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Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in three Pontotoc County municipalities will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, February 6th. Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 8th, when the filing period ends. Contests of Candidacy must be filed no later than Friday, February 10th, and may only be filed by another candidate for that office, unless a candidate files unopposed.
Read more“CASA” stands for “Court Appointed Special Advocate.” CASA volunteers are community members who are specially trained and appointed by a judge to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in court and other settings. Every year, thousands of children in Oklahoma are removed from their homes due to evidence of abuse and neglect. These children are uprooted from the only family they have ever known, taken out of schools and away from friends. To sum it up, their worlds are turned upside down. Going through the child welfare system is a frightening experience and no child should do it alone. In Seminole, Hughes, and Pontotoc Counties there are over 200 children in out-of-home foster care placement. 22nd Judicial District CASA, Inc. currently has 25 active volunteers serving 26 children, which means at least 174 children in this district do not have their own CASA Volunteer advocating for their best interests.
Read moreSuperintendent’s Roll
Read moreThe upcoming weeks at Allen School are going to be busy. Here are a few things students and parents should know . . .
Read moreAllen Elementary School 1st Semester Honor Roll
Read moreJanuary 19 — Mindy Bell, Jan Luna, Laquita Johnson January 20 — Papa Pybas, Jax Linker, January 21 — Richard Rhodes, Allison Sells January 22 — Anastasia Martinez, Dustyn Frazier, Meghan Detherow, Jeff Ray January 24 — Ed Harman**, Khristi Smith, Steve Bullard, Rachel Stick January 25 — Karla Cramer, Colton Johnson, January 26 — Retha Wilson, Keith Warren, Zack Conley January 27 — Tommie Stamps, Lindsey Hisaw January 28 — Linda Spain, Ely O’Daniel, Cheyene McCarn, Rebecca Payne, Corby Kind, Bryan Smith January 29 — Maebrey Wallace, Vicki Brogdon, Christina Keenan January 31 — Landry Lewis *Anniversary
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