LEFT: SHEILAH GIBBS, of Hugo, was the final winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing the most bowl games correctly. Pictured, Gibbs collects the $50 weekly prize from Jody Rawls, of the Hugo News.

SUMMER LOWRENCE was recently crowned 2021 Fort Towson Homecoming Queen. Jayden Chumley was crowned Homecoming King. The Homecoming Court also included: Dakota Owens and Kaylee Gurry, Demi Payne and Joseph Person, Adrian Kemp and Logan Zachry, Denise Burton and Tuff Rentz, Crown Bearer Easton Earnest and Flower Girl Logan Day.

THE HUGO NEWS ANNOUNCES its First Baby of the New Year! Miss Marabelle Morgan was born at 1:25 p.m. Jan. 4, 2021 at Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, Texas, to Tesslyn and Cody Morgan of Hugo. She weighed six pounds, seven ounces and was 21 inches long. She is the granddaughter of Felicia Cofer of Hugo, Jeremy Davidson of Hugo, Bobbie Morgan of Hugo and Troy Morgan of Sawyer. Her great-grandparents include the late Lenette Cofer of Idabel, James Cofer of Hugo, Nora Weddle of Messer and the late Alton Morgan of Clovis, N.M. She is the little sister to proud big brother, 4-year-old Alton Morgan.

This weekend, Hugo welcomed back the much loved Busy Bee, “Home of the Sam Burger.” The restaurant began in 1973 with founder Sam Young. The new location is on F St. (the highway that leads to Hwy. 271-S), just past Sterrett St. and before Circle G Housing. They have drive through, call in and window walk up.

The week ahead will feature a nice warming trend for Choctaw County with high temperatures climbing from the upper-40s on Wednesday to 60 to 65 degrees Friday and Saturday. The mild weather will stick around through early next week and the next chance of rainfall looks to be Friday night and Saturday with scattered showers possible.

Buffalo Excellence The Hugo board of education met in regular session on Jan. 19.