LeBlanc Elementary French Immersion students lead the parade downtown Abbeville. A crowd gathered at Magdalen Square for the opening ceremonies. Ryan Abshire and Jason Harrington, members of the Envie...

Lauren Bercier (Junior Achievement of Acadiana Board President), Dr. Vincent June (SLCC Chancellor), and Paula Dawson (President of Junior Achievement Greater Baton Rouge and Acadiana) signing the Mem...

Karen and Fred Hoyt Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) and Hancock Whitney Bank are pleased to announce the 2022 Leaders in Philanthropy Award honorees for Vermilion Parish, Karen & Fred Hoyt. The...

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer mainly occurs in middle-aged or older women. In fact, the median age at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis is 62. Though it's possible for wo...

Officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) are working to reverse a sharp increase in syphilis infections across the state by encouraging individuals to recognize the symptoms and s...

Once a person is diagnosed with cancer, his or her physician will try to determine how far the illness has progressed, including whether or not it has spread to other areas of the body. This effort is...

Children facing mental and behavioral health issues would have access to increased and improved services under a $39.4 million appropriation to OU Children's Hospital under consideration during next w...

The effects of drought are devastating, but agricultural data collected during such challenging times is a valuable teaching tool. Oklahoma State University Extension specialists have some retrospecti...

About two a half years ago, Jim Kidwell loaded up his family from Las Vegas, Nev., and moved to Sallisaw in hopes of providing a more stable environment and quality of life with education and sports f...

Recorded Sept. 16, 2022 to Sept. 22, 2022 WD: Warranty Deeds JTWD: Joint Tenancy Warranty Deeds QCD: Quit Claim Deeds GWD: General Warranty Deed CORP.WD: Corporation Warranty Deed SPEC.CORP.WD: Specia...

Benjamin Brown, a longhaul truck driver, knew his death was inevitable. Before he passed on Jan. 30, 2021, he took stock of his 67 years living in Greenwood, Ark., and most recently on rural acreage n...

Millions of people across the globe will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, in fact, only certain skin cancers affect more women than breast cancer within the United States and Canada. The Wor...

How long is forever? When it comes to rain-starved Sequoyah County and the Drought of 2022, which invariably initiates the lament “We haven‚t had a good rain in forever,” that parched “forever” equate...

Hello and welcome to the Vian Nursing and Rehab News. Its been a long road these past few years, thank you COVID 19, but we have survived and are enjoying life once again. We have resumed activities a...

Dr. Jay Falkner, president of Carl Albert State College, lives in Poteau and has traveled throughout the state and across the nation, but Sallisaw holds a special place in his heart. And he envisions ...

A Muldrow man received a $5,000 bond after being arrested and charged with a felony count of feloniously carrying a firearm. Dominique Perkins, 39, was charged Sept. 27 in Sequoyah County District Cou...

We work all our lives for what we consider important. And while we work we do those things that seem necessary to keep up appearances-and if we had to we cut corners on peace and joy and time with tho...

The Sallisaw Board of Commissioners has approved a resolution allowing the city to apply to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to use Transport Alternatives Program (TAP) funds for construction...

Many women are concerned about the potential for developing breast cancer in their lifetimes. Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer among women in the United States and Canada. Despite that p...

The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office is warning people not to be fooled by the latest scam. According to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, potential v...