Graham-Dustin

B: Sports, Sports

Central, Gans open Porum tournament with wins

By Jim Cameron Sports Writer

January 19, 2023

GORE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALLPORUM – The Central Tigers and Gans Grizzlies emerged victorious in Monday’s opening games of the Porum Tournament, advancing the Sequoyah County teams to Thursday’s se...

B: Sports, Sports

Tournament time again for county teams

By Lea Lessley Sports Writer

January 17, 2023

Sallisaw, Muldrow, Roland and Vian’s high school basketball teams start play in their final tournaments of the regular season Thursday.Central, Gore and Gans’ teams are competing in Porum’s Cross Tele...

Football seasons come to an end in state quarterfinals

Newsletter, Sports

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Football seasons come to an end in state quarterfinals

November 24, 2023

The 2023 high school football seasons came to a screeching halt Friday night as both the Central Tigers and the Vian Wolverines lost their respective state quarterfinal playoff games. The historic per...

A: Main, Main...

175 YEARS & COUNTING

Sallisaw's oldest church eyes future with optimism, excitement, stability

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

November 23, 2023

Surely it was not all that long ago that members of First United Methodist Church carried on foot an old rugged, wooden cross the one and a half miles from their former church building at Creek Avenue...

A: Main, Main...

Perry’s Office Supply completes facade facelift

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

November 23, 2023

Gus Perry figures his office supply building at 205 N. Oak Street in downtown Sallisaw ought to be good for the next 100 years. After all, the building lasted 102 years before the brick facade began g...

A: Main, Main...

Commissioners approve agreement to help find employment for job seekers

By Lynn McCulley Staff Writer

November 23, 2023

Sequoyah County Commissioners approved a “Consortium” agreement between local elected officials and the Green Country Workforce Development Board at their regular meeting, Monday. According to Distric...

A: Main, Just Folks...

JUST FOLKS

Norma Griffith

By EDITOR

November 23, 2023

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 ...