen and to hold two Cabinet members in contemp...

Once again the skies over Muskogee will be glowing with an array of vibrant colors as the Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning returns to historic Hatbox Field August 16 and 17. The festival, now in its se...

Earlier this spring, devastating floods occurred, resulting in loss and damage to cattle operations. In the wake of the flooding, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation’s (OCF) ‘Permanent Natural Disaste...

Raccoons The raccoon, also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, Northern raccoon or simply “coon,” is a medium-sized mammal in North America. They grow to about 23 to 37 inches long an...

Dr. E. Ann Nalley, Professor of Chemistry and Clarence E. Page Endowed Chair in Math and Science Education at Cameron University in Lawton, was one of 12 honorees from around the world named as 2019 D...

The gates are open and the lake level is receding! That means it’s time “To Get Your Poker On” for the first poker run of the season on Lake Eufaula. Lake Eufaula Association will host the Golden Eagl...