Thursday, May 14, 2026 —Nearly 25 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Sequoyah County Historical Society will host a special community program centered on memories and experiences from that historic day. The program will be held at 2 p.m., May 17, at the Sequoyah County Historical Society. Fort Smith resident Carmen Taylor will speak about what she saw, heard, and experienced while visiting New York City on September 11, 2001, during the attacks on the World T

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 —This summer, voters across Oklahoma will have the opportunity to express their opinions on State Question 832, which is set to be included on the statewide ballot on June 16, 2026. All registered Oklahoma voters will be eligible to vote on the proposal. If approved, the measure would gradually raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2029. The proposal would increase the state’s current minimum wage in phases over the coming years and would ti