WILBURTON –– Eastern Oklahoma State College hosted its Commencement Ceremonies on May 6. An estimated 241 students have earned their associate degree or certificate this year.

Happy Birthday to Carliss Haltom (May 18)! Happy Birthday to Trenton Pruitt (May 19)! Happy Anniversary to John and Lula Brown (May 18)! Choctaw County Homecoming dates: Hugo: June 3-4. Fort Towson: June 10-11.

HUGO SENIOR CLASS OF 2022! Graduation will be held at 10 a.m. at Gene Nesbit Stadium Saturday, May 21..

HUGO MIDDLE SCHOOL was awarded an Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust (OETT) grant in the amount of $40,000. This grant will help establish a digital student-centered learning environment based for Hugo students.

Felony 035 – Kaina Joanette Anderson: Harboring fugitive from justice. 036 – Billy Ray Brown: Failure to register as sex offender.

Friday, May 20 Fried Pork Chops Smothered Potatoes Green Peas Rolls Chocolate Cupcakes Wednesday, May 25 Goulash Green Beans Garden Salad Rolls Sugar Cookies.

STUDENTS AT HUGO HIGH School and Middle School staged a walk-out last Thursday, in protest of an administrative decision to reassign the middle school Dean of Students, Chris Scott.

Franccesca Dotsenko is the Valedictorian of Hugo High School’s Class of 2022. Her current weighted GPA is 4.08. She is a member of HHS Student Council, National Honor Society and she participated in Internship.

THE HUGO AREA CHAMBER of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for new chamber member, Good Crops last Monday afternoon. The business, located on Broadway Street in downtown Hugo, has been open six months.

Hugo students and community members expressed their disappointment at Hugo Public Schools over the past week after allegations of unfair treatment toward a longtime employee surfaced.