OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Commerce recently announced 28 communities were selected to receive funding to support the development of 28 new industrial sites to market.

A job fair will be held from 12 to 6 p.m. Feb.

A beautiful weather pattern across southeastern Oklahoma is predicted for the next seven days with sunshine and dry weather and high temperatures mostly in the 60s. It sure beats last week’s Arctic air and ice! Only around 40 days until spring and I am

Friday, Feb. 11 Meatloaf Augratin Potatoes Fried Okra Rolls Sugar Cookies Wednesday, Feb.

Felony 006 – Christopher Wayne Wall: Actual physical control of vehicle under the influence. 007 – Marcus Shaquille Lindsey: Possession of firearm after former felony conviction.

Hugo Police, assisted by Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office, arrested several people on various drug complaints early Monday morning, after a traffic stop at Eighth St. and Duke St. Evidence collected included guns, drugs and alcohol.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, on Monday recognized World War II veteran Claude Albert Savage, of Finley, Okla., as the Veteran of the Week in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

HUGO –– Hugo city council is still searching for someone motivated to fill the current opening of the Ward 4 council member position. Any interested party residing in 4th Ward should call city hall, 580.326.5616, or contact Ernest McCarty, Darren Frazier, Juanita Latimore or Josh Armes.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating the death of a Hugo man last week in a rural area near Sawyer, Okla. Just before midnight, a 911 call was received

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– Law enforcement is investigating a Friday night shooting that occurred in Sawyer, Oklahoma., leaving one man hospitalized.