In Beckham County, Oklahoma, Donald Trump won 84% of the vote in the 2024 election. The No Kings Day movement was still ...

John Dugger (center left), pastor of First Baptist Church in Elk City, shakes hands with President Jimmy Carter on March 25, 1979. Carter returned to the city to fulfill a campaign promise.

“The People’s Convoy” is rolling out of Oklahoma on Sunday morning as part of a protest against COVID-19 mandates. Cars lined the sides of highways, people stood on overpasses and along ...

(AP: Carter shakes hands with the pastor of First Baptist Church in Elk City) 1990 Carter also visited Stillwater on Dec. 6, 1990, to dedicate the Seretean Wellness Center.

Holt said Carter passed through Oklahoma City many times on his way to smaller towns in Oklahoma, like Elk City. However, he did speak in Oklahoma City when he addressed the Oklahoma House and ...

Still, he worked to keep his campaign promises. Not long after becoming president, in 1979, he returned to Elk City. "After he got elected, one of the first places he visited was Elk City," Nigh said.

The funeral service for the late Storm Chasers star was held at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Elk City, the Martin-Dugger Funeral Home confirms to PEOPLE.

Many people across the United States are remembering President Jimmy Carter this week after his death on Sunday. While the 39th president didn't have any direct ties to Oklahoma, he did make a few ...