Rushing Rushing yards in a game: 410 (Derrick Locke, 2006). Rushing yards in a season: 3276 (Derrick Locke, 2006).

Hugo News Sports DICKSON — The Hugo Buffaloes beat Dickson, 20-14 in a dramatic last-second win on the road Friday night. Tied at 14 with 16 seconds to go, the Comets were in the red zone with one play left to keep the game from going to overtime when senior Quincy Shelton pulled down the game-winning interception and took it all the way down the field for a touchdown.

• Highlighting the critical role of blood donation September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to the challenges faced by people living with sickle cell disease and the lifesaving role of blood donors in their care. Our Blood Institute is committed to educating the community about this inherited blood disorder and the importance of regular blood donations to support those who rely on transfusions.

Don’t forget to play the 74th Annual Football Contest! Game selections are inside today’s Hugo News..

Cheryl Ball, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 16 out of 18 games correctly. Pictured, Ball (right) collects the $50 weekly prize from Chris Davidson of Sonic, where she obtained her winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS, First United Bank, Jiffy Lube, TWFG Insurance, Buffalo Grill, Sonic, Hugo Lake Marina & Cabins-LIFT, Homestead of Hugo, Security First National Bank, First Bank, Pruett’s Food, Red River Co-op, Shelter Insurance-Julia King, Ed Wallace Ford, Hugo Express Pharmacy, R.E. McGuire Insurance-Ernie Taylor, Jay Hodge, Diamond D @ Linda’s Place. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.

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HUGO — Choctaw County Commissioners have voted to hire former Hugo City Manager Leah Thomas as the county’s next full-time economic developer. The action came at the regular Sept. 15 meeting following a motion by Commissioner Jim Bob Sullivan, seconded by Darrell Kerr (Roy Dean Scott –– absent).

HUGO — Since opening his Growler Pines tiger preserve in Choctaw County several years ago, Ryan Easley had become one of Hugo’s most promising businessman and civic volunteers, including serving on the Hugo Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.