Checotah News

Carrie Underwood performs Nov. 19 at the E Center with Little Big Town. Rest assured, Carrie Underwood's Utah concert on Nov.

William Z. Duncan, a retired McKinley Elementary School principal and one of the few "Merrill's Marauders" to survive the China-India-Burma Theater during World War II, died Wednesday.

Carrie Underwood performs at the Academy Of Country Music awards on May 18, 2008, in Las Vegas.

A former employee of Wal-Mart shot himself in the head inside the store Monday morning, said Checotah Police Officer Andy Blizzard.

Kyle Coleman, Checotah: Ran for 266 yards on 16 carries and completed 12 of 14 passes for 128 yards while accounting for four touchdowns Also had seven tackles including two on goal-line stands in the 47-6 win ...

A former employee of the Checotah Wal-Mart committed suicide inside the store Monday morning, said Andy Blizzard of the Checotah Police Department.

CHECOTAH a ' A man who died this morning in a Checotah Walmart store apparently took his own life by shooting himself in the head.

C.E. "Sonny" Scroggins, a longtime Topeka activist, recently was named as the recipent of the Topeka Branch NAACP's first Troy G. Scroggins Sr.

Jordan Wasson has been named Hilldale Middle School's Student of the Month for November.

Truck driver Todd Cummins said he was shocked when he saw a collision happen right in front of him Monday afternoon.

ST. BASIL'S BAZAAR, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, 814 N. Vinita, Tahlequah. There will be all kinds of arts and crafts available for Christmas gifts as well as baked goodies to frozen casseroles.

Dee Drewett of Muskogee clung to leashes as two of her dogs tugged her around Honor Heights Park on Saturday afternoon.

A woman with residences in Checotah and Muskogee was arrested on a complaint of animal cruelty in Muskogee County, and her home here condemned.

It's been so many years since Carrie Underwood grew up pretty in Checotah, the "singlestop- light town," which holds about as many folks as her "hotel in Manhattan." At least that's what the American Idol ...

Carrie Underwood doesn't own any more diamonds today than she did before she was a chart-topping country music superstar.

SEVERAL OF TODAY'S female vocalists are happily infected with McBride-itis. The symptoms are good the ability to sing loudly and lustily without losing control, the way that Martina McBride has been doing for ...

Country music star Carrie Underwood now has a double. Underwood visited Madame Tussauds in New York today to help unveil a wax figure of herself.

TULSA OKTOBERFEST, 2100 S. Jackson Ave., Tulsa, west side of the river facing downtown.

Muskogee's Robert Thomas and Checotah's Chris Carr are finalists for the 2008 State Farm Mr.

Seems like a lot of pop/rock stars these days are trying to build new careers in the country music world: Jessica Simpson, Kid Rock, even Darius Rucker from Hootie & the Blowfish.