National Purple Heart Day is celebrated annually on Aug. 7 to honor U.S. service members who were wounded or killed as a result of enemy action while serving in the military. The Purple Heart is the oldest active military medal in the United States, with more than 1.8 million medals awarded to men and women who sacrificed for our nation.

Oklahoma was among 12 states that competed in the 44th National 4-H Forestry Invitational from Sunday, July 20 through Wednesday, July 23. Teams from Arkansas, Mississippi and Virginia placed first, second, and third, respectively. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina and Utah, also competed in this year’s Invitational.

OKLAHOMA CITY —After becoming the youngest State Representative in Oklahoma history in 1953, the guy who always wore the white hat, George Nigh, passed away last week at the age of 98 years. Nigh was born in McAlester on June 9, 1927 to Wilber and Irene Nigh, and he still holds the record for time served in the Governor’s office in Oklahoma, having served four times as Governor.

HUGO –– Choctaw County Sheriff Deputies apprehended a Hugo man last week on complaints of receive/possess/conceal stolen property and driving with license canceled/ suspended or revoked. According to official reports, a Sheriff’s Deputy was on patrol near N.

HUGO — Pushmataha County businessman Derek Porter has announced that he will be a candidate for the District 19 State Representative position that encompases Choctaw and Pushmataha County. A lifelong Oklahoman, Porter owns Julian Lumber, Pushmataha County’s largest private employer.

HUGO — Oklahoma State Senator David Bullard spoke at a Town Hall meeting at the Reynolds Library in Hugo Tuesday, July 29, bringing a dozen attendies up-to-date on this year’s legislative session which he called “a session of surprises.” Bullard told the group his next term in the Oklahoma Senate would be his last due to term limits. “After that?” he questioned. “I’m going to wait and see what the Good Lord and my wife have in store for me… maybe something back in the education field.”

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14 “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

17 So he told her everything. “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”

Can one of the most common items in the produce aisle reduce arthritis-related inflammation and pain? Two Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientists hope to find out. Hal Scofield, M.D., and Matlock Jeffries, M.D., will rely on their existing patients for a study into whether regular blueberry consumption benefits people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.