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Services for Louis Ray Jarrett, 73, of Gerty were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2022 at Richmond Ave. Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Buddy Drake and Rev. Bobby Briggs officiated. Burial followed at the Allen Cemetery. Visitation was held Thursday, May 26 at the Allen Chapel.
Read moreDonald Lee Long passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the age of 67.
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WELEETKA ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH FOR MAY 2022 ARE: Front row: Paisley Cunningham, Jeffrey Lindsey, Brison Pinkston, Aliya Ellis. Back row: Bryce Hawkins, Jessie Kibby, Gavin Sheneman, RJ Robertson.
Read moreMemorial Day is here. A time to remember and honor those heroes who paid the ultimate price to defend our country. There are many heroes in our area. And I salute all of them. But today I want to talk about a particular one. One you may not have known of or remember. A boy from Lula. A boy who gave his life for our freedom. His name: Gene Porter Hamilton. Ever hear of him? Everyone knew “Gene Porter” as his mother called him back in the 30’s. She and her husband, Virgil Hamilton, raised Gene over at Lula where Gene went to school and his dad Virgil Hamilton was a well-known grocer.
Read moreCarson Baptist Church is having Vacation Bible School, June 6-10, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. We will be visiting “Spark Studio” where we will explore our artistic side in the Bible. We will be visiting our Bible Studio, our Crafts Design Center, our Music Sound Stage and the Missions Workshop. We will discover that our creativity is a gift for God, our creator, to use for his Glory. Ages 3 years – 18 years.
Read moreThe Atwood Nazarene Church will be having Vacation Bible School June 13-17 from 9-11:30. The theme this year is “Monumental-Celebrating God’s Greatness.” There will be Bible stories and songs, crafts, and outdoor games.
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Editor and Civil Rights activist George Napier Perkins was born in Williamson County, Tennessee, on January 1, 1842. After a move to Little Rock at the age of fifteen, he served in the U.S. Army for three years, married Maggie A. Delards of Fort Smith in 1867, finished his education, and was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1875. During the Brooks-Baxter War, occurring during Reconstruction in Arkansas, Perkins served as an officer in the conservative Brooks faction’s struggle for the governorship. The political activist was one of four African American delegates to the Arkansas Constitutional Convention, a twoterm alderman on the Little Rock City Council, and justice of the peace for Campbell Township. He continued to pressure white Republicans for more African American participation and was an opponent of the pending Separate Coach Act of 1890. With its passage, Perkins migrated to Oklahoma.
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