MADY BELLE MCFARLAND CROWNED HHS HOMECOMING QUEEN.

Sexual battery and assault charges have been filed against 42-year-old Hughes County Jail inmate, Randy Latrell Mills, after he forced himself on a female Hughes County jailer. On December 31, Deputy Josh Kelley of the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Hughes County Jail, where the detention officer informed him of the incident.

Holdenville basketball teams throttle Konawa Both the Holdenville boy’s and girl’s basketball teams made the 2023 Homecoming festivities an event to remember. The evening began with Dierre Olden crowning Madi McFarland as the 2023 Homecoming Queen and Madi reciprocating and crowning Dierre as the Homecoming King! After all the pictures and usual things that go along with Homecomings, the Holdenville Boys went to work and completely humbled the Konawa Tigers by a lopsided score of 82-39.

1964 - British Invasion launched with Beatles’ arrival in U.S. The musical British Invasion began when the Beatles landed in New York City this day in 1964, and two nights later, as Beatlemania stormed America, their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show was watched by 73 million viewers.

Once again, tip of the hat (it covers the hole in my hair) to Al Wilburn, my fellow pundit who knows interesting things and interesting people. I know some of you will not understand this message, but I bet you know someone who might.

Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in City of Holdenville municipality will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, February 6th - Wednesday, February 8th at 5 pm Candidates who have filed as of presstime: Ward I: Ward II: Ward III: Mike Dockrey Ward IV: Don Merriman At Large:

Sometimes I wonder how my mother did it, coordinating afterschool activities as a single mother when everything had to be set up that morning and, if something changes, well, everyone is out of luck. Nowadays parents can give children smartphones so that they are always just a text away.

The Iceman Back in 1943 while the big war (WWII) raged around our world, me and my big brother Gerald were in the ice business. Gerald is pictured here standing in front of one of our icehouses on a beautiful Sunday morning when we were all on our way to the First Baptist Church which was just across State Highway 3.

February, 10th 2023, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the March 7th Special State Election, Hughes County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis said today.

Early voting begins Thursday February 9th for voters in Hughes County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.