Tishomingo’s Peercy among students selected for Summer Arts Institute
Nearly 900 high school actors; photographers; dancers; singers; writers; visual artists; filmmakers; and musicians across the state auditioned for the 2024 Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain (OSAI), Oklahoma’s one-of-a-kind arts education program. Only...
Legal Notices – April 11 2024 Edition
(Published in Johnston County Sentinel on April 4,11 & 18, 2024) IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TISHOMINGO, JOHNSTON COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA FIRST BANK & TRUST CO., Plaintiff, vs. JOSEPH WILLIAM MAYS, individually; JOSEPH...
Chamber welcomes newest member
The Johnston County Chamber of Commerce hosted a special ribbon cutting and open house event this past Saturday, March 30, to welcome local Mary Kay consultant Amy Wellman-Fields as the newest addition to the Chamber’s membership roster. The event took place at the...
Lucky Paws fundraiser is Friday
A pulled pork sandwich fundraiser to benefit Lucky Paws Doghouse Inc., the local non-profit organization helping with improvements at the Tishomingo Animal Shelter, is scheduled to take place this Friday, April 5. The event is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the...
Community Calendar – April 4 2024 Edition
Solar Eclipse Party Murray State College will host a “Total Solar Eclipse Party” at its Tishomingo campus next Monday, April 8, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The public is invited to join MSC alumni, students, faculty and staff for the event, where they will be able to...
Will Rogers to be subject of library program at MSC
The Johnston County Library will present “History Behind the Legend: Will Rogers” on Monday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. Guests of all ages will meet Bart Taylor, historical interpreter from the Will Rogers Memorial Museum, as he discusses the importance of Rogers' life,...
Paid Obituary – Doris Ann Pierce-Horton
Doris Ann Pierce-Horton, 86, of Milburn, Okla., passed away on March 26, 2024. She was born Dec. 24, 1937, in Atlanta, Texas, to Nellie Anglin-Pierce and Eugene “Gene” Pierce. Doris graduated from Atlanta High School in 1956. Her childhood in rural East Texas,...
Paid Obituary – Paula Kay Perry
Paula Kay Perry, 65, of Texarkana, Ark., formerly of Monticello, Ark., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 27, 2024. Ms. Perry was born Sept. 25, 1958, in Monticello, Ark., and lived in Texarkana for most of her life. She was formerly employed...
Anderson family welcomes fourth son, Robert Jerome
Clifford and Kelsey Anderson of South Bend, Ind., wish to announce the birth of their son, Robert Jerome Anderson. He arrived on Jan. 27, 2024, at 1:14 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20.5 inches in length. Robert...
Cochran begins assignment as new FUMC pastor
Tishomingo First United Methodist Church (FUMC) welcomed a new pastor this week. Sharon Kay Cochran, who had been serving as pastor at First United Methodist Church in Locust Grove since July 2021, arrived in Tishomingo on Monday to begin her new assignment. “My...
