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Recently the Wetumka City Council convened an emergency meeting to tackle urgent matters related to the city’s infrastructure and public safety.The meeting began with a report from Mrs. Parker, who informed the Council of a leak in the city’s water tower.

During the Town of Clearview Trustee meeting, the Trustees approved entering a contract with ecoLINK to bring broadband internet into the city limits of Clearview. The work should be completed withing four to six months.

For years, the Hughes County Tribune has printed news for the Town of Clearview. The town appreciates their interest in the town’s citizens and community and most importantly their history, culture, and events.

Dr. Donnie Nero participated in the celebration of Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus celebration of 40 years on Friday, October 18, 2024 at the Southeast Campus. Past and present TTC presidents, provost, deans, staff, and students, attended the program and celebration.

Marvin and Tanya Blades and Donnie and Shirley Nero drove to Pittsburg State University to be with their son and grandson for Pittsburgh State University homecoming. The football team played Ft. Hayes and came away with a win.

The All-Black town called IXL is in Okfuskee County in Sections 7, 8, 17, and 18 in Township 12 North, Range 9 East, along State Highway 48, approximately three miles north of the town of Castle and six miles northeast of Boley, which is historically an All-Black town.

Oklahoma’s 1907 constitution provided that Black and white children must attend separate (racially segregated) school facilities, a situation that endured unchanged for half a century. “Separate,” however, did not necessarily mean “equal” in the quality of education provided. In 1954 the U.S.

HUGHES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING-HOLDENVILLE, OK. September 3, 2024The Hughes County Board of County Commissioners met for a Regular Meeting in the Hughes County Commissioners Boardroom in the Hughes County Courthouse at 200 North Broadway, Holdenville Oklahoma.

For over fifty years, it has been my privilege to personally know every president of the United States of America Six of them have been Republicans, four of them have been Democrats I am regis tered to vote as an independent and I write this as a private citizen who is concerned about the direction...