It looks like we will see a slowly-improving weather picture throughout the week across Choctaw County. We do have a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday but that goes down to 40% Thursday and Friday and then look for quite a bit of sunshine for us to enjoy this weekend.

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A retirement celebration for Doug McClure will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2 at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, to celebrate 29 years of dedication to First Baptist Church of Hugo and the city of Hugo. Doug is pictured with wife, Beverly.

There are many sayings about revolutions, but my favorite is simply, “Revolutions are messy.” This seems to sum up the majority of the world’s revolutions, despite who wins or loses. The problem for Americans is that our Revolution was easy compared to most, so we tend to think all revolutions are as easy. If you lined up all the world’s revolutions in order from most radical to least, America would be pretty close to the least radical side.

Hugo Buffalo coaches are excited about a new teaching tool the team will soon be receiving, thanks to a $6,900 grant from the Hugo Public School Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase a specialized “End-Zone Camera” that sits atop a 30’ pole and clearly shows each player’s alignment on both offense and defense.