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District 22 District Attorney Erik Johnson announced this week a renewed truancy initiative spearheaded by his office that is aimed at reducing the truancy rates across all school districts in Pontotoc, Seminole, and Hughes Counties. “This is an issue that I campaigned on and is very near and dear to my heart,” Erik Johnson said. “Education is a cornerstone upon which a successful life is built, and in order to build one must be present.”
Read moreThe Strother Fire Department invites and encourages everyone to mark their calendar for this Saturday, March 4, when the public will have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious, made to order, all you can eat breakfast from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Strother Fire Station, 35641 Highway 99A. Bring the family and invite all of your friends to meet you there. All proceeds from this fundraising event will go towards defraying the cost of purchasing a new grass rig for the firefighters.
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…no matter how small. Jeanette Kennedy, Librarian for the Seminole Public Library reads a Dr. Suess book to a group of local children Wednesday morning in honor of Dr. Suess’s birthday, which is March 2. The kids also enjoyed cake and other treats.
Read moreZeta Epsilon chapter of ESA International recently met for their annual Ladies’ Night Out at the home of Debbie Lyon. Wearing sweats and tiaras, members enjoyed a meal of pizza and sides provided by Ivana Watson and Vicki White, followed by an evening of Bunco. Fun and laughter prevailed and there were no losers on this evening. Ladies’ Night Out is traditionally the first meeting of the calendar year.
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Strother FFA partnered with the Strother FCCLA Chapter to host their Annual Christmas Toy Drive Dance in December. Students ranging from junior high to high school danced the night away and everyone was encouraged to bring toys for families in the community.
Read moreWASHINGTON — This week, as part of the continued work by the Departments of the Interior and Justice to implement the Not Invisible Act and combat the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP), Secretary Deb Haaland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco hosted the first in-person plenary session of the Not Invisible Act Commission at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The two-day meeting follows a series of online sessions since the establishment of the Commission last year.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Roslyn Melodie Haile, age 64, of Ardmore, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to an Information charging her with one count of Bank Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344(2) and one count of Tax Fraud, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(1). Bank Fraud is punishable by up to 30 years of imprisonment, a fine up to $1,000,000.00, or both. Tax Fraud is punishable by up to 3 years of imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
Read moreThe Biden-Harris administration and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Wednesday announced the release of the 2023 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the America the Beautiful Challenge. The program, which was launched in 2022, is dedicated to funding locally led landscape-scale conservation and restoration projects that implement existing conservation plans across the nation. In 2023, the program expects to award up to $116 million in grants.
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