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It was in 1969 when Betty and Denzel Williamson made the decision to put down roots and stop following Denzel’s job in the oilfield across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

Bristow, July 15, 2019—David Hill, resident of Bristow, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation belonging to the Beaver Clan and New Tulsa Tribal Town, and current National Council representative for the Creek District, has announced he is running for the position of Principal Chief for the Muscogee...

Geralyn Haney, Hughes County 4-H Recreation Leader & Stuart 4-H Club President is currently collecting pop-tabs as part of her community service project. According to Geralyn, collecting pop-tabs helps to support families staying at Oklahoma Ronald McDonald Houses.

Rhonda Parker, a native of Wetumka, will soon open Southern Sass Floral and Boutique at 123 North Main in Wetumka. The Grand Opening is set for August 2 from 9am to 7pm! Rhonda has worked for many different florists over the past 30 years, so she is no stranger to the industry.

Leroy was my friend. Leroy was my buddy. Leroy and I grew up together. We would go swimming together and throw mud at each other. We would throw rocks in the water and go to the bottom of the pond and try to find them. We rode our bicycles to Wewoka Creek and stayed all day long.

Celeter was born on December 13, 1897, in Scraper Hollow. She attended Northeastern State Normal from September 9, 1912, until July 28, 1917. She married Wilburn Harger Laybourne (1895-1987), an attorney, who is buried in Monroe Cemetery, Montcalm County, Michigan.

THE HOLDENVILLE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1959 RECENTLY MET FOR THEIR 60TH CLASS REUNION. Classmates pictured are (left to right) Donna Gordon Klick, Brenda Nichols Tobey, Jane Reid Horn, Alice Goodwin Price, Phyllis Giles O’Donley, Eudena Peercy Brewer.

For Gray Frederickson, the opportunity to join the Oklahoma Hall of Fame is even better than winning an Oscar. “Oscar is an award for best picture. Oklahoma Hall of Fame is an award for me,” said Frederickson, who won his Academy Award in 1975 for producing “The Godfather: Part II.

But this Saturday morning, the beet hoeing, the tater bug picking would have to wait, for we was “agoing to Stuart.” Our Dad had told us we were hitching a ride with our neighbors Alvis and Laura Huddleston and told us to be ready when they came by.

Nestled in the heart of the Muskogee-Creek Nation is, “Wetumka, Oklahoma, the ONLY TOWN IN THE WORLD that is home to TWO federally recognized Native Headquarters, the Alabama-Quassarte and the Kialegee Tribes. It is also the birthplace of the World-Famous Choctaw Astronaut John Herrington.