Miss Native America and her attendants

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February 10, 2021

The second annual SHS Miss Native America Pageant was held last Saturday with Senior Natayla Flores, center, crowned as Miss Native America by Cherokee Nation Councilman E.O. Smith, Jr. Attendants, pictured with their fathers or escorts and other members of the court, from the left, include Junior usher Felix Noel, Dale Bates and daughter freshman attendant Shaylee Bates, Brad Asbill and daughter freshman attendant and club secretary Haley Asbill, Brad Pack and daughter freshman attendant and club treasurer Emily Pack, Shawn Winton and daughter freshman attendant and club vice-president Tessa Winton, usher junior Lynix Ross, Clyde Brown and daughter Miss Native America, senior Natayla Flores, Smith, Michael Brooks and daughter junior attendant Cera Brooks, Ryan Callahan and daughter sophomore Katelyn Callahan, Todd Mattingly and daughter freshman attendant and club president Madison Mattingly, Michael Gragg and daughter freshman attendant Mikaylah Gragg, freshman usher Derek Young. In the front row are Eastside Elementary fifth grade students crown bearer Carson Sharp and flower girl Haley Callahan.

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Vian Board accepts resignation, hires part-time officer

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Obituaries

Billy Smith

March 11, 2026

Nov. 30, 1929 – Feb. 27, 2026 A memorial service for Billy Smith, 96, of Sallisaw, was held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw. Burial followed at Sallisaw ...

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Carolyn Rhodes

March 11, 2026

Dec. 23, 1941 – Feb. 28, 2026 A Memorial of Life Service for Carolyn Rhodes, formerly of Sallisaw, was held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Maranatha Baptist Church in Columbus, Ga. Arrangements...

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Benny Ray Haddox

March 11, 2026

Jan. 4, 1940 – March 1, 2026 Funeral services for Benny Ray Haddox, 86, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw. Burial followed at Akins Cemetery in Sa...

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Iris M. Proctor

March 11, 2026

June 29, 1943 – Feb. 25, 2026 Iris M. Proctor, 82, of Princeton, Ky., formerly of Sallisaw, Okla., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah, Ky. She was born on June...