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By Ryan Horton Managing Editor Choctaw High School’s instrumental program had two students selected as recipients of the prestigious 2020 State Superintendent’s Award for Arts Excellence. Those CHS seniors are Ben Harvey and Ethan Karnes. Ben Harvey, a clarinet player, is a four-year member of the Choctaw High School Wind Ensemble and the Pride of…
By Ryan Horton Managing Editor Choctaw High School’s theatre arts program recently had five students selected as recipients for the 2020 State Superintendent Awards for Arts Excellence. Those students are seniors, CJ Craig and Alyssa Payne, and juniors Alyx Sabina, Cameron Guest and Lexi Sendall. “The State Superintendent Awards for Arts Excellence are awarded to…
By Ryan Horton Managing Editor This week the way coronavirus is viewed by the nation seemingly changed with events unfolding right here in Oklahoma. Residents are asked to keep spring and summer schedules flexible as the recently declared COVID-19 pandemic is expected to continue to cause cancellations. Just over an hour before the Choctaw High…
As a precautionary and protective measure, Rose State College in-person, face-to-face classes will NOT be held March 23 through March 27. The college will not hold traditional on-site classes during the week of March 23-27. Faculty and staff will use the week to continue preparation for remote, on-line course delivery, in the event it is…
By Ryan Horton Managing Editor With several hundred taking to social media and nearly 100 more sending hand signed character letters to a local family, the community has rallied behind a Choctaw man accused of verbally berating and pushing a firefighter. On Sunday, March 1 an Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a home…
Voters deny proposed tax increases By Ryan Horton Managing Editor Choctaw voters have rejected two propositions meant to fund road reconstruction throughout the city limits. The Feb. 11 election produced a significant turnout of registered voters on both sides of the issue. In the end, over 22 percent of the city’s registered voters exercised their…
Election scheduled for Feb. 11 Voters will soon have the opportunity to determine how the City of Choctaw moves forward with road repairs. A Feb. 11 election will determine if residents wish to continue ongoing practices of road repair efforts or if they’d rather kickstart a new era of road management focused on reconstruction. The…
The public forum, hosted by the Choctaw Area Chamber of Commerce, had nearly 80 in attendance and another couple hundred watching live through the Facebook Live video stream provided by the chamber. The Town Hall meeting featured city officials going over the plan for road improvements and the two ballot questions voters will decide on…
Developer looking for businesses to setup shop at Choctaw Road and SE 15th Street By Ryan Horton Managing Editor Construction on a new commercial development is underway. Dirt work is now visible on a two-phase retail development at the southeast corner of Choctaw Road and SE 15th Street. The project was first announced in early…
BancFirst in Nicoma Park hosting retirement celebration all day Friday, Jan. 17 By Maxine Wheelan Staff Writer A longtime employee in the banking system, Mary Henderson will be retiring on Friday, Jan. 17. She has worked at BancFirst in Nicoma Park for the past 12 years. Henderson said it was a hard decision to make…
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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…