SPIRO â On March 19, the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center will host guided walks to share information about the spring equinox and how prehistoric people celebrated and dealt with the changes in the seasons.
There will be walks at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. led by archaeologist Dennis Peterson. Each walk will take about two hours and require a mile of easy walking. Peterson will tell about this prehistoric American Indian mound site, the types of mounds, why they were created, and why some of the mounds are lined up for the sunsets of the solstices and equinoxes. He also will share the history of the excavations, Native ceremonies and stories, tales of the unusual happenings associated with the mounds and answer questions.
Jurors consisting of four women and two men along with a female alternate were selected Monday evening to hear the misdemeanor trial the state has filed against McAlester attorney Brecken
Recent arrests made by the Johnson City Police Department include:
Man facing several charges: Johnson City Police arrested Daniel Tate, 23, 932 Pardee St., last week on charges of resale of methamphetamine, evading arrest, and light law violation.
About 2:45 a.m. on March 2, officers attempted a make a traffic stop on a gold Toyota Avalon, but the driver took off and officers stopped the pursuit for safety reasons.
About five minutes after the attempted stop, officers located the vehicle at the Econo Lodge Hotel, 207 E. Mountcastle Drive. Officers spoke with hotel staff and were able to obtain a room number that was associated with the vehicle. They spoke to Tate in room 210 and he reportedly confessed to evading the traffic stop. A consent to search the room yielded approximately nine different baggies of methamphetamine, along with drug paraphernalia.