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Growing up in the bustling suburbs outside of Washington, D.C., accessing the internet was something I took for granted. I lived through the evolution of scratchy dial-up internet to today’s lightning-fast fiber broadband. I never thought about internet access or access in other parts of the country. It wasn’t until I embarked on my journey at USTelecom a year and a half ago that I began to learn about the challenges of deploying broadband in rural communities.

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President Biden’s “Free College” Scam

We’ve officially wrapped up the first month of the legislative session. The past week was focused heavily on committee work as we reached our first deadline of the year. With the next deadline in mid-March, we still have plenty of work ahead as we’ll spend the next two weeks considering bills on the Senate floor. Those that pass will be sent across the rotunda to start the process over as they’re considered by House Committees.

City Election Among Three Set April 2

A 60-year-old Dallas man was rescued from a Mill Creek area cave after becoming trapped about 100 feet down, according to a post from the Johnston County Emergency Management.

Superintendent Holder Thanks Tammy Scrugham For Her Lengthy Service

School Participating In Postcard Exchange Program

An early sign of Spring’s annual approach is the abundant and seemingly sudden flowering of the ornamental pear trees here. This arboreal beauty was photographed March 2, in front of the historical museum downtown. The Arbuckle Historical Society Museum is now open Saturdays through October from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at 402 W. Muskogee Ave., in Sulphur.

Services for John Stephen Palesano will be held 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Faith Center Church, 2630 W Broadway, in Sulphur, with Pastors Manny Cantu and Billy Staggs officiating.

Martha L. “Crickett” Thompson, formerly of Sulphur, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at her residence in Edmond at the age of 95 years, two months and 27 days.

Rhonda Brown was born July 16, 1955, in Sulphur, to the late James “Washie” and Dorothy (Crawford) Brown. She passed away on Thursday, Feb. 22, in Davis, at the age of 68 years.