Gore Lower Elementary and Gore High School recently released the names of the students on the Supterintendent’s and Principal’s Honor Rolls for the Fall of 2021 Gore Upper Elementary Superintendent’s ...

AT LEFT AND BELOW: Vian 4th and 5th graders performed Christmas carols for the residents of Vian Nursing & Rehab prior to Christmas Break. 

AA Meetings are now being held in Vian at Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings will be held each week on Tuesday and Friday, beginning at 7 p...

Hello and thank you once again for the amazing response to our Angel Tree. I am happy to announce that all angels have been adopted! We will be celebrating with the residents on the 23rd and we will ...

Chaplain Greg Burnsed Undersheriff Charles House speaks to those in attendance. -6655 Sheriff Lane is shown with Kodee Gullick – Detention Officer of the Year. Sheriff Lane is shown with Sonny Jasna ...

A memorial fund has been set up at Armstrong Bank for the family of Christopher W. Smith, 50, of Vian, who died as a result of injuries he sustained in an auto accident on Nov. 7. Monetary donations c...

The Vian High School National Honor Society (NHS) completed their Angel Tree Project in December. Each member donated $5 to help buy gifts for children in our community, selected from the Armstrong Ba...

When I was a fifth grader about 60 years ago, I started systematically reading biography and nonfiction. Actually, I just finished all the fiction books in our little classroom library, and all that w...

His Star was shining bright through all the Earth; God the Father prepared for The Special Birth. The world wasn’t ready for The Special One; But, God would be sending His Only Son. God sent an angel ...

It’s been a little over a week since I found an older female Beagle in my yard. I already have three female dogs so it wasn’t a welcoming site but after trying to find her owner and no one coming for...

We started last week looking at what the Bible says about suffering as Christians. 1 Peter 4:1-2 For as - much then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same mind: For ...

Romans 7:15 “For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.” That pretty much describes any honest Christian. There is a battle going on around us all th...

Now that we’ve wrapped up our redistricting special session, we’re preparing for our regular legislative session coming up next year, and the first deadlines are quickly approaching. Legislators must ...

The Gore School Band played Christmas music throughout Saturday’s parade. PHOTOS | VICKI TINCHER | COURTESY Leading the Gore Christmas Parade was Taytum Perryman (rider on the left) and Gunner Dozier...

Do you wonder, ever, Of the truth that we all live forever? For death does not sever us from an eternity all will discover. So deciding to follow Christ should be our prime endeavor. Please join me an...

The Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce welcomed new member Cinco’s and the Venue on Oak with a ribbon cutting on Dec. 3. Cinco’s and the Venue on Oak are located at 230 N. Oak Street Rhonda Nicholson, chamb...

The Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Mrs. B’s Music and Art Academy on Dec. 3. Mrs. B’s is located at 920 E. Cherokee Ave. Pictured in no particular order are Melanie Potter, Rho...

God can use anybody and I mean anybody to fulfill His Holy plans! If God can use a bloody man like David– yet the apple of God’s eye–He can use anybody! Come to the Lord in the free pardon of sin! You...

Glory Prom, located on Blackstone Street in Vian, featured live window models as part of the annual Downtown in December event in Vian. Vian first grade student Malea Smith looks in awe as she gets a ...

Amidst the Christmas programs and ballgames, the 2021 Firemen’s Appreciation Dinner held last Tuesday evening was a success, Jim Rogers, Sequoyah County Commissioner for Dist. 3, reported. “We had abo...