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JIM KING, HUGHES COUNTY’S FIRST SHERIFF, HUGHES COUNTY’S FIRST JAIL
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Hughes County 4-H Members Represent County at Oklahoma 4-H Roundup
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Hughes County couple sues to overturn law restricting casket sales
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SIX WETUMKA TEACHERS WERE RECENTLY HONORED FOR DECADES OF SERVICE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
News
Looking back...The Year Was 1969
1969 HOLDENVILLE DAILY NEWS 84 4-H Youths At Rally The annual Hughes County 4-H Rally was held at the Moss School Tuesday, April 22. Fifty- eight girls and 26 boys participated in the event representing nine 4-H clubs. There were talks and demonstrations, both individual and team.
Sports
LADY HORNETS HEADED BACK TO STATE!
The defending State Champions, the Stuart Lady Hornets, are headed back to the State Tournament this Spring. The Lady Hornets (21-18) defeated Wilson-Henryetta 1-0 & 13-2 to win the Regional Runner-up at Caney on Thursday.
Columns
Around Town...by John Bill Martin
An awesome and orderly universeWhen you stop and ponder this awesome and orderly universe that God has placed us in, some very remarkable facts become evident.
Courage at Home
saw this Marine Sargent. He served on my ship’s security detail, the USS Lexington a carrier that fought in WWII. But it was on a Greyhound Bus out of San Diego, California that I noticed he was going my way — east to Oklahoma.
Obituaries
Sharon Kay Crawford
Sharon Kay Crawford passed away Wednesday, July 15th, 2026, at SSM St Anthony Hospital Seminole Campus in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 76.Sharon was born July 12th, 1950, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Norman Swinney and Jewel (Wilson) Swinney. She graduated from Choctaw Public School.
Curtis Dean Brinlee
Curtis Dean Brinlee, age 84 and a resident of Hold- enville, OK passed away after a short battle with cancer on August 1, 2026 surrounded by family.The oldest of five children, Curtis was born to I.O.
Preparing Students for High-Skilled, High-Wage Careers at WWTC
Wes Watkins Technology Center is a proud member of Oklahoma’s distinguished CareerTech system and recognized by the Oklahoma Association of Technology Centers as a 32-time recipient of the prestigious Gold Star School of Excellence award.
