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Thursday, July 9 Friday, July 10 Saturday, July 11 Sunday, July 12 Monday, July 13 Tuesday, July 14 Wednesday, July 15 High Temp: 96 High Temp: 97 High Temp: 99 High Temp: 100 High Temp: 96 High Temp: 98 High Temp: 96 Sunny PartlyThe Cloudy Partly Madill Cloudy Partly Cloudy RRecordPartlyecord Cloudy Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny ‘In the Arms of Lake TTexoma’exoma’ Vol. 125 — Number 54 Madill, Marshall CountyCounty,, OK 73446 — ThursdayThursday,, July 09, 2020 12 Pages in 2 Sections — $1 Investigations Six Takeaways From Oklahoma Paycheck Protection Program Data underway By Shalene White shalene@madillrecord. net Even though there are multiple ongoing investiga- tions at any law enforcement agency, Marshall County was plagued with two new investigations over the week- end. The Madill Police Depart- ment is currently investigat- ing a body that was recovered from the Madill City Lake. On July 2, officers recov- ered the body of a female who was approximately 75 years in age. Her body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an official autopsy. They will know more once the results come back. The Marshall County Paul Monies • Oklahoma Watch Sheriff’s Office got a new case Among the recipients of PPP loans in Oklahoma was Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park, whose managing foundation received a loan between $150,000 and on July 6 with the reports of $300,000, according to SBA data released Monday. a man who was hospitalized after being brutally beaten By Paul Monies Aug. 8. Here are a few things received PPP loans, according were claimed by Oklahoma Freedom of Information Act at Lake Texoma. Oklahoma Watch to know about the Oklahoma to the data. companies. request for detailed PPP data Reports show that Mark data released so far: The Small Business Admin- Exact loan amounts were on April 20. SBA instead pro- Merchant and his wife Bren- The U.S. Small Business As- istration provided recipient only disclosed for the loans vided aggregate data for the da were enjoying fireworks sociation on Monday released The Data Is Incomplete names for more than 6,800 under $150,000. For higher state and closed the request. and the husband wandered some details on the recipients loans of more than $150,000 loans, SBA instead provided Other news media got the over to another group to talk. of the Paycheck Protection Pro- Federal officials initially in Oklahoma. five ranges of loan amounts: same response, and a consor- Allegedly, Mark was gram, the $659 billion program resisted releasing any details Another 57,400 recipients $150,000 to $350,000; $350,000 tium of large media organiza- asked to leave because he for businesses affected by the about the PPP loans, but received PPP loans of less to $1 million; $1 million to tions sued the SBA in May. had been drinking quite a bit. coronavirus. finally relented on Monday. than $150,000, but the SBA $2 million; $2 million to $5 That lawsuit remains pending Sometime between the Applications for the pro- In Oklahoma, more than withheld those names, cit- million; and $5 million to 10 even as the SBA released some Merchants being asked to gram have been extended until 64,200 companies, nonprofits, ing business confidentiality. million. PPP data on Monday. leave and 5:00 a.m. the next partnerships and churches About $5.4 billion in PPP loans Oklahoma Watch filed a morning, Mark was brutally (See PPP, page 4A) beaten. Marshall County Sheriff Sand Bass Festival is a go; responses are mixed Danny Cryer said the inci- dent was not reported till By Shalene White with the talent contest on Many residents took to Face- 10 hours after it occurred, [email protected] Monday, August 3 with a few book to respond to the event. One which makes investigating key differences. poster said he is going because it difficult. The Sand Bass Festival is a It will be held at the Madill he knows some of the talent. Mark, a 63-year-old male, much-loved festival that typi- Elementary Auditorium, mu- “This is your hometown. My is recovcering from a brain cally occurs the first week of sic tracks must be on a flash friends band is playing there bleed, a broken jaw, and eye June annually. drive with the one back up on Tuesday Aug 4. You want socket and several broken The festival that is steeped track only – no cell phones will to dance, I would love to take bones in his face. in Marshall County history was be allowed for back up tracks. If the day off and take you there forced to switch gears this year playing guitar, the contestant to dance.” due to the pandemic. must provide their own cables “I wanna go Tuesday for MACU sets Even though many festivi- and amp. sure,” said another poster. ties are canceled the rest of the The nights are jam packed Two posters tagged each Commencement year, the Sand Bass Festival with music like it is every year. other questioning if they got a green light for August On Tuesday, August 4, the should go. OKLAHOMA CITY — Mid- 2020. Star Band will play. August 5 “Are we going,” one poster America Christian University The festival is slotted to oc- has Austin French for a lineup. asked. “We should go,” replied will celebrate its spring 2020 cur August 4 through August 8. August 6 is Tristan Marez with the friend. graduates with an in-person Donny Raley said they Frank Ray playing August 7. One Facebook poster used commencement ceremony monitored the situation and The main attraction will be the Facebook post to state her at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, took the cue to continue from Neal McCoy on August 8. fears about attending such an 2020 at Crossings Communi- the governor. Even though this festival is event during the pandemic. ty Church in Oklahoma City. “[There were] no orders from loved by many residents and “I love going to Sandbass The decision was made the governor saying not to,” they have attended every year, festival but this year I am tak- after a survey issued to gradu- Raley said. the responses for attending ing the safe route. Not Going. ates showed a vast majority The tradition continues are mixed. Everyone stay safe.” would prefer commencement celebrations to be held in- person this year. Students who do not wish to attend or cannot make the AG Mike Hunter: ‘Julius Jones murdered Paul Howell’ rescheduled ceremony will By Tres Savage each misguided public appeal compelling evidence in this concludes: ing. I still believe in Mr. Jones’ still be honored by having NonDoc on Mr. Jones’ behalf.” document. Julius Jones had An eyewitness to the mur- innocence,” said Dickerson, their name read and their his day in court — numerous der saw a red bandana over who emphasized that she was photo displayed. For stu- Days after meeting with the Jones has maintained his times.” the shooter’s face. The murder not speaking on behalf of Jones’ dents wishing to submit their innocence. As part of a cam- Jones and his supporters weapon was found in attic lawyers or his supporting coali- photo, it is asked that high- family of 1999 murder victim Paul Howell, Oklahoma At- paign to support Jones, promi- have alleged bias in his original space above Jones’ closet, tion. “I’m speaking from prob- resolution .PNG or .JPG files nent athletes with Oklahoma trial, and they have argued wrapped in a red bandana. This ably a different aspect than are sent to registrar@macu. torney General Mike Hunter gathered media to reiterate ties have written Gov. Kevin that another man who pleaded bandana contains Jones’ DNA. other people. I am a daughter edu along with the student’s Stitt letters this year asking for guilty in the deadly robbery, The evidence overwhelmingly of someone who was murdered. name. “overwhelming evidence of guilt” against death-row in- the first-term governor to com- Chris Jordan, conspired to establishes Jones’ guilt. Those that were held account- Commencement exercises mute Jones’ death sentence. frame Jones. “Julius Jones is guilty,” able were also given the death will also be streamed live on mate Julius Jones. Hunter released a document Hunter said a preponder- ‘Evidence overwhelmingly Hunter said Monday to media penalty, and that death pen- MACU’s Facebook page at ance of evidence resulted in a establishes Jones’ guilt’ members. “He murdered Paul alty was literally commuted www.facebook.com/MidAm- about Jones’ conviction and chronicled “key facts” he said jury convicting Jones beyond The 12-page document Howell, and he needs to be held to life without parole.” ericaChristianUniversity. a reasonable doubt. Hunter referred to outlines accountable.” Dickerson said she opposes To best provide for the are “being manipulated to fit a narrative in an orchestrated “Julius Jones murdered the criminal investigation into Members of Julius Jones’ the death penalty, and she said safety and comfort for those Paul Howell in cold blood in Howell’s death, the arrest and family, his current legal team BLM OKC intends to keep who attend in person, guests effort to get Mr. Jones off of death row and perhaps out of front of his sister and daugh- conviction of Julius Jones, and and a coalition of supporters commutation of Jones’ death will be admitted to the sanc- ters,” Hunter said somberly. failed appellate efforts on his believe otherwise. sentence on its list of demands. tuary on a ticket-only basis. prison entirely.” “I’m here today as an advo- “No celebrity imploration or behalf.