A restful Labor Day weekend

MIKE McCORMICK My wife Pat and I usually stay close to home on holiday weekends. Seldom do we travel even down to our small place at Lake Eufaula. But this Labor Day weekend we decided to venture down to our place that we hadn’t been able to since the last weekend in March of this year.

Arraignments in OnCue shooting

The arraignments for two men charged in a shooting at an On Cue in Stroud last Oct. 9 have been continued and a date to hear motions filed by the two has been scheduled.

Initial appearance in chop shop case

One of several persons charged in connection with a chop shop operation has made his initial appearance and is set for the disposition in October.

Joshua “Cody” Moore

Joshua “Cody” Moore, 28, of Harrah, passed from this life to the next Aug. 18, 2022, the result of motorcycle accident. He was born Oct. 22, 1993, in West Covina, California, to Lela Mae (Wall) Moore.

Mary Denise Barbee

Mary Denise (Payne) Barbee passed away much too soon on Aug. 17, 2022. Our hearts are aching. She was a beautiful and loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend. She was born to Dorothy Faye Grimes and Kendall Dale Payne 56 years ago in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Marjorie “Marge” White

Marjorie “Marge” May White of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away Aug. 11, 2022, in Mountain Home, Ark. at the age of 88. She was born May 16,1934, in Linden, N.J., the daughter of Alphonse Levi and Mary Amynthe Robin Lyons. She married Jimmy Jerry White on Nov. 29, 1959.

Tryon hearing continued

A pre-preliminary has been continued for one of three former officials with the City of Tryon facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges as the result of a special investigative audit have made their initial appearances and their pre-preliminary hearings have been scheduled.