Makalyn Mitchell, of Valliant, earned an Associate of Arts in General Studies from University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2024. Mitchell was one of more than 14,000 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the 2023-24.

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a national organization that was established Oct. 11, 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism for God, Home and Country. The NSDAR was incorporated in 1896 by an Act of Congress.

Leaders and innovators across Native American tribes were recognized at the Annual Oklahoma City Area Director’s Indian Health Services awards ceremony in Oklahoma City. Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) associates received several honors which were presented.

• LIFT Community Action Agency receives $263,497 from the Potts Family Foundation LIFT Community Action Agency has been awarded a contract from the Potts Family Foundation (PFF) to establish a Family Resource Center (FRC) through the Know and Grow Oklahoma: Building Resilient Children, Families &...

ANTLERS –– In the early morning hours of Aug. 29, 2023, the Antlers Police Department requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to assist with a home invasion near E. Main St. and N.E. D St. in Antlers.

The Hugo board of education has named Brandy Blalock as the new interim Superintendent of Hugo Public Schools. Mrs. Blalock is beginning her 16th year in education.

• Tribe looks forward to discussions with federal agency The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Tribal Council has approved a measure opposing a hydropower project proposed by the Southeast Oklahoma Power Corp. (SEOPC).

HUGO –– Lena Moore Bridge is now closed to traffic after an automobile accident that occurred on July 9, killing one person. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Jason Snyder, 44 of Eufaula, Okla., was northbound on US-271 at approximately 10:30 p.m.

Phone: 580-919-1503 Out on the southern outskirts of Hugo nestled along the northern side of the Jake Pullen Bypass and Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hugo RV Park is now open for business.

Invasive zebra mussels have been detected for the first time in Dave Boyer Lake northeast of Walters in Cotton County, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.