What Seth Lattimore enjoys most about living in Sequoyah County is the opportunity to live and work in the community that he grew up in. He has lived within the small Akins community for his entire li...

Gracie Risley, daughter of Gill and Delaina Risley, has lived in Vian her entire life. This small town isn’t just where she grew up, it’s all she’s ever known. For generations, she and her family have...

Brooklyn Herod, 17, was excited to step into her senior year at Vian High School. She said the first day of her senior year was something she had imagined since she was in elementary school. “I was ju...

Dale White, 64, was born in New Mexico, but his roots were firmly planted in Oklahoma when he and his family moved to Eufaula in 1967. Decades later, in 1991, he made his way to Sallisaw, the town he ...

Zane Carr, 22, has lived in Sallisaw his entire life. As a child, he lived on Main Street and can easily recall a time when his parents would take him and his brother to the park by the football field...

Daniel New, 49, grew up in Webbers Falls. He's been married to Stephanie New for 12 years now. He spent his kindergarten and first grade at Carlyle School, that is now shut down, in Gore. After that, ...

Terry Grinstead, originally from Muldrow and a graduate of Sallisaw High School, has now worked at the much-beloved Short Stop in Vian for 18 years. As a teenager, Grinstead said she did all the thing...

Rebel Buttery, 17, is spending her summer before her senior year working at Hardwaters Shaved Ice in Vian and soaking up her time on Lake Tenkiller. At Hardwaters, Buttery is making a name for herself...

Max Smith has lived and worked in Sequoyah County his entire life, having graduated Sallisaw High School in 1975, except for the brief time he served in the Army. He was one of the first to serve in t...

Jody McHenry has lived and worked in Sequoyah County her entire life, and believes she may have been among the last of the babies born at Sallisaw City Hospital 56 years ago. “Sallisaw is where my roo...

Bella King, an upcoming junior at Vian High School, is a young lady deeply rooted in her community. Born and raised in Vian, King is surrounded by a large family and lives with her mom and younger sis...

Teasha Brown, 29, rocks a vivid green hairdo and is a long way from her original home state of New York, where she grew up in a small town in the upstate region, nowhere near the city, as she often ha...

Heith Johnson, 52, is a familiar face at the local farmers market, where his vibrant artwork captures the attention of passersby. A lifelong resident of Sequoyah County, Johnson grew up in Muldrow and...

Bryson White recently returned to his hometown of Vian after spending the week at the Cadet Lawman Academy, a program that is held annually during the first week of June at Connors State College in Wa...

Savannah Cunningham, at only 18-years-old, has already attained the crowning achievement of becoming the second runner-up for the Strawberry Queen Pageant during the 78th annual Strawberry Festival in...

At an early age, Haley Earls, 36, picked up a camera, took pictures of birds and fell in love with the art of photography. Now, she has made it a major part of her life, giving her both a job and pass...

Theresa Cunningham, 42, is a mother of five who has spent just over 20 years working and being a part of Sequoyah County. Originally from Arizona, she grew up a city girl but that changed after she ma...

Casey Eubanks originally hailed from the hills of Adair County, where he was born and raised in Stilwell. Growing up, he was familiar with Sallisaw from youth, coming to the town to rival against the ...

For most of her 21 years, Nora Elizabeth Sprinkle has called Sallisaw home. A proud graduate of Sallisaw High School’s Class of 2022, she is now preparing to take her next big step, both in her educat...

At just 25 years old, Emilee Edwards of Vian is already making her mark as a passionate artist, dedicated cultural advocate and proud member of a close-knit community. A graduate of Connors State Coll...