Family Talk

I have always liked the acronym K.I.S.S. It stands for “Keep It Simple, Stupid” and it’s a reminder that simple is better. I used to write KISS in the margin of my notebook paper when I was in college and law school as a not-sosubtle brain whack, reminding me to keep things simple.
Jim Priest

Hughes County Court Records

FELONIES Maria LeShaun Mason – Aggravated Trafficking in illegal drugs, bringing contraband into jail/penal institution, endeavoring/conspiracy to deliver/manufacture/ possess CDS Jarmaijjah Brejjah Powell – bringing contraband into jail/penal institution, endeavoring/ conspiracy to deliver/...

Around Town......by John Bill Martin

Mental fitness exam for retirees This is a mental fitness evaluation for people who are considering retirement or for those already retired and might be experiencing second thoughts. If you get one right, you are doing OK.

Country Comments

We live in an age that is obsessed with things. We fill our homes with the latest gadgets and fashions and then, when we run out of space, rent a storage unit.
Country Comments

CANDIDATE FILING BEGINS FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION

Candidates for the Board of Education in Holdenville, Moss, Calvin, Wetumka, Stuart and Wes Watkins Technology Center Hughes County school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, December 4 2023.

Looking back...the year was 1955

1955 OLD NEWS FOUR TEAMS UNBEATEN AS BIG CHIEF CAGERS REACH HALF-WAY MARK Four teams—two boys and two girls— remained undefeated Saturday as the county Big Chief basketball tournament rounds reached the half-way mark.