Hugo News

Doors to the new Choctaw Casino Resort opened here early today on U.S. 271 south of Hugo with hundreds of people trying their luck in the expanded facility, which the Choctaw Nation hopes to rival its Durant, Okla.

A celebration of his life will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Saint Mark's Episcopal Parish House on South Third Street in Hugo.

HUGO a ' A 55-year-old Texas man is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Choctaw County.

Evalena Benton, 85, of Hugo, Okla. died Sunday, June 14, 2009. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.

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Durant Mayor Jerry Tomlinson, left, presented Ray Richards, Southeastern Oklahoma State University football coach, with certificates Tuesday for the 80 to 90 men who helped clean up the community after last week's wind storm.

On this day in history: In 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning is a form of electricity.

For nearly 50 years, celebrated television broadcaster, journalist and social pundit Bill Moyers has had his finger on the pulse of American politics, history and pop culture, both working in the government and looking into it.

Edna Furr, 92, of Hugo, Okla., died Friday, May 29, 2009, in Hugo, Okla. Services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Chapel in Hugo, Okla.

The second annual Texoma 100 Air Race will take place May 30, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the North Texas Regional Airport.

The teen suffered injuries from a bicycle accident while he was intoxicated. The teen was transported by EMS to the hospital.

By BILL HANNA The Tarrant Regional Water District's efforts to acquire permits from Oklahoma hit a potential stumbling block this week when the Oklahoma Senate unanimously approved legislation that creates more obstacles for out-of-state water sales.The legislation was passed as the Tarrant Regional Water District's 2007 lawsuit against Oklahoma ...

2. Officers arrested a 22-year old Hugo man in the area of 'J' and Dalton St. for Operating a Motor Vehicle While License Revoked.

OKLAHOMA CITY Texas may wind up buying water from Oklahoma, but state Sen. Jim Wilson wants to make the process difficult and expensive.

ATOKA a ' Two men have been killed in a one-car crash that the Oklahoma Highway Patrol says may have been alcohol-related. Troopers say 37-year-old Larry Marsh of Hugo and 35-year-old Earl Lee Floyd Jr.

HUGO, Okla. -- Police discovered a meth lab Sunday at the Village Inn Motel on West Jackson Street in Hugo, and police say an anonymous tipster led them to the drugs.

The Choctaw County Arts Council and the Oklahoma Arts Council, presents the American master of the Flamenco guitar, Ronald Radford, in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at the Kiamichi Technology Center in Hugo, Okla.

Tommy H. Huffman, 74, of Hugo, Okla., died Monday, April 20, 2009. Memorial services are set for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25, at Raymond Gary Lake Pavilion No.

The trial for an 87-year-old man charged with fatally shooting a stepdaughter in the head and wounding another during a domestic dispute is on hold.

Local Crime Blotters Hugo Police Department Daily Reports for 4/20/2009 April 17th 2009 1. Officers took a report c oncerning a lost wallet.