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May 9, 2023 in Investigation

County officials exploring options

Both commissioners and the McCurtain County Jail Trust are exploring their options regarding the controversy…
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May 9, 2023 in Investigation

Accountability demanded from state and local leaders

Residents attending a county commissioners’ meeting on Monday demanded accountability not only from local officials…
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May 4, 2023 in Investigation

Caller threatens to shoot hospital staff; facility locks down again

By Larry Stovall McCurtain Memorial Hospital locked down for the third time in around two…
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May 4, 2023 in Investigation

Hendrix placed on paid administrative leave

McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy gave no statements on Tuesday despite ef-forts from the national…
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May 4, 2023 in Investigation

Jackson successor is skilled at organizing

Civil rights advocate Derek Van Voast arrived prior to the Jail Trust meeting on Tuesday…
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May 2, 2023 in Investigation

National civil rights leader offers himself for lynching

A national civil rights leader on Monday offered to be lynched himself by McCurtain County…
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May 2, 2023 in Investigation

Commissioners replace Jennings

McCurtain County commissioners on Monday chose the second-in-command to former District 2 Mark Jennings to…
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April 30, 2023 in Investigation

MMH CEO: Bomb hoax had real, tragic results

McCurtain Memorial Hospital CEO Brian Whitfield released a statement on social media on Thursday after…
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April 30, 2023 in Investigation

Strange letter claims paper inciting “manufactured racism”

Multiple residents of an East Idabel neighborhood received strange letters in the mail this week,…
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April 27, 2023 in Investigation

The Gazette calling for no violence

The McCurtain Gazette does not condone any threats or acts of violence, including against any…
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April 27, 2023 in Investigation

Department on edge as caller threatens children

As the audio release from the Gazette’s investigation into the sheriff’s department’s corruption nears the…
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April 25, 2023 in Investigation

Commissioners reorganize board

The Board of County Commissioners reorganized Monday, following the resignation last week of board chairman…
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April 24, 2023 in Investigation

Letter shared with the Oklahoma Attorney General in March 2023.

I am Bruce Willingham, publisher and majority owner of the McCurtain Gazette since 1988. I…
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April 23, 2023 in Investigation

Full audio covers wide range of bombshell threats, plans

The new Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond emphasizes the importance of access to public information…
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April 23, 2023 in Investigation

Barrick’s widow, attorney file suit

The widow of a man who died last year after being handcuffed and tasered by…
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