Madill Rose Garden Club Yard to Peggy Guthrie and Barbara Idell on Redbud Drive in Madill. Peggy and Barbara, who are sisters, have a well-manicured yard and hedges which are accentuated with reddish-pink knock out roses in the front yard.

Every Fourth of July in the United States of America, we celebrate Independence Day. This Saturday marks Two Hundred and Forty-Four years since the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 by the Continental Congress and we became one nation under God.

STILLWATER, Okla. – As the novel coronavirus continues to make its way back and forth across the country, scams related to COVID-19 continue to multiply. Fake contact tracing has added to the growing list of ways to take advantage of people.

Even though we are succeeding at doing all that we can in Madill and Marshall County to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 Pandemic, there is still more that we can do to help our community.

The Texoma Fire District responded to a Search and Rescue on May 10 regarding a drowning on Lake Texoma. Our prayers and sympathy go out to the family.

There is a lot of cleaning in yards and house going on which also means an increase in burning.

Hopefully, most of you have already planted your root vegetables. I believe summer is just a hop away. May 1 is coming up this Friday, so be sure to follow the old tradition of leaving a May Day basket of flowers or treats on your neighbor's doorstep or go on a May Day picnic.

SORD will be reopening the landfill to the public starting May 1. The Mar shall County Convenience Site on Highway 70F in Kingston reopened on April 25.