Supports all survivors Halloween, also known as All Hallow’s Eve, may seem to be the scariest time of the year with all its ghouls, goblins, witches and more, but it truly can’t compare to the terror ...

A burn ban has been put into effect by the McIntosh County Commissioners until further notice. The ban was enacted at the Monday, Oct. 28 meeting, and will remain active immediately for a period of ab...

Former Paradise Fire Chief Justin Lee Wells, 42, Porum, pled guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 23 to embezzlement of public funds. Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges handed Wells a oneyear deferred sent...

A former Checotah Intermediate School Teacher of the Year has been arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic abuse following an altercation Sunday. Stacy LaFavor, 54, formerly Coleman, entered a ...

Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes wrote the first modern novel published in 1605 called Don Quixote, which became todays timeless musical Man of La Mancha. Don Quixote was fighting imaginary foes. Th...

On Friday Checotah celebrated Band Homecoming at their pep assembly and then before their game. The Band Royalty included: Freshman Peyton Howell and Walter Beaird, Juniors Chloe Andrews and William C...