Choctaw County News

A suspect in the shooting death of former Cooper High School football player Jarvis Wayne McCarty is awaiting transfer from an Oklahoma City Jail to the Choctaw County Jail.

Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that JAMES LEE COVINGTON, age 34, of Hugo, Oklahoma, was sentenced today for Possession of an Unregistered ...

Remnants of Gustav, now downgraded to a tropical depression, are forecast to move into the McAlester area this afternoon and tonight, bringing the possibility of flash flooding.

More than 30 years ago, then-Gov. David Boren, hoping to persuade the Legislature to complete a statewide water plan, wrote that "without exaggerating, we may see a day in which a barrel of water will be as ...

Burlington Schools : A $795,000 bond issue for an agricultural classroom, gymnasium lockers and school repairs.

As the Pardon and Parole Board on Thursday voted unanimously against clemency for a man sentenced to death for the murder of his 11-year old niece, Janelle Jenkins threw her hands up in elation and hugged her ...

The city of Hugo sued the state today, seeking to overturn Oklahoma's moratorium on selling water to Texas.

A suspect in the slaying of his 19-year-old stepdaughter could soon be freed unless he is charged by Friday.

A 22-year old man died after the ATV he was driving crashed on a county road in Carter County around two o'clock Wednesday morning about a mile south of Lone Grove.

A 22-year old man died after the ATV he was driving crashed on a county road in Carter County around two o'clock Wednesday morning about a mile south of Lone Grove.

An Antlers woman has been killed in a two-car collision on a county road in Choctaw County.

A deputy arrested a man Sunday evening for suspicion of stealing gasoline from vehicles at a church parking lot in Bryan County at the Choctaw County line.

The 5th Annual Balloons Over Hugo, a three-day extravaganza featuring more than 25 colorful hot air balloons, begins Thursday.

I heard this story a long time ago, growing up in Choctaw County in Oklahoma before my family moved to Texas.

A teenager is in critical condition after falling from the bed of a pickup and hitting his head.

Police in Boswell say they are infuriated over a recent rape case involving a teenager.

“It's going to benefit the greatest employer we've got in Oklahoma County.”

Oklahoma County voters appear to have narrowly approved the latest Tinker Air Force Base bond issue proposal today. via NewsOK.com

“The voter identification cards help precinct officials find names in the registry, and may help them resolve problems of those not listed in the registry”

Hugo voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide on $11.36 million in bonds proposed for the construction of a new high school and repair of Hugo Independent School District buildings. via Paris Texas

Prosecutors in Choctaw County have charged an 86-year-old Hugo man with murder and shooting with intent to kill in the shooting of his stepdaughters. via Tulsa World

“She was writing it down. He started getting agitated. He didn't want me there”

Debra McKenzie didn't notice when her stepfather returned from the bathroom. She heard popping sounds and realized it was gunfire. via Whittier Daily News