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This photograph was taken by Elliot Erwitt in 1950 in North Carolina, USA, and represents the injustice of segregation of black and white people in America during this time.

CONGRATULATIONS TO WETUMKA JUNIOR JAYDEN YOUNG FOR WINNING BREED CHAMPION AT THE SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EXPO IN COALGATE RECENTLY.

Candidates for municipal office in Hughes County municipalities may file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, February 1st. Brandy Davis, Secretary of the County Election Board, said the filing period ends at 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 3rd.

Less than a week remains for registered voters in Hughes County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the February 9th Special Allen Public School and Weleetka Public School Elections, Hughes County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis said today.

Due to MCN Executive Order 20-02, NCA 20-066 and CDC Guidelines to prevent large gatherings. Drive-by voting will be held February 9th 5pm-8pm. Wetumka Indian Community Board of Directors 2021 Elections-Filing period begins January 25th ends February 4th @ 5pm.

February marks the annual nationwide observance of African American history. Historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded, in 1926, Negro History Week to this occasion to highlight the history and contributions of African Americans.

On Saturday, February 6, 2021, at 6 p.m. the OHS Black Heritage Committee will present “Blacks on the Oklahoma Frontier: Lawmen, Outlaws, Cowboys, Cowgirls, and Rodeos,” the third Oklahoma African American Film Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s festival will be held virtually.

The Smithsonian Institution opened its newest museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), on September 24, 2016.

SHRIMP CUMBO 3 slices bacon, diced 1 small onion, minced 2 tablespoon flour 2 cups canned or stewed tomatoes 2 cups hot water 16 pods okra, sliced 2 pounds shrimp, cooked and shelled 1 bay leaf 1 ½ teaspoon, salt pepper dash cayenne ½ cup rice Cook bacon in frying pan to extract fat,...

The Clearview road project from the Clearview Cemetery toward Weleetka has begun. Utilities are being moved and as soon as that work is complete, the widening of the road to one mile south of Grassy Lake should begin very soon.