Choctaw Times Area News
Concert canceled over safety concerns
Ghost tribute band cancels 2025 tour due to alleged threats, cyber-attacks By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A Halloween-themed performance slated for Oct. 25 at Harrah’s Okie State Room was recently canceled following online opposition escalating to alleged threats and cyber-attacks. Ghost is a Grammy-winning Swedish rock band known for combining costumed theatricality, heavy metal, and occult-themed…
Read MoreChoctaw hosts Legislative Lunch 2025
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times The Choctaw Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2025 Legislative Lunch at Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center, Sept. 25. A panel of speakers included State Senator Brenda Stanley, State Senator Nikki Nice, State Representative Robert Manger, State Representative John George, Oklahoma County District 1’s Chief Deputy Commissioner John Pettis Jr., and…
Read MoreChoctaw meets about proposed sales tax
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Last Monday the Choctaw City Council hosted the first of four Town Hall meetings to discuss the proposed penny sales tax to be voted on Feb. 11. This week was the second of the four scheduled meetings. Two more public meetings are planned for January 20 and 27, and residents…
Read MoreTornado rips through Choctaw, Harrah
Dozens of homes destroyed in eastern Oklahoma County By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A tornado touched down near SE 15th Street and Triple X Road and ripped a nearly 20-mile long northeastern path through eastern Oklahoma County around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The storm left dozens of homes destroyed, hundreds of properties damaged, and dozens…
Read MoreLong awaited bridge project begins
Midwest Blvd. bridge expected to reopen in late spring 2025 By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A long-awaited bridge project is underway. Oklahoma City recently began work on replacing the Midwest Blvd. bridge over Crutcho Creek, located north of NE 36th St. The bridge has been closed since June of 2021. Demolition began last week…
Read MoreEOC Tech welcomes new superintendent
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center welcomed a new superintendent this year. Tony Hancock has focused his entire career on education and led in multiple roles over the last 37 years. As an educator who held titles from coach, to superintendent and everything in between, Mr. Hancock brings an array of experience, heart, and knowledge to…
Read MoreChoctaw stings Monterey, 40-25
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School opened the 2024 season Friday with a 40-25 win over Lubbock’s Monterey High School. The Yellowjackets kicked off the season Aug. 30 with the program’s first win over a Texas high school as Choctaw returned to the gridiron looking to test themselves against some elite competition. Choctaw…
Read MoreCHS construction to be complete within the year
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times The Choctaw High School campus upgrades are expected to be complete within the next year. The Choctaw-Nicoma Park School District broke ground on the first round of bond projects in May 2023, and it didn’t take long for construction to be noticeable at Choctaw High School. Students, faculty and CNP families…
Read MoreCNP establishes police department
District to employ three school resource officers for 2024-25 year By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public Schools has officially launched a new police department. The CNPS Police Department will have jurisdiction throughout the entire school district, which covers 60-square miles of eastern Oklahoma County, including areas of Choctaw, Harrah, Midwest City, Nicoma Park, Oklahoma…
Read MoreTime running out on CNP west elementary
Choctaw-Nicoma Park expects mid-July decision about school site By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times The future of a new elementary school planned for the west side of the Choctaw-Nicoma Park School District remains in limbo. The district plans to build a new school on 10 acres along SE 29th Street, east of Westminster Road, however officials…
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