Town Talk

Our veterans’ banners should be up this month, in time for Memorial Day. City Manager Bob Pearman is busily working on a QR code system for this project. The technology is not one I’ve used very much but I know it is quickly taking over how we view things, pay bills, etc.

New mayor in McLoud

McLoud City Council members during their most recent meeting appointed a new mayor and vice mayor and created a committee as the result of an ARPA Community survey. City Manager Cody Roe said Councilman Daniel McClure, Jr.

'It Doesn't Stop Here”

(opinion) Most students at White Rock have played sports or been involved in some form of athletics for half of their lives. There have been kids that have graduated from here and continued playing the sport that they grew up on or tried different sports successfully.

Baseball memories

The other evening as I was coming home from a meeting, I drove by a Little League baseball game. It was good to see all the young kids playing ball and lots of parents gathered around cheering for their team.

Important missed moments

BAYLEE BLANCARTE Every Wednesday I take the newspapers to Tryon post office. This Wednesday was no different. On my drive I saw two separate mothers with toddlers playing on the trampolines in their yards.

Town Talk

Thursday, April 20th, is a busy day of activities which includes Route 66 Metal Detecting Club at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, Stroud Community Clothing Ministry open 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the Stroud Middle School baseball team in Meeker for a game against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m.

Hearing set in cultivation case

Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for two men from Okmulgee arrested by Lincoln County deputies and charged with cultivating a Controlled Dangerous Substance after 386 marijuana clone plants were seized. Quing Li Zheng, 55, and Wei Goa, 41, were each charged Nov.

Town Talk

Town Talk Table Trivia is back, by popular demand! Join us Wednesday, April 19th at 6:00 p.m. at the American Legion building for a night of fun and trivial information.

Reviewing SQ820

Now that the dust has settled and it’s been more than three weeks since State Question 820 was overwhelmingly rejected by Oklahomans, I thought I’d weigh in a little bit on its demise. First, I thought the proposition to legalize recreational marijuana in the Sooner state would probably pass.

Chop shop suspect to stand trial

One defendant in an alleged chop shop operation has been ordered to stand trial, an arraignment has been set for another and the pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for a third.