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Wednesday, 31 March 2010 20:41 |
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HUGO — Two Hugo Police officers had to resort to pepper spray on a number of out-of-control teens and adults Sunday in the Hugo housing complex known as Circle G on Hugo’s south side.
According to Hugo PD reports, officer Tandy Low arrived at Circle G and observed a 15-year-old individual yelling obscenities at a crowd of people. As she exited her police vehicle and moved toward the teen, a 14-year-old charged toward the officer.
Officer Low said two of the teens became embroiled in a fight, at which time she attempted to separate them. She said the unruly crowd swarmed around the two individuals and herself, during which time she was struck repeatedly on the back and sides, in an effort to neutralize the attackers.
HPD Officer Billy Covington reported that he observed four to six black male subjects fighting in front of Officer Low’s car and even up on the hood of the police car. Covington said as Officer Low attempted to separate two individuals who were fighting, a female began kicking Low from behind.
Covington said that he began pulling subjects off of Officer Low as she began to use her pepper spray on the individuals hitting and kicking her.
As Officer Covington pulled people off of officer Low, one of the combative youths began to curse him saying, “F... you, and get the f...off of me. You can’t tell me what to do.” Read the full story, subscribe to the online edition: http://www.hugonews.com/transitionHDN.html |
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Friday, 26 March 2010 16:33 |
HUGO — The Early Bird Bluegrass Festival kicks off today beginning at noon at the Agriplex, Fifth and Rena Street in Hugo.
The annual festival hosts eight bands this year and is emceed by Bill Grant, who brought the original bluegrass festival to this area in the late 1960s.
Stacie Pace, with the backing of the Hugo Chamber of Commerce, Little Dixie Community Action Agency and local donations, now organizes the event each year. This year, she has brought talent from Oklahoma and nearby Texas and all across the United States.
The lineup for Friday includes:
• High Strung Band at noon and 6 p.m.
• The Dixie Bee-Liners at 1 and 7 p.m.
• The Saltgrass Band at 2 and 8 p.m.
• The Louisiana Grass at 3 and 9 p.m.
Saturday’s lineup:
• The Batten Family at noon and 6 p.m.
• The Welch Mountain Boys / Bill Grant at 1 and 7 p.m.
• Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass at 2 and 8 p.m.
• Gold Wing Express at 3 and 9 p.m.
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Monday, 29 March 2010 19:55 |
HUGO — Residents of Circle G housing complex on Hugo’s south side called police Sunday afternoon, after a group of youth assembled and caused an altercation.
Hugo Police Department officer Tandy Low responded to the scene at 5:27 p.m. and soon requested additional officer assistance to quell a large group of unruly people.
Joining Officer Low were Officer Billy Covington, Chief of Police Jon Bozeman, Deputy Sheriff Larry Hendrix and several Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers.
Two juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were booked into the Choctaw County jail on complaints of assault on a police officer, creating a public disturbance and obstruction of justice.
According to one officer, one or more suspects reportedly fled and were being sought today. |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 18:24 |
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By Amber Hanneken
Staff Writer When Hugo’s Stacie Pace takes the stage, Patsy Cline comes alive.
It all began about five years ago when Pace was asked to perform at a senior citizens’ Valentine’s banquet in Clayton. Mark McIntosh, a former Pushmataha County commissioner who had seen her perform, asked if she would do an all-Patsy Cline set. After her performance, a woman told Pace she had missed her calling and that she was meant to play Cline.
She returned home and did some research. Longtime Hugo Chamber of Commerce tourism supporter Walter White was instrumental in getting her started with Pasty Cline performances, she said.
“It’s funny if I just sing I sound like Patsy without even trying,” Pace said. “And that is a great compliment that someone thinks that. It’s kind of like I was born into the wrong era for the music.”
Besides having the voice, Pace wanted the look. She sought out a seamstress and found DeeDee Atwood of Cloudy, who normally designs clothing for dogs. Atwood made a set of cowgirl outfits that Pace pairs with white boots and a brunette wig for her shows. She hopes to eventually incorporate some of the more “modern” fashions Cline wore into her performance.
She has performed as Cline before a crowd of about 7,000 at the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association meeting the last four years and in Choctaw County she’s performed before big crowds at the Choctaw Electric annual meeting. She said she gets calls from all over, including Nashville, just to see her perform as Cline.
Steve McKinley, director of operations of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, wrote in a recent letter to Pace, “We always receive positive comments on your performance and encouragement to keep you coming back.”
Pace says she most enjoys singing “Sweet Dreams” because of the long notes. She also enjoys “Walking After Midnight” because she makes audience members dance and contribute and the crowd always enjoys “Crazy.”
Pace has been singing and dancing since she was young, beginning at church where her father was the pastor. She graduated with a degree in drama and chorale from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, after which she toured Texas and Oklahoma with a band, performing Top 40 country western charts.
Following her marriage to husband, Scott, Pace settled down back in Hugo and began performing in local venues, quickly becoming known as a Patsy Cline impersonator.
“It’s so rewarding because it touches people’s lives and they just seem to remember something, what they were doing, or someone. I even have kids as young as 8 years old who are huge fans and their mom says they go and buy all the (Patsy Cline) CDs. Wherever they go, if they see a Patsy CD, they buy it.” Read the full story, subscribe to the online edition: http://www.hugonews.com/transitionHDN.html |
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