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OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma County Grand Jury recommended no charges be filed against a Del City police officer accused of shooting Demetrize Carter at a football game at Choctaw High School on Aug. 25, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The grand jury heard testimony from 10 witnesses and reviewed 41 exhibits related to…
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A total of 230 voters, within the City of Harrah, came out April 2 to weigh in on charter changes proposed by the Harrah City Council. All three propositions passed. Just a dozen votes made the difference in changing term lengths and establishing term limits for the Harrah City Council. Proposition…
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Just over 1,000 voters came out last Tuesday opting for change as they elected a new member to the Choctaw-Nicoma Park School Board. A total of 1,066 registered voters, within the boundaries of the Choctaw-Nicoma Park School District, weighed in during the April 2 election. Staci Johnson captured 584 (56.92%) votes.…
Other Oklahoma County officials run unopposed By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Most Oklahoma County officials failed to draw challengers for this year’s election cycle. Oklahoma County voters will weigh in on a rematch of the 2020 race for sheriff, as incumbent Republican Tommie Johnson was the only county office holder to draw an opponent. That challenger…
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Statewide candidate filing was last week, April 3-5. Candidates filing for federal, state, and legislative offices filed with the Secretary of the State Election Board at the State Capitol, located at 2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City. A total of 285 candidates filed for all legislative, statewide and congressional races in…
School leaders exploring option including new site near Reno and Triple X By Jeff Harrison mwcbeacon@yahoo.com Construction of a new elementary school in the Choctaw-Nicoma Park school district is still on hold due to issues with the sewer system in Midwest City. The school district plans to build a new school on SE 29th St.,…
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Funded by proceeds from the Choctaw Fall Classic Car Show, Choctaw Creek Park’s windmill, located in the north end of the city’s premier park, is undergoing an upgrade this week. Sunday crews with Johnson Tree and Crane, out of Jones, began disassembling the windmill that had stood in that site since…
One month after closure announced, agreement inked with city By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Thursday trustees of the Choctaw Utilities Authority approved an operating agreement with Charlie’s Creekside and Par for the restaurant space at Choctaw Creek Golf Course. Expecting a 30-day build out, Charlie’s owners are looking for a mid-April to early May grand opening…
State Auditor releases Town of Jones City investigative audit By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A former employee of the Town of Jones City has been arrested for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from fines and fees collected through citations issued by the Jones Police Department. The Jones Board of Trustees originally requested that the State Auditor…
New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on March 27, 2024, for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt these new flood maps. Residents are encouraged to examine the maps to determine if they are…
Area Sports
Season ends just shy of the Stillwater goal line By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School’s hopes for a gold ball ended at Stillwater’s three-yard line Friday night in a Class 6A-II semifinal at Edmond North High School. Down by four, Choctaw marched down the field in the final minutes of play. The Yellowjackets…
By John Martin The Jones Longhorns’ journey to the OSSAA Class 2A championship playoffs was blocked once again Friday night in an all too familiar situation at Yukon as the Washington Warriors outlasted Clayton Creasey and Co. for the sixth time in the past four years. This time, it was even more heartbreaking than the…
Choctaw returns to the field following fatal shooting at season opener By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School completed their first football game of the year Thursday with a 29-10 win over Westmoore. While most teams moved to their third game of the season last week, Choctaw improved to 1-0 after a fatal shooting…
Tragedy unites community as investigation continues By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A teenager has died following a shooting during Choctaw High School’s season-opening football game with Del City. Just after 10:10 p.m. with 3:56 left in the third quarter of Choctaw’s home opener against Del City, multiple gun shots rang out near the entrance to…
By Ryan Horton choctawtimes@sbcglobal.net Choctaw’s Preston Albee won his first American Junior Golf Association tournament last week. Albee overcame early adversity rallying for a come-from-behind victory in the July 24-27 tourney. He was down five strokes after day one, and two strokes after day two. However, he came from behind the last day to tie…
By Jocelyn Horton Choctaw Times Carl Albert High School’s soccer teams remained undefeated with a sweep of Choctaw last Tuesday. The Carl Albert Lady Titans opened the night with a 2-0 win over Choctaw’s girls. Kayden Murphy and Ashlee Davison each scored in the win. Choctaw’s girls fell to 2-7 on the year, while CA…
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times As the final buzzer sounded, the Lady Longhorns piled in celebration near half court as Jones clinched the Class 3A state championship at State Fair Arena Saturday, defeating top-ranked Washington, 39-33. “Three-peat,” the Longhorn fans chanted as time expired. “Three-peat!” Third-ranked Jones proved they’re still No. 1 by defending their…
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School senior wrestler Peyton Hand was crowned Homecoming Queen in a ceremony before a dual with Shawnee last week. Zac O’Hagan was named Choctaw Wrestling Homecoming King. Choctaw’s royalty went on to claim falls later that night as the Yellowjackets rolled over the visiting Shawnee Wolves at homecoming…
By John Martin Staff Writer The Washington Warriors once again proved to be the nemesis for the Jones Longhorns football hopes as Washington applied a 49-14 defeat to end the Longhorns’ 2022 playoff hopes in an OSSAA Class 2A semifinal clash at Putnam City Stadium on Friday. The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for…
Yellowjackets fall to Stillwater, 26-21 By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw had another historic season come to an end last week at the Class 6A-II Championship. Stillwater (13-0) defeated Choctaw (11-2) for the state title. For the second time in the last three years and third time ever, Choctaw High School made their way to the…