CDN | Micah Ashcraft

Doris Brittain, left, and Clinton Public Schools Board of Education Director Kim Meacham discuss the office layout Tuesday during a tour of the site for the newly constructed Clinton Middle School building given to members of the Philanthropic Educational Organization’s local members.

“Oklahoma!” will be coming to the McLain Rogers Amphitheater in a production performed by Southwest Playhouse for the Centennial Celebration of Route 66 in 2026, as was discussed at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Clinton City Council. City Manager Robert Johnston also announced the Clinton Public Works Authority was approved for an FAP loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB), following a meeting that he and Public Works Director Gene McCullough had with the board in the city early on Tuesday.

Joanna Venegas shows off several student STEM-based projects to better convey the value in the Clinton Public School’s REDS 365 program to community members at Southwest Elementary. CDN | Courtesy photo

With the holiday season bringing community and togetherness, Clinton Public School’s REDS 365 after-school tutoring program continues to focus its efforts into supporting students and families within the community.

Here's your preview of Thursday's paper

- The Great Turkey Giveway Winners listed inside

- Higbee out as head of CHS football

- Wastewater loan approved; ‘Oklahoma!’ backed

- REDS 365 works to support students

Here's your preview of Wednesday's paper

- Hospital CEO details REH transition

- Fuerza Latina Clinton to host meal

- Southwest emphasizes reading

- Homicide victim is identified

- County property tax bills mailed

TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An attorney for a man charged with killing four members of the same family told a judge on Monday that he plans to request that a jury from outside the county hear the case, which set a swath of rural Tennessee on edge as the man eluded authorities for a week after the shootings.

In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Pennsylvania.

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