It’s almost Fair time in Choctaw County! The 114th annual Choctaw County Fair, “Barn in the U.S.A.,” is scheduled for next week at the Agriplex in Hugo. Fair entries and booth setup will begin on Tuesday, Sept.

Tribal members with the greatest needs were strongly considered as the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) announced the initial plan of distribution of funding via the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) last week. The allocation of funds was developed after also receiving guidance from the U.S. Treasury on acceptable distributions for the COVID-19 relief program.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Health held a media briefing Aug. 19, to provide updates on the state’s response to COVID-19.

THE CITY OF HUGO was the recent recipient of a very generous gift. A donation in the amount of $87,611.37 from the estate of the late Ray and Annette Smith, of Fort Towson, Okla.., was gifted to Hugo’s Mt. Olivet Cemetery. According to their granddaughter Jill Fitch, Annette chose to make the donation to the cemetery as it is Ray’s final resting place.