Sulphur News

Sulphur Round Up Club presents its 63rd Annual Hereford Heaven Stampede Rodeo July 3-4 at the Murray County Fairground on State Highway 7, one mile west of Sulphur.

Monday, June 29, 2009 at approximately 5:15 p.m. a group swimming in a stream near Veterans Lake Creek in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area reported that an eight-year old child was having difficulty swimming.

SULPHUR a ' A 32-year-old Shawnee man died Monday saving a drowning child at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

Valley View Regional Hospital is the first hospital in Oklahoma to participate in a national program known as Project SEARCH, dedicated to workforce development for individuals with significant disabilities.

Late Wednesday afternoon a strong system of storms moved across Texoma knocking down power lines and tree limbs.

Severe thunderstorms ripped through the city of Sulphur Wednesday afternoon. Winds up to 65 miles an hour knocked down dozens of trees along 7th, 8th and 9th Streets East.

JOY a ' A Sulphur woman died after a vehicle she was a passenger in was involved in an accident early Saturday morning.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' A 19-year-old teen from Sulphur has died in a fiery one-vehicle crash in Murray County.

Americana Unplugged will host a concert at the La Ville Inn, 222 E. Main St. in Davis to benefit the Sulphur Oklahoma Veterans Center Benefit Fund.

Jessica Keeler of Siloam Springs, and Trice Presley of Tahlequah, Okla., plan to marry at 2 p.m. on July 18, 2009, at Highlands Church in Bella Vista, Ark.

A Farm Bill and Economic Stimulus Forum is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 83 at the Murray County Expo Center in Sulphur.

It's a real partner deal as a group of area firefighters are teaming with a nearby refinery to get in some much needed training.

Changes to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report now has a different Pauls Valley man's name listed as possibly being involved in a fatality accident last week.

A Pauls Valley man is suspected of driving drunk before fleeing a one-vehicle fatality accident near Sulphur.

SULPHUR a ' A Dougherty woman died this afternoon after a one-vehicle crash southwest of Sulphur in Murray County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

High, gusty winds fueled massive wildfires which destroyed structures and forced authorities to close roads Thursday.

According to radio traffic and Associated Press reports, grass fires in Carter County are forcing the evacuation of residents along State Highway 7 Thursday afternoon.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area is seeking local volunteers to roll up their sleeves and devote one morning to cleaning up the Platt Historic District.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 18, 2009 * Alcoholics Anonymous meets from noon until 1 p.m. and again from 8-9 p.m. and Weekends from 10-11 a.m. and 8-9 p.m. at 431 S. Mississippi.

State drug agents say they have arrested a Maysville teacher and assistant coach on a complaint of distributing marijuana.