While President Donald Trump is exhausing every avenue to win the election, Joe Biden is projected as the winner. The recount of Georgia votes did not change the outcome as Replubicans had hoped. Courtesy photos

Difficulties of facing defeat

Sam Jordan
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Just when does a candidate face the realization of defeat in an election? Not just in a local race for political office or for a congressional, but also in a Senate race at the state or federal level. Things have become a precarious sort for members of the Republican party on the national level.
A treatment for COVID-19 is on the horizon. It is made to target patients in the early onset of symptoms and must be administered in a health care setting. Courtesy photo

Could there be a COVID cure?

Shalene White Shalene@madillrecord.net
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The nation has been fighting the back-and-forth surge of the COVID pandemic since late March. During those months, millions of people have been jobless and countless businesses have shuttered their doors in an attempt to flatten the curve.

Santa’s Elves to give out food

From Staff Reports News@madillrecord.net
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Plans are underway to provide Christmas food baskets for Marshall County residents again this year. Volunteers with the Santa’s Elves group have designated Friday, December 18 as the date for the basket pick up at the Madill First United Methodist Church, 301 W. Taliaferro, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
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Various medications can be dangerous for drivers

From Metro
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Impaired driving claims thousands of lives every year. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 30 people die in drunk driving crashes every day in the United States.
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Dave says

Chris Hogan
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Dear Dave, I let my fiancée use my car to get back and forth to work, and it has a lot of miles on it and a few mechanical issues. The money we’ve put into the car to fix the issues is about the same or more than the car is actually worth.
The nation has been fighting the back-and-forth surge of the COVID pandemic since late March. During those months, millions of people have been jobless and countless businesses have shuttered their doors in an attempt to flatten the curve.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Plans are underway to provide Christmas food baskets for Marshall County residents again this year. Volunteers with the Santa’s Elves group have designated Friday, December 18 as the date for the basket pick up at the Madill First United Methodist Church, 301 W. Taliaferro, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Many people know there have been some changes to The Madill Record staff lately. The previous editor, Matt Caban moved back to the city a few months ago.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Difficulties of facing defeat

While President Donald Trump is exhausing every avenue to win the election, Joe Biden is projected as the winner. The recount of Georgia votes did not change the outcome as Replubicans had hoped. Courtesy photos Just when does a candidate face the realization of defeat in an election? Not just in a local race for political office or for a congressional, but also in a Senate race at the state or federal level. Things have become a precarious sort for members of the Republican party on the national level.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

News 

Marshall County Police Blotter: Burglary and other crimes

Shalene White Shalene@madillrecord.net
Tue, 11/24/2020 - 22:54
Rape: Anselmo Morales, a 46-year-old male from Terrell, Texas was booked into the Marshall County Jail on November 18, 2020 to answer to charges for First-…

Hide the crime, reveal yourself

Shalene White Shalene@madillrecord.net
Tue, 11/24/2020 - 22:54
A local man was arrested after a Burglary investigation led officers in Christopher Richards’ direction. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a…

Choctaw member Carol Ayers honored as Oklahoma Indian Elder

Choctaw Nation tribal member and 2020 Oklahoma Indian Elder Honoree Carol Ayers shares her artwork. Courtesy photo
From Staff Reports News@madillrecord.net
Tue, 11/24/2020 - 22:54
DURANT, Okla. - Choctaw Nation tribal member Carol Ayers was among 41 Native American elders virtually recognized at the 12th annual AARP Oklahoma Indian Elder…
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Sports 

Thanksgiving and Football, an American Tradition

The Dallas Cowboys began a Thanksgiving Day game tradition in 1966. True to the tradition, above, the Cowboys played the Philadelphia Eagles on Thanksgiving Day in 2007. Courtesy photo
Michael Haggerty
Tue, 11/24/2020 - 22:54
Thanksgiving is perhaps the earliest of truly American holidays. This day of family gathering began with the first Thanksgiving in 1621 when the Pilgrims and…

This week in history: The bicycle was invented

Pierre Lallement Bike Path is a 7.7 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts that offers scenic views and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, road biking, and mountain biking and is best used from March until October. Courtesy photo
Shalene White Shalene@madillrecord.net
Tue, 11/24/2020 - 22:54
November 19 1906 London selected to host 1908 Olympics 1932 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game 1939 Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU…

Weeks signs on for years of tradition

Avri Weeks, a senior at Kingston High School, signs her intent to play basketball for Southeastern Oklahoma State University for the fall 2021 season. She follows a long line of family members who have played for SE. Brent Smith • The Madill Record
Brent Smith The Madill Record
Wed, 11/18/2020 - 17:39
On November 11, 2020, Avri Weeks, a Kingston Lady Redskin, signed here letter of intent to join the women’s basketball program at Southeastern Oklahoma State…
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