Two more state banks fail

— Sequoyah County Democrat, Sept. 22, 1922

From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times

25 Years Ago

(From the Sept. 21, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times)

–The financial picture for the county hasn‚t improved much over last year, increasing by about $20,000 to bring the 1997-98 fiscal budget to $1.54 million. But more than $20,000 is needed to cover salaries for additional jailers at the county jail.

Sheriff Johnny Philpot said he was told the cou...