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The Hughes County Health Department announces the re-appointment of
Read moreThis year’s parade will be held on Saturday, December 11, at 5:45 pm on Wetumka’s Main Street. Immediately following the parade, a drawing will be held. Ten bikes will be given away for children ages 3rd - 6th grade. Signups for the giveaway will begin at 5:15 pm and you must be present to win. Free hot chocolate and popcorn will be available. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also make an appearance in the parade before flying back to the North Pole!
Read moreCALVIN CHILI COOK-OFF WINNERS WERE: Kent Blaylock 1st (left) and Todd Collard 2nd - (right). Others entering the contest were Cindy Bonicelli, Travis Peairson, Carolyn Boren, Jason Dunn, Patricia Willingham and T-Jays.
Read moreJUDGING THE CONTEST THIS YEAR WERE (left to right) Mike Troup, Eli Robinson and Georgia Blaylock. Not pictured is Melissa Allen. We know they had a difficult time because all of the chili we tasted was delicious!
Read moreTHE CALVIN CLASS OF 1981 RECENTLY HELD THEIR 40TH CLASS REUNION AND HAD A GREAT TIME TOGETHER! Calvin girls pictured are (left to right) Mona Reeves, Kathy Wilson Mathis, Virginia Flo Pace, Jean Lawson Alexander, Robin Hardwick, Ellen Ring Sewell and Jena Sims Kodesh.
Read moreSo many years ago, I would drive by this old building every day. I would mosey my truck slowly down the alley way between the hardware store and and familiar old structure. Like a soft old quilt on an icy morning there it sat. I heard stories from the old folks about pulling wagons up to the back of the Farmers Exchange on Saturday morning looking forward to a day of shopping and socializing on Main Street. I’m from Illinois so that iconic sign hanging on the back of that old building announcing “Dekalb” was sight for my sore hometown eyes. I watched as the years rolled by and commerce stopped at the Wetumka Farmers Exchange. I thumped and bumped my truck over that ragged old alley year after year. I watched in sadness as that perky yellow “Dekalb” sign got worn and faded. One day as we were driving through i couldn’t resist any longer. “Jump out here and grab that sign off there will ya?” I said to Bubs. He gave me an exasperated look. “You want me to go...steal...that sign off the building?” He asked with shock in his voice. “Yes” I answered. The edges are warped and broken, and, in some places, you can barely read it, but there it hangs. Smack dab in my living room, hanging on my wall, proud and to me, perfect. “Dekalb” My little chunk of the Wetumka Farmers Exchange. Born, 1910....razed, 2021. Shared byJan Barry
Read moreCandidates 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 6 ,2021.
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