Felony 006 – Jewell Ross Hughes: DUI. Misdemeanor 010 – Robert Jeffrey Anderson: Acts resulting in gross injury/ outraging public decency.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that his office will assume responsibility working with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) in the probe of potential wrongdoing involving the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation and Swadley’s Bar-B-Q.

Ray-Lee Pierce, of Boswell, has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2022 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.

As a Member of Congress, I have the honor of nominating students from the Second District to our country’s prestigious service academies. The decision to apply to a service academy is an incredibly personal and courageous one, and I am humbled to be a part of the process.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Funding opportunities to enhance the specialty crop industry within Oklahoma are now available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The program is made possible through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Services. Eligible applicants include non-profits, local, state, and federal government entities, for-profit organizations, and colleges and universities.

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Annual District Meetings will provide OCA members with a legislative update, an overview of OCA activities and a delicious steak supper in the company of fellow beef producers. New this year vendor and sponsor visitation will begin at 6 p.m. and meetings will begin with dinner at 6:30 p.m.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– Gregory Allen Gamblin II, 34, was convicted of Jeremy Barnett’s murder in Choctaw County District Court on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The jury recommended a sentence of life without parole. Sentencing is scheduled for March 7, 2023.

The Electrical Lineman Training Program at Kiamichi Tech graduated its first class on Friday, Dec. 9. Kiamichi Tech administration, program instructors, industry partners, friends and families celebrated the graduation of nine students at the Hugo campus. The graduates of the program are:

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has filed three pieces of legislation related to state parks and their operations.

Citizens of Hugo and Choctaw County proudly joined the nation, and much of the world, in honoring and celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.