Area council names first-ever female Eagle Scout
Jadyn Jackson, born and raised in Ada, has made history by becoming the first female in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Arbuckle Area Council to attain the esteemed rank of Eagle Scout. The Arbuckle Area Council encompasses nine south central Oklahoma counties and...
Community Calendar – December 21 2023 Edition
Library Closed New Year’s Day The Johnston County Library in Tishomingo, along with all other branches of the Southern Oklahoma Library System, will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan....
THS Choir sings for Lions Club
The Tishomingo High School Choir helped to spread some Christmas cheer last Thursday when they sang several Christmas carols for the members of Tishomingo Lions Club during the group's monthly meeting, held at the American Legion Hall on South Capitol Street in...
Milburn center to host ‘The First Christmas Celebration’
By Robert Kinney Sentinel Correspondent Let me tell you about the big event for the Milburn community on this Christmas weekend before us. “The First Christmas” celebration occurs this Friday, Dec. 22, at 6 p.m. at the Milburn Community Center. All kinds of...
Helping those who help so many others…
Representatives of Johnston County’s three Masonic lodges - Tishomingo No. 91, Wapanucka No. 200 and Pontotoc No. 136 - each presented checks to the Johnston County Reaching Out organization during a special ceremony last Friday, Dec. 15. Ronnie Coppedge of the...
Mill Creek’s Lynch among students named to ECU President’s Honor Roll
East Central University in Ada is recognizing students for their outstanding academic work during the fall 2023 semester by naming them to the President’s Honor Roll. Qualifying for the President’s Honor Roll from Johnston County is Kady Lynch of Mill Creek. The...
Paid Obituary – Donny Joe Reed
Donny Joe Reed, 80, died after an extended illness at Newcastle, Okla. He was born June 25, 1943, in Fillmore, Okla., to Marvin Reed and Orelia Callen Reed. He graduated from Milburn High School with the Class of 1961, and attended a year of college at Eastern...
Paid Obituary – Gayla Ann Owens
Gayla Ann Owens, 57, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. Memorial services will be held at 12 p.m, on Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Tishomingo City Cemetery in Tishomingo, Okla., Pastor Joey Lansdale officiating. Gayla was born July 28, 1966, in...
Legal Notices – December 21 2023 Edition
(Published in Johnston County Sentinel on December 14 & 21, 2023) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE CJ-2023-26 Notice is given that on the 23 day of January, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., at the 1st floor of the County Courthouse, in the City of Tishomingo, Johnston County,...
Special training for county dive team
Jason Bryant, head of the Johnston County Emergency Management office, recently told the Sentinel that he and other members of the Johnston County Dive Team received safety certification this past October after taking part in specialized training focusing on the...
