Christmas came early for Gans and Roland on Friday when officials from the Cherokee Nation presented $500,000 each to the two towns after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which outlines the...

Muldrow and Roland’s high school basketball teams swept their season openers on the road Tuesday night at Eufaula and Checotah, respectively. MULDROW GIRLS 53, EUFAULA 35 The Lady Bulldogs outscored h...

Vian Nursing & Rehab Hello again and welcome to December. We started December off with an all aboard the Polar Express train in this year’s Christmas parade. It was cold, but oh so worth it. The resid...

This Week in County History — Sequoyah County Democrat, Dec. 1,1922 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From Nov. 30 and Dec. 4, 1997, issues of the Sequoyah County Times) -The ...

Aden Armour has been selected as October Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Brushy Unit. Armour is the grandson of Mindy Spriggs. He was selected because his behavior has sh...

Although the Christmas tree takes center stage in many homes for holiday decorations, the poinsettia is also a popular addition to seasonal décor. There is no other plant that symbolizes Christmas lik...

SALLISAW HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Sallisaw’s Emily Gregory was a standout softball player on and off the field, helping the Lady Diamonds get to the postseason as a pitcher this year. Sallisaw head softba...

The Sallisaw Police Department will be conducting speed and traffic enforcement in the area of Wheeler from Cherokee to Opdyke and all residential areas from Nov. 23-30. Everyone have a safe and H a p...

Andrew Hamilton has been selected as October Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Sallisaw Unit. Hamilton is the son of Bradley and Lyndsay Hamilton. He was selected because h...

The Sallisaw City Commission approved on Monday an amendment to the Sallisaw Code of Ordinances updating monetary penalties. A person convicted of a violation of Ordinance No. 2022-15 Section 1-8(c) s...

VIAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Third-ranked Vian went into Friday’s second-round playoff game against seventh-ranked Kiefer thinking the Wolverines would best the Trojans. Instead, the Wolverines fell 21-1...

Sequoyah County District Attorney Jack Thorp is on a mission to save lives, and is requesting local law enforcement to investigate drug-related deaths as homicides. Thorp said he has written letters t...

Gabrielle Rodriguez has been selected as October Member of the Month for the Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Moffett Campus. Rodriguez is the daughter of Tito and Tiffany Rodriguez. She was sele...

The Sallisaw Police Department will be conducting speed and traffic enforcement on Dogwood from Cherokee to Deleware and all residential areas in between, from Dec. 7-14.

Female says she has COVID-19, coughs in officer’s face AMIE CATO-REMER EDITOR A local woman and man have been charged with felony child neglect and possession of both controlled dangerous substance (m...