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The good news is the Board of Deacons has voted to bend the rules (or tradition, or whatever) and consent to your joining First Baptist Church, Wetumka—and not only that, you will not need to get re-baptized!

Ashlynn Thompson Valedictorian Devion Johnson Riley Babb Salutatorian Dawson Kincade Johnny Freeman Heather Lively Aliese Gerard Rebecca Rogers

The Venerable Bede and his contemporaries knew there are things worse than physical death, which is why their fear in the midst of epidemics was not paralyzing.

Shannon Brasher attended Wetumka schools for a few years and then moved to Owasso where she graduated high school. Shannon was a cheerleader while Wetumka Jr. Hi and excelled as a student while in Wetumka.

Due to the virus there will not be a Memorial Day Service at the Lamar or Dustin cemeteries this year.

Sandy Odum, Child Nutrition Director for Holdenville Public Schools is shown with teachers Jessica Hinton, Misty Turner, Morgan Teague and Chrissy Jeffrey.

Who’d have guessed you’d hit a snag with something so basic as moving your letter of church membership? To start with, who knew the issue of differing conventions would pose a problem?

Coal Dilday is shown with his wife, Megan at the swearing-in ceremony in the courtroom of the Hughes County Courthouse. Associate District Judge Trisha Smith presided.

Good morning from the Yoders. These quiet, pleasant mornings are almost addictive, once you get started, it’s hard to miss a single one.

Donna and Jack were high school sweethearts. They’ve now been married some 48 years and enjoy a full life. Jack likes to work long hours, and Donna is a writer and speaker, so they don’t have a lot of free time for one another. They do enjoy each other’s company when they get together though.