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The Hughes County Board of Commissioners issued an emergency proclamation closing the Hughes County Courthouse to the public until further notice. This decision was made during an emergency meeting on Friday, July 17. The proclamation was effective immediately. This emergency is in response to the continuing spread of COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus).
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Read moreCALVIN 4TH OF JULY—Among those enjoying the Calvin 4 of July festivities were: Janice Birdcreek, Emily Birdcreek, Heather DelaRosa, Elouise Johnson, Charlotte Johnson and Joyce Searcy.
Read moreA single vehicle accident on Wednesday, July 15, claimed the life of a Holdenville woman, Andrea Harjo, 37, was pronounced at the scene from massive injuries by Hughes County EMS, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Read more“I can’t find it,” I cried… again… from the kitchen.
Read moreVernon is an All- Black town located in southwestern McIntosh County ten miles southeast of Dustin. Vernon was established in 1911 on the Tankard Ranch in the Creek Nation. Thomas Haynes secured much of the land for the townsite and played a large part in organizing the community. Its name honored Bishop William Tecumseh Vernon of the African Methodist Episcopal Church who also served as registrar of the United States Treasury from 1906 to 1912 under President Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.
Read moreThe Original Historically Black Towns of Oklahoma are the recipients of food boxes containing fresh produce and dairy for eight weeks. In collaboration with Emmanuel Tabernacle, New Life, St. Jude, and Ebenezer churches in Oklahoma City, they organized and are receiving food donation to be disturbed to a truly diverse area of OKC that has a great need of food. Angela Bush Scobey, daughter of Peter and Helen Bush of Clearview and wife of Pastor Derrick Scobey of Ebenezer, had the idea of setting aside boxes each week to be distribute to Black Towns. Angela contacted her cousin Shirley Nero to coordinate with towns to come to Clearview for pick up of food boxes for distribution in their own towns. They each receive at least 25 to 100 boxes each week. Towns served include all towns listed in the 13 original Black towns plus IXL and some residents in Weleetka. The towns are grateful to the work of the churches in OKC for sharing their gift of boxes and for the volunteers for their time and vehicles.
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