In the heart of Muldrow, there’s a holiday hero who may not be a celebrity, but if you’re a local, you undoubtedly know her as “The Christmas Lady.” For several years now, Kay Ross has been the drivin...

Tashaa Harris, 51, says she has lived in Muldrow her entire life. “I’m a 1990 graduate of Muldrow High School, my mother still resides there and I have a brother (Bryan) who lives there,” Harris said....

Jeremiah Johnson, 38, of Vian has deep roots in Sequoyah County. Named after his late grandfather, Benny Johnson, of the Johnsonville/ Blackgum community near Lake Tenkiller, his birth name is actuall...

If it is happening in Webbers Falls, you can bet Norma Griffith will either be involved or is coordinating the event. “I enjoy staying busy and the best way I’ve found to do that is to be involved in ...

Bob Pratt of Muldrow says throughout his life he has “lived for the moment.” But one big moment which involved music came unexpectedly for Pratt along with opportunities and a lifetime of fond memorie...

Tommy L. Lewis of Sallisaw will do the same thing on Veterans Day that he does every day of his life, he says. He will go outside, look up at the American flag, snap to attention, salute the flag and ...

Cherese Riggs of Sallisaw thought teaching would be her main career choice after graduation. However, Riggs, who is part owner of Viewpoint Counseling Center in Sallisaw, has always had a heart for ch...

Charlie Brown of the Akins community may not have a dog named Snoopy, but he does own a cat, one he and his wife adopted recently, through “Barking for a Cause,” he said. A retired U.S. Air Force serv...

If there were honors given in Sequoyah County for heroes, Natalie Sanders of Sallisaw, should be among the top. Sanders, 17, recently helped a victim who apparently had overdosed on drugs by administe...

Shannon Johnson of Vian may be a boy momma but the mother of eight children says raising sons and no daughters is not the reason why she wanted to become a hair stylist. Owner of The She Shed in Vian,...

While most schools choose their homecoming queen weeks in advance of the ceremony, Gans School is different. As Superintendent Regina Brannon explained, the football team nominates five attendants for...

Saturday will be a busy time for Kim Wilson and all the other people who attend Church of Christ in Sallisaw. Wilson is one of the key organizers of the annual giveaway which will be held from 8 to 11...

Melodie Dobson of Sallisaw says she can attribute much of her happiness and success to COVID-19. Dobson, who opened Sozos, a coffee and sandwich shop in Sallisaw with her husband, Cory, about two mont...

When Charlie Hibbard of Marble City met his wife, Tamara, in 2001, the native Californian, said it did not take long to figure out what his life would be like if the two were married. Hibbard, 72, a r...

John Edward Eldridge of Sallisaw could easily be known as the John Appleseed of Sequoyah County. “Apples are my hobby,” Eldridge said. “I have planted apple trees at every house I have ever lived in. ...

Joey Potts of Sallisaw is preparing for a life-changing missionary trip to Israel next month. Potts, 63, who serves as a minister and evangelist, has been undergoing missionary training through IRIS G...

Autumn H. Blackmer of Gans says she loves her customers. Blackmer, 28, has been employed at Love’s in Vian since its opening in August, three years ago. “I work here as the assistant restaurant manage...

Nina Drum Scott, 42, of Vian, is all about family. The daughter of Linda Girty of Vian and Chester “Stu” Drum Jr. of Braggs, Scott comes from a large family and is a single mother to her daughter, Nak...

When we think of the 1980s mullet hairstyle — business in the front, party in the back — it’s not hard to visualize Brian Bosworth, Rod Stewart, David Bowie or Patrick Swayze. And when we think of Okl...

Heather Rowan said she might have grown up in California, but she considers Sequoyah County her home. Rowan, 34, said when she first moved to Oklahoma she settled in Cowlington in LeFlore county, but ...