Kaden Morris with parents Matt and Heather Leigha Phillips with Parents Cord and Leslie Braydyn Smith with parents Trisha and Matt.

Wolverine Softball Team hosts district Holdenville High School will host the district softball championship this week. Wilburton, Hartshorne and Holdenville will compete to determine who will advance to the next level and eventually make it into the state tournament.

The annual Holdenville Christmas Parade has been cancelled this year as a precaution to prevent the possible spread of the COVID-19 virus. This annual event is sponsored by the Holdenville Chamber of Commerce and was scheduled for Monday, December 14.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Hughes County was carved out of what was once a part of the Indian territory. That part of the county which is located south of the South Canadian River, is a part of what was once the Choctaw Nation.