Holdenville schools will remain closed another week
Holdenville Public Schools announced on Sunday they will remain closed for another week, October 19 - 23, while students continue to attend virtual classes over the internet.
Traffic stop leads to drug bust
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, Sergeant Andrew Ott of the Holdenville Police Department was dispatched to the area around Highway 48 and Highway 270 regarding a reckless driver. The vehicle was described as a silver Nissan with a Seminole Nation tag.
Downtown Trick or Treat and Christmas Parade announced
The Holdenville Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture announced two upcoming community events during their October 15 general membership meeting.
SWEARING IN CEREMONY
Holdenville Police Chief Conny Clay (left) was sworn in by City Attorney Trey Irby as Mayor John Massad oversees the ceremony during the October 6 City Council meeting. The Council later approved the purchase of three police vehicles. See full story page B-8.
Police Chief sworn in, police vehicles approved
Holdenville Chief of Police Conny Clay was officially sworn into office during the October 6 City Council meeting, although his hiring had been approved during a previous meeting. A detailed look at Chief Clay’s impressive resume was included in the September 15 issue of Holdenville News.
The Publisher’s Pen
We received a really nice not from our long time friend Ida Monroe. She is the daughter of the late Rhea Cahill Horne. She wrote that she read with interest Alec Lesueur’s obituary. She remembers as a child waking in the morning to the sound of his music from down the street.
If We Let Big Tech Strangle the Press, Say Goodbye to Your Freedoms
October 15, 2020 With the recent suppression of a New York Post story damaging to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, many Americans have finally had enough of the one-sided censorious behavior of tech giants.
Remember your passwords
I did fairly good on memory stuff until I got to be about 80. Then I noticed it was hard for me to remember some people’s names. Names of some trees also come to mind.
Around Town
Million dollar suggestions: Bill and Melinda Gates have made a fortune in computers and now are enjoying their middle age by being retired and funding school projects.
Research by Doyle Tampleton uncovers old-time bank robberies
When I was a young teenager living in Holdenville, OK I would visit and hang out in Sims Grocery Store. Here Charlie Sims and his wife would sell groceries on the credit, buy furs, and buy pecans.
