Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

FORT TOWSON — With three players scoring in double figures, the Lady Scorpions of Boswell battled to a 39-21 win over the Lady Tigers last week. Liberty Pierce and Rilee Ribera each dropped 14 points and their teammate Kamria Williams added 11, to ice the win.

TUSKAHOMA — A Texas developer canceled plans for a $1.5 billion hydroelectric storage project in this southeast Oklahoma river community last week, citing protests from 200 residents and opposition from the Choctaw Nation.

The “Twitter Files” released by owner Elon Musk are not just about the social media platform itself. The most important revelation so far is that the FBI used Twitter (among other online platforms) to spread disinformation that interfered with the operation of a free press and to violate the civil rights of individual Americans. There needs to be a cull to rid the agency of everyone involved in these malignant operations.

Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot for any of the elections during the 2023 election year may request absentee ballots now using the State Election Board’s OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/elections/ovp or download and print an application from the State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/ elections. Applications are also available at the Choctaw County Election Board. Signed applications may be hand delivered, emailed, faxed, or mailed to the County Election Board.