This competitive grant brings $65,000 to the school, with $40,000 designated for technology upgrades and $25,000 for professional development through the K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma.

Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Henry Ford, and my favorite college professor Ed Burrows all had one thing in common. Each attended a one-room schoolhouse.

Dr. Glenn Mollette Where do you hear a compliment? Dolly Parton said her husband was receiving a number of compliments from a woman at their local bank. She subsequently wrote the song titled Jolene. In the song she penned these words, “Jolene, please don’t take my man just because you can.”

The Holdenville Public Schools will open Monday September 3rd. For the information of those who wish to know, we are glad to say that every teacher in the entire system, as heretofore, meets the North Central requirements.

At the most recent Holdenville City Council meeting, city officials discussed a potential project that could see every Holdenville resident receive a new automated water meter—provided the funding comes through.

Illinois Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Schmitt recently held a book signing at Grace M. Pickens Library here in Holdenville. Mike and his wife Anita live in Lamar and are a treasured part of the Hughes County family.

“On a hot day in Virginia, I know of nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally’s cellar.”

The Second World War was a bloody conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945.

The Pen Pals program at Allen Gamble Correctional Center reached a significant milestone this week, graduating its 100th class and celebrating the training of 1,001 dogs over the past 20 years.

Looking back...Holdenville 1956.