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FEMA officials will be in Henryetta until Sunday evening helping area homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage or loss during the storms and flooding between May 7 and June 9. The federal agency, along with representatives from the Small Business Administration will be at the Henryetta fire department from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. See the video interview with FEMA and SBA representatives HERE.
A 1992 Henryetta high school graduate, Pharoah was commissioned as a second lieutenant following studies at Kemper Military School and College in Boonville, Mo., in 1994.
Upon receiving his degree and commission, he continued his education and was graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif. Pharoah and his unit has been deployed twice while on active duty; the first to Bosnia, as a peace keeping force, and the most recent deployment to Saudia Arabia in support of Enduring Freedom.
L. Col. Pharoah and his wife, Stephanie, are living in Hoschton, Georgia. He is the son of Kent and Linda Pharoah of Henryetta.
There is something really special about seeing the American flag flying on the Fourth of July.With the help of the city of Henryetta, a number of additional flags are lining Main Street this year. The city purchased the addied flags to go along with those supplied by the Henryetta FVW post enabling the Red, White and Blue to wave from US 75 to the west side of town.
Members of the VFW were busy this week putting up new anchors and installing the flags. On the ladder is Matthew Tolbert, grandson of Henryetta VFW post commander Bill Goodner.
The flag holders allow the flags to turn in the wind preventing them from wrapping around the poles, according to Goodner.
Young readers can learn about space exploration and so much more dealing with that branch of the sciences.
That was the topic by assistant librarian Kathy Crosby Monday at the weekly summer reading program at the Henryetta civic center.
The summer program is designed to promote, "A Universe of Stories," opening children's eyes to how much they can learn and have fun through reading.
Crosby read the book, "The Backyardigans Mission to Mars ,"by Wendy Wax and talked about whether or not people could live on Mars.
Next week, Donna Lovellwill present the program. It starts at 1:30 at the civic center and is open to all youngsters.
American Exchange Bank board members traded their suits and ties for hard hats and shovels Tuesday morning as they broke ground for the new branch office in Okemah. Work will start this month on the new financial facility which is expected to open about this time next summer. Located on Woody Guthrie Blvd., the branch office will be headed by Julie Stovall, an Okemah native.