County Hendrix terminated, then is hired by sheriff’s office More than 30 people, including many jail personnel, attend a McCurtain County Jail Trust meeting…Gazette StaffApril 18, 2024
Politics Four seeking sheriff’s office With only two hours remaining in the candidacy filing period Friday, four candidates had filed…Gazette StaffApril 7, 2024
County Eclipse National Guard deployment will bring HAZMAT capabilities The Oklahoma National Guard is one of many agencies planning to set up shop in…Gazette StaffMarch 21, 2024
CountyPolicePolitics Hendrix: Jailers not going through $186,000 body scanner McCurtain County Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix on Tuesday did not call a jail whistleblower a…Gazette StaffMarch 14, 2024
Investigation Jail whistleblower: Dangers to taxpayers and to inmates A McCurtain County Jail whistleblower has come forward in hopes that things will change at…Gazette StaffMarch 5, 2024
Investigation Process server files claim against sheriff’s department A private process server has filed a tort claim against the McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office,…Gazette StaffMarch 4, 2024
Uncategorized Plane proposal crashes A plane for the sheriff’s department to transport inmates appears to be dead. Commissioners have…Gazette StaffFebruary 18, 2024
Investigation North Dakota: Plane cost $1,541 per hour last year Will McCurtain County soon begin the care and feeding of North Dakota’s white elephant? That…Gazette StaffFebruary 11, 2024
Investigation Several false statements were made about airplane A review of McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy’s remarks and those of others to county…Gazette StaffFebruary 4, 2024
Court Jury finds Chiggers’ bouncer guilty of aggravated assault A seven-man, five-woman McCurtain County District Court jury deliberated into the evening Wednesday before finding…Gazette StaffJanuary 28, 2024