Local man succumbs to injuries sustained in wreck

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– A Choctaw County man succumbed to injuries sustained in a one-vehicle wreck early Sunday morning on U.S. Hwy. 70, less than three miles east of Hugo. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Michael Covington, 37, was eastbound at approximately 5:06 a.m. when his 2001 Nissan pickup departed the roadway to the left, overcorrected and departed a second time, causing…