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Former Senator Kevin Matthews has announced a potential grant for preserving historical sites in Oklahoma’s Black towns and communities. The towns must submit to him the following information.• Submit photos and all required details for the bank and any other preservation-worthy landmarks.

On Friday, August 15, 2025, the Grand Casino Event Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Conference of Black Mayors hosted a meet and greet with National NAACP President/CEO and Keynote Speaker Derrick Johnson. Guests enjoyed music by Dr.

Elijah Jerry “Pumpsie” Green (October 27, 1933 – July 17, 2019)[1] was an American Major League Bas-eball (MLB) infielder who played with the Boston Red Sox (1959–62) and New York Mets (1963). A switch hitter who threw right-handed, he was listed as 6 feet tall and 175 pounds.

The family of the late Dawnyal Hill wishes to express l o o Y l o o W o ol l L C C o o l M Ml Do Co LGwen Graham Jeff Hill Lillian Hill William Hill Nate Hill

For the month of July, Wetumka’s revenue from medical marijuana sales edged upward, offering a modest boost in local tax income.· June collec -tions: $4,405.51 · July collec tions: $4,526.26 — a 2.7 % increase, or roughly $120.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has stopped all of its programs that fund solar or wind power projects on productive farmland, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in an Aug. 18 X post.

Full-time/Part-time Employee for Hughes County District # 1, second by Jim Lively, the motion carried. Ayes: Dilday by Greenlee, Lively, and Barnett. Nays: None.The board discussed to approve or disapprove a hearing date to close .