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Wetumka, OK - A family dispute turned violent on January 26, 2024, as Officer Jacob McElroy of the Wetumka Police Department, responded to a distress call at an apartment complex on 8108 D 1217.

Holdenville, OK - Mikayla Richmond, born on February 29th, 2000, has leapt into success at every opportunity. Despite the rarity of her birth date, Mikayla’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary.

On Saturday, February 17th, Shirley Nero spoke to the Oklahoma County Retired Educators in Putnam City, Oklahoma. She focused on the Black Towns in Oklahoma. She used her experiences of growing up and attending school in Clearview, one of the historically original all-Black towns in Oklahoma.

Brenda Nails-Alford presented her program of “Continuing the Dream: Equity, Justic, & Social Progress.” Brenda’s parents are survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, and she shared their experiences. Brenda is the widow of Romeo Alford of Clearview and the mother of Jordan Alford.

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Featuring Events from around the State of OklahomaBrenda Teele ~ In Celebration of Black History Month ~ ECU Black Alumni Association Brenda Teele is an Ey Awardwinning journalist, news-anchor, host, and media coach, who officially joined the News 12 Team in July of 2022.

A fire in Clearview destroyed a few buildings in Clearview this week. There were no injuries. Thanks to the fire departments in Weleetka and Okemah for coming out to Clearview to control the fires.Please remember Elayne Evans, Majorie Plunkett, Jerry French as they continue their treatments.

Buck Colbert Franklin was an African American lawyer best known for defending survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. Buck Colbert Franklin was born on May 6, 1879, near Homer, in would later become Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.