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In the past we have had Arkansas Day, Peanut Festival, Catfish Festival, Hog Wild Days, and Fall Festival. Could a Marijuana Festival be in Holdenville’s future? It is big business in Hughes County and growing quickly. We recently visited with both a major marijuana grower and a dispensary owner.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Hughes County Rural Water District No. 6 (District) received approval for a $39,000 Emergency Grant Tuesday through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the District’s water infrastructure.

Sucker Day will be held September 25 th , 2021. We are celebrating the 71 th anniversary of Sucker Day with festivities being held once again on Main Street. As of now we are looking at food trucks, vendor booths, a parade and live entertainment.

The patriarch of the Williamsons Gospel Group, Woody Williamson, will be honored with a Memorial Concert on July 8 th , 7:00 p.m., in the Wetumka High School Auditorium. The featured group will be the Grammy Award nominated group The Erwins with an appearance by the Williamsons.

The Wetumka Library will be hosting a Foam Party for children all ages on Friday, July 2, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wetumka City Park.

There were 10 Red Hat Ladies that met at Rudy Alan’s Restaurant. Wanda Shaw and Linda Tyler were hostesses for the event. Wanda Price was also a hostess but wasn’t feeling good that day. A couple of other ladies had company and couldn’t make it. But it was a good turnout.

We have learned this past week that a bill has been filed to ban the Chinese Communist Party from owning land in the United States. Anders Corr writes the following. Don’t mess with Texas. U.S. Rep.

GENE AUTRY, Okla. (KXII) - Four men were arrested near Smokey Ridge Road and Gene Autry Road yesterday during an illegal marijuana grow bust. The joint operation included the Dept.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (KFOR) – Officials with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics say they were able to bust another illegal marijuana grow operation but discovered something unusual at the site. On June 14, OBN agents shut down a large illegal marijuana growing operation in Muskogee County.