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This all comes following the release of a controversial recording in which a number of county officials, including the sheriff, could be heard making racist and threatening remarks.

IDABEL, Oklahoma — Citizens during Mondays McCurtain County commissioners meeting again called for resignations of southeast Oklahoma county officials accused of discussing the lynching of Black people and killing local

This is the KGOU AM NewsBrief for Thursday, May 4, 2023.

IDABEL, Okla. -- The McCurtain County Jail Trust placed Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix on administrative leave following a meeting Tuesday afternoon, outraging numerous residents who called for his termination.

Decision does not sit well with protesters outside meeting

IDABEL, Okla. -- McCurtain Memorial Hospital has been placed under a hard lockdown after receiving a shooting threat Monday against hospital staff, CEO Brian Whitfield said.

Protestors gathered Tuesday in McCurtain Co. as the jail administrator was placed on leave by the Jail Trust.

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Protesters gathered outside the McCurtain County Commissioner’s Office Monday morning as officials selected a candidate for the empty seat left by District 2 Commissioner Mark Jennings.

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