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Elayne Owens Evans is doing well after her hip replacement and is in rehab at Colonial Nursing Home in Okemah. Majorie Plunkett is beginning daily chemo treatments in Oklahoma City. Please continue your prayers for both of these ladies. Happy birthday on Sunday to Ethelene Scott.

Elayne Owens Evans fell on January 9th. She had broken her hip but did not know she had broken her right hip until she went into the emergency room in severe pain on Monday this week. She had a severe break and went into surgery Tuesday, February 6, for a complete hip replacement.

The Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame board and committee members met on February 3, 2024, in one of the meeting rooms of the Grand Casino in Shawnee, Oklahoma to discuss the upcoming Thirteenth Induction Ceremony.

Connors State College proudly announces the upcoming dedication ceremony for the renaming of its Fine Arts Center in honor of Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr., the esteemed fifteenth president of the college. The event will take place on February 23, 2024, and will mark a historic moment in recognition of Dr.

Early voting begins Thursday February 8th for voters in Hughes County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.Hughes County Election Board Secretary, Brandy Davis, said early voting is open to all voters.