Body THURSDAY The annual Hughes County Free Fair will open to the public at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 2.

Body The Holdenville School Board held its monthly meeting August 9.

Body SENDING ONE DEEP.... Cheyenne Fixico takes a peek as she sends a home run high and deep over the left field fence.

Body Sales tax revenue returns for Hughes County were mixed in the latest report. Wetumka, Calvin, Stuart, Atwood and Yeager all showed an increase in business, while Holdenville, Dustin and Gerty saw a decrease in the latest report.

Body MISDEMEANORS Christopher M. Hutchinson OSW— driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs CIVIL Absolute Resolutions Investments vs.

Body Many of us who still go to Sunday School are studying a part of the Old Testament called Ecclesiastes. Not only can we not spell it, we in the “Cemetery” Class have a hard time trying to comprehend the teachings of the old teacher (Solomon). But we try.

Body Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. I’m teaching a Sunday School series on the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Cardinal Virtues.

Body Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Life can be a lot like Gomer Pyles’ favorite saying - “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” When you are coasting along, never expecting the unusual, it happens.

Body Fall Sports Seasons begin The Holdenville High School sports seasons will begin in a flurry this week. The softball team will play three games this week! The cross country team will host an invitational meet! Football practice will begin! The band is practicing!

Body Holdenville has always been, to me, a magical place. A small town with a big heart, a small population full of big dreamers. I grew up in what seems now in my mind, a major motion picture. The cast of characters which made up my adolescence were people who were bigger than life.