Roland News

A Roland man was charged with a felony assault count resulting from an alleged domestic dispute with his wife.

By Courtney Coble Staff Writer A Muldrow man who was facing felony sexual battery charges pleaded guilty on a different charge and was sentenced June 30 to 10 years in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Tag agents in Sequoyah County and Oklahoma now have a lifetime job, Carol Wood, tag agent in Sallisaw said Wednesday.

An Arkansas-based company that makes jet engine stands is moving across the state line into Oklahoma.

C.E. Aerospace Inc., a manufacturer of jet engine stands, is moving its operations to Roland in Sequoyah County, company executives said Tuesday.

ROLAND, Okla. Roland police officers thought they were getting treated to just a complimentary lunch at Buck's Grill located in Cherokee Casino Roland, but then casino officials proved "Anything Can Happen" when they presented the police officers with eight new Armor Express body armor vests.

Funds will benefit Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Roland Police Department.

Charges where filed June 2 against a man who assaulted his father with a golf club and put him in the hospital in serious condition and on life support.

The Roland Town Council unanimously accepted the resignation of a longtime town employee during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening.

Just four years after it sold its first lottery ticket, the Oklahoma Lottery's contribution to public education is on the decline as it is burdened by a faltering economy, unfavorable state policies and competition from tribal casinos and an upstart new lottery in neighboring Arkansas.

Tralonzo Eugene Potts, 21, of Roland was arrested in Fort Smith, Ark., after he allegedly patronized a prostitute.

A plea hearing for the former town administrator for Roland, Charles Day, who was charged with rape and sodomy, has been postponed until June 22 according to the Sequoyah County District Attorneya s office.

Although all Sequoyah County residents will vote on a 9-1-1 proposal in the June 9 special election, the impact of the proposal will only affect those in the Sequoyah County 9-1-1 area.

Farmers Furniture, operating in one of the oldest buildings in the state, burst into flames at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Roland American Legion Post 339 will hold a Memorial Day service at 2 p.m. May 25 in the Lions Club Park in Roland.

Allegations against a Roland animal control officer have several citizens concerned for the lives of their animals.

A woman driving in a dangerous manner led Roland, Muldrow and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on a pursuit which eventually came to a stop three miles east of Sallisaw when the womansa vehicle skid of the road and hit a tree.

The first-degree murder re-trial of Rebecca R. Pettit, formerly of Roland, was set to start Monday, but it may be continued.

The special liquor-by-the-drink election will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 12 at polling places throughout Sequoyah County.

The former town administrator for Roland, who was charged with multiple counts of rape and sodomy relating to an alleged sexual relationship with a female inmate formerly housed in the towna s jail, waived his preliminary hearing on April 16.