Rivals in everything: Checotah, Eufaula mayoral races decided by one vote

Eufaula, population 2605. Home of the Ironheads. McIntosh County seat.
Checotah, population 3049. Home of the Wildcats. Think they should be the county seat.

Rivals in everything. And now, it would seem, rivals even to the point of election results. Both towns held a mayoral election on Tuesday; Checotah had four candidates, Eufaula had three.

Checotah mayoral results:
Marvin Nichols: 331 votes (37.49%)
Jay Hayes: 330 votes (37.37%)
Bernita Rittenhouse: 191 (21.63%)
Bruce Hammontree: 31 (3.51%)

Eufaula mayoral results:
Selina Jayne-Dornan: 294 (39.3%)
Nancy M. Mouser: 293 (39.1%)
Chad French: 162 (21.6%)

Talk about a cross-county rivalry!

Rep. Faught Hosts Final State Question Forum

Rep. Faught Hosts Final State Question Forum

Area residents will have one final opportunity to attend a public meeting to discuss the eleven State Questions on the upcoming ballot.  The Thursday evening gathering will be the last in a series of forums hosted by Rep. George Faught (R-Muskogee).  Faught has met with church and civic groups, as well as held open meetings in area communities including Muskogee, Fort Gibson, Braggs, Tahlequah and Eufaula.

“I am encouraged and pleased that well over 300 citizens have taken advantage of these informal discussions.  They are making sure they are informed before voting on these important issues”, said Faught.

The final State Question Forum will be held this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau office (24 E. Shawnee – east of K Mart).  There will be no charge to attend and everyone is invited.  Informational packets will be available.

For more information, contact Rep. George Faught at (918) 682-8383 or email george.faught@okhouse.gov.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

"Fight Socialism - Buy a Ford"

Picture taken by a reader, Paul Holybee, at Eufaula Ford. If you have a picture, story, or tip, submit it to muskogeepolitico@gmail.com.

Union Pacific No. 844

On April 8th, Union Pacific's last steam locomotive on the tracks, No. 844, chugged into Muskogee, and carried close to 50 passengers to Eufaula, before heading further south. State Rep. George Faught's office helped to coordinate the event.

Here are some pictures from the stop and ride.

(The conductor, my mom [Becky Faught], and UP's Clint Schelbitzki)

I was given the opportunity to ride in the locomotive on the way down to Eufaula. I took a few pictures, and some video, with my phone.




These videos were taken with my BlackBerry, and I didn't have the settings right, hence the poor quality...





I'd like to thank Clint Schelbitzki for giving me the opportunity to ride in the locomotive. It was an unforgetable, once-in-a-lifetime experience. It's so wonderful that Union Pacific has kept this historical gem on the tracks.