Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles 1 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want a to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.

1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people. 2 Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, so that I might leave my people and go away from them; for they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people.

Oklahoma health officials say the surge in Delta variant of COVID -19 continue to spike in the state. The state’s active case load has risen by as much as 30% week over week.

OKLAHOMA CITY and TULSA – The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry has announced plans to add a dental clinic to the OU Health Physicians Schusterman Center Clinic building, located on the OU-Tulsa campus. Construction of the 5,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art dental clinic will begin this fall.

OKLAHOMA CITY — State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd has released an audit report that suggests Gov. Kevin Stitt’s staff revisit some of the bank fund transfers made while purchasing COVID-19 PPE supplies.

DURANT— Dr. Regan Michelle Welch, an optometrist in the Choctaw Nation Idabel Health Clinic, has won the prestigious Distinguished Service Award from the American Optometric Association (AOA). Dr. Welch was nominated by the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians (OAOP) for her local concern and national impact and competed with submissions from across the country.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Loggers and truckers can apply for assistance through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) July 22 through Oct. 15, 2021. The Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers program (PATHH) is administered by FSA in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service.

NOTE From the Choctaw County Treasurer’s Office: Choctaw County Treasurer Cheri Stacy has advised that her Courthouse office will be closed July 28 and 29 so staff members can attend the annual State Treasurer’s Conference. Normal office hours will return at 2 p.m.

WHAT:​First Payment of the Enhanced Child Tax Credit. WHEN:​Thursday, July 15, 2021.

Choctaw County Emergency Management Services Director, Pat Collins, reports that she and her staff have successfully applied for... and received a Homeland Security Grant to begin upgrading the county’s emergency communications equipment.