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Hello everyone! My name is Angela Kay Brooks and I am seeking your vote to become Hughes County Clerk. I am a lifelong resident of Hughes County. Born in Holdenville, I graduated from Moss Public Schools and Seminole State College.
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McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, an important case leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, struck down the Oklahoma statute that mandated segregation in education. The case began when the University of Oklahoma denied George W. McLaurin admission to its graduate program in education, citing the segregation statute, which made it a misdemeanor to operate a school in which both blacks and whites were taught. McLaurin filed suit in federal court in Oklahoma City. In an opinion marked by balance, even caution, a three-judge panel struck down the law, to the extent that it prohibited McLaurin from attending the University of Oklahoma. whites were taught. McLaurin filed suit in federal court in Oklahoma City. In an opinion marked by balance, even caution, a three-judge panel struck down the law, to the extent that it prohibited McLaurin from attending the University of Oklahoma.
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You’re a thirty-fiveyear-old mother of three, living in the dreary town of Topeka, Kansas, many a mile from what was once home. Your husband is away, having found work back in your home state. Upon discharge from the navy, he, like the majority of former active duty military, had found himself in the midst of an impossibly tight job market, hence the need to seek work wherever it could be found—in this case, in the composing room at the Daily Oklahoman. Yes, you realize it’s been three years, now— oh, but not to worry, he still insists we’ll all be together soon. You and boys are gonna love Oklahoma City!
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Wetumka School Cafeteria Workers are: Rick Williams, Joetta Mannon and Ashley Bowman.
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Monday afternoon Hughes County Sheriff Marcia Maxwell and her Deputies executed the first of several search warrants that will soon come to the Dustin area.
Read moreThe Town continues to be safe and locked in. No one is moving but we are checking on each other and making sure all are comfortable and fed. Please continue your prayers for Joyce Barrett. She is recovering from her surgery but will need further treatment for several weeks. Also, asking for prayers for Christopher Stripling, Sharon Johnson Patton, Linwood Lambert, Otis Davis, Elder L. C. Carson, Cornell Lucas, Marjorie Plunkett, Marguerite French, Billy Walker as they continue to recover. Remember to stay home and if you go out, keep your distances and work together to defeat this virus. Prayers going out to the country for those suffering from the results COVID-19 and for who have lost their jobs. Please help when you can.
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LEE’S TEXACO 50TH ANNIVERSARY —One of the most well-known businesses in Hughes County is Lee’s Texaco in Horntown. For over fifty years they have provided food, fuel and tires to countless customers. Started in 1969 by W.G.
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