DURANT –– Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) is partnering with Rural Health Network of Oklahoma to bring Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination to the rural communities of Antlers and Hugo, Okla. On July 10, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., teams will be available in the cities to give the vaccine to anyone 12 years old and older.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– The U.S. Supreme Court today delivered a victory for property owners when it reversed a lower court’s decision regarding a California labor regulation on farmers.

Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $55.2 million in competitive grant funding available through the new Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program.

Happy? Maybe you are and maybe you’re not. But, one thing is certain, you have the right to try to be happy.

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The Hugo Tag Office will closed from now until Tuesday, July 6 for needed repairs. The annual 4th of July fireworks display at Raymond Gary State Park will be held on July 4 at dusk.

It is time for one of my favorite holidays of the year. How can you beat baked beans, hot dogs and a cold drink followed by beautiful fireworks! The temperatures will be around 88 to 90 for the July Fourth weekend. We can’t rule out rain as there will be about a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms.

Left row (top to bottom): Bayleigh Gallant from the Little Dixie Community Action Agency representing the Choctaw County Coalition Drug Free Community Support program presents Fort Towson senior Kaylee Gurry with a $500 scholarship. Gurry will be attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University in the fall.