The University of Texas at Tyler recognized fall 2023 degree candidates during fall 2023 Commencement Dec. 7.

Pastor of Southside Baptist Church, Hugo These Daily Devotionals were posted on Bro. Edwin Findley’s Facebook page. Bro. Findley is the Pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Hugo, Okla. Bro. Findley is also a Chaplain for May’s Hospice.

Life lessons I learned from my life as an east Texas pastor. I received a phone call from a former church member and she said that she went to the church Christmas party where she got her feelings hurt.

First Assembly of God, 1176 US 271 South. Pastors Barbara and Keithen Brown, hugolstog@yahoo.com.

Four Kiamichi Tech’s Licensed Practical Nursing programs have been ranked in the top 20 Oklahoma LPN program in Oklahoma for 2024. The programs and their respective rankings are Durant campus (third), Poteau campus (ninth), Hugo campus (11th), and McAlester campus (19th).

The KEDDO Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program is looking for special people to visit and advocate for longterm care residents. Most residents just need a friendly face to listen and convey to them that someone cares.

There will only be one candidate race in February –– Hugo School Board. The candidates are: Michele Frazier Dama McLemore Carzelle Smith.

HUGO — Four men who were all confined in the Choctaw County jail have been charged with aggravated assault and battery, a felony, according to charges filed by Choctaw County Assistant District Attorney Tom Sawyer.

HUGO — An area man has been arrested after law-enforcement officials learned that he had more than 100 separate child pornography images or videos on his cell phone. According to a report by Choctaw County Deputy Cody Britt (1204), Clyde Park Crews, III, was booked into the county jail on three felony counts, including: pornography, procure, produce, distribute, possess juvenile pornography; obscene material, publish, distribute, participate; aggravated possession of child pornography.

Choctaw County’s own John Harrison took another “triple crown” during the 65th annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo awards ceremony in Las Vegas. He was awarded Comedy Act of the Year, Coors Man in the Can and Clown of the Year.