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Early voting begins Thursday, February 5th 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.

Wetumka Hosts Second Annual Snowman Contest

Based on reports from 2021 to 2025, Hughes County, Oklahoma, has experienced a high concentration of medical marijuana cultivation, with significant enforcement activity surrounding illegal operations.

Our condolences are extended to Zackery family on the death of Wilbert Zackery, a longtime resident of Clearview and Weleetka. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Dottie Bennett (right) and her friend Sheila (holding a purse) returned from Diamondhead, Mississippi to Okemah for a visit with friends and family, including members of her former OHCE Clearview Club, the Brown Suggas. The group gathered for dinner at FOUNDERS at Okemah on Friday, January 16th.

Lee and Leslie Vick, along with their daughters, recently appreciated the snowfall and cold temperatures near Bearden. Their donkeys also appeared comfortable with the weather conditions.

Bessie Smith was a social, cultural, and political influencer and was known to people of all social strata and levels of society during the Roaring Twenties. At a time when women's public expression was often stifled, Bessie Smith expressed herself freely through music.

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Wetumka Hosts Second Annual Snowman Contest

A powerful winter storm swept across much of the United States over the weekend, bringing widespread snow, ice, and travel disruptions. In Wetumka, the storm delivered between 8 and 10 inches of snow, creating hazardous road conditions but causing minimal damage overall.