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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 23:00 |
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By Amber Hanneken
Staff Writer
HUGO — The Hugo school board approved a mid-term budget adjustment for state and federal allocations Monday evening in a special meeting.
Superintendent Tony Daugherty said state budget cuts have caused the school to be more than $223,000 short of its budget.
“We got cut 4.42%,” he said. He added that there are no proposed further cuts at this time, but it is possible more may come as the legislature comes back into session.
More money has been received from federal sources since the Jan. 11 meeting and at the moment, accounts are positive. Some money the school receives is restricted to specific programs, and in those areas, Daugherty said, they are not lacking. It’s on general operating funds that the school is going to have to cut back.
The superintendent said he has met with all of the principals and made routine budget cuts. They cut $42,000 from encumbrances and cut $135,000 by paying for custodial salaries through the building fund. There is about $46,000 additionally that needs to be cut and the board discussed possible expenditure reductions.
Some possible reductions include, no field trips — excluding athletic, band and student competitions — non-competitive student trips must be funded by the student activity fund or by donations; no workshops/travel for teachers unless the cost is reimbursable from a grant or donated funds; spring extra-curricular activities monitored closely and canceled games not rescheduled unless they affect playoffs; all athletic, band, choir, FFA and FCCLA purchases to come out... Read the whole story, subscribe to the online edition: http://www.hugonews.com/transitionHDN.html |
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Friday, 22 January 2010 20:22 |
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HUGO — Officers arrested 19-year-old Zachary Charles Taylor of Hugo Tuesday afternoon after a report of shots fired at an eastside apartment complex.
According to Officer Billy Covington’s report, the 35-year-old female victim stated Taylor made threatening gang-like hand gestures at her before producing a black hand gun from a bag. The report says, Taylor fired four rounds in the direction of the victim and later ran into the woods behind the complex. Read the whole story, subscribe to the online edition: http://www.hugonews.com/transitionHDN.html |
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 22:42 |
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By Amber Hanneken
Staff Writer
HUGO — There was some intense discussion concerning the need for an architect’s inspection on the Boys & Girls Club project during Tuesday night’s Hugo city council meeting.
City Manager David Rawls told the council that it has come to their attention that state law requires an architect to inspect the project, as it is being constructed/reconstructed. The law says that any public building more than $158,000 must have architect inspection and approval for occupancy. The statute also says that the architect is also required to sign all pay estimates.
The architect, Shane Knight, was not present at the meeting, but Rawls said his estimate is $85 an hour for inspection. Engineer Brandon Wall said it will probably be about four hours total each time he comes out, including the drive from Durant.
“Our goal is to have him come just once a month,” Wall said. Read the whole story, subscribe to the online edition: http://www.hugonews.com/transitionHDN.html |
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 19:31 |
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By Stan Stamper
Publisher
HUGO — City of Hugo police officers and officers with the Choctaw County Sheriff’s department, were joined Monday by officers of other jurisdictions in the arrest of nine area residents on drug-related charges.
The arrests were all related to telephone conversations that took place in the months of May and June of 2008 between the individuals charged and Jeffrey Pierce, who is presently in federal custody awaiting sentencing on related illegal drug activities.
Charged this week with the felony crime of endeavoring to obtain a controlled dangerous substance were:
• Cheyenne Lee Rosson
• Melissa Ann Daniels
• Chad Allen Moore
• Brian Stephen Morris
• Sherrie Lynn Choate
• Billy Joe Garrett
• Melanie Susan Baggs
• Kenneth Bruce Wilhelm
• Regina Ann Bowden
Choctaw County court records indicate warrants for three other individuals have not yet been served.
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Friday, 15 January 2010 17:55 |
By Gloria McAfee Carver
Contributing Writer
HUGO — On stage at the Choctaw Cultural Center, Thursday evening, talented university music teachers and Yale Music School training, was the additional component in their united performance; the love story of Duo Clarion. The young married couple presented rousing classics of Benny Goodman, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, as well as classical sonatas.
The clarinet/piano duo is the first in a performing arts series brought to the community by the Choctaw County Arts Council. At intermission, guests were treated to bounty of decadent desserts created by Metra Christofferson.
The Choctaw County Arts Council has planned additional cultural events for February, March, April and July. |
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