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the point Publisher Our neighboring county to our east, McCurtain County, has been rocked this week with revelations of what appears to be corruption and death threats comming from a recent meeting of McCurtain County Commissioners. For many years, McCurtain County Gazette Publisher Bruce Willingham, along with his staff and other members of his family have published countless articles that report on official county business and law enforcement activities.

The Choctaw County Ambulance Authority announces it has received a $40,000 Community Grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation. The grant will be used to fund Project LifeSaver, which will allow the Choctaw County Ambulance Authority to provide lifesaving equipment like Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), Mobilize Comprehensive Trauma Kits, and specialized trainings to all public school’s systems in Choctaw County to enhance the quality of life for rural citizens and communities in Oklahoma.

Funeral services for Dana Dee Williams, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were held at 2 p.m. April 18, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services for Peggy Door, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. April 21, 2023 at Trinity Life Church in Kenefic, Okla.

A memorial service for Thomas Jasper Fuller will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Archey Baptist Church in Soper, Okla. Thomas Jasper Fuller was born Feb. 8, 1965 in Midwest City, Okla., to Louis Fuller and Bonnie (Harbuck) Fuller. Thomas passed away from this earthly life on Nov. 18, 2022 in Tucson, Ariz.