County officials exploring options
Both commissioners and the McCurtain County Jail Trust are exploring their options regarding the controversy…
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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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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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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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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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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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Commissioners replace Jennings
McCurtain County commissioners on Monday chose the second-in-command to former District 2 Mark Jennings to…
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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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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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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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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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Commissioners reorganize board
The Board of County Commissioners reorganized Monday, following the resignation last week of board chairman…
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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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