The Ada News

14/09/2025

It's hard to believe we are now on the home stretch for fall baseball and fastpitch softball

BASEBALL

14/09/2025

Authorities are on the scene of a stabbing at Tanglewood Terrace Apartments. Look for full coverage as this situation develops.

13/09/2025

Roff team splits pair Friday at Dale Festival

SHAWNEE — The Roff High School softball team capped a strong run at the 2025 Dale Fastpitch Festival by splitting a pair of games Friday at the Ballfields at Firelake.

13/09/2025

Dale edges Byng in tournament semifinals

POCASSET — The Byng Pirates scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings in a thriller against Dale Friday night in the semifinals of the

13/09/2025

Pink Out Night Madness!

13/09/2025

The Ada High football team turned back McAlester to improve to 3-0

Ada senior quarterback Brock Boyles accounted for five touchdowns and the Cougars needed every one in a tense 37-27 win over McAlester Friday night inside Koi Ishto Stadium.

12/09/2025

UPDATE: Estimated restoration time is now 1 p.m. Power is out in portions of Ada. At 9:40 a.m., 3217 customers were reported to be without electricity, according to OG&E's outage map.

11/09/2025

Ada, Byng, Latta and other local runners competed in the ECU Tiger Chase last weekend

Despite both the girls and boys teams not being at full strength, the Byng High School cross-country squads captured the championships last Saturday at the 27th Annual East Central Tiger

11/09/2025

Area Softball Roundup, including Byng, Allen, Stratford, Stonewall and Vanoss

SULPHUR — Freshman pitcher Re*****on Clifford pitched a complete-game shutout to help the Byng Lady Pirates blank Sulphur 5-0 Monday night in a District 4A-4 road game.

10/09/2025

Both school bond issues in Stratford passed by an overwhelming margin. 246 voters approved Proposition 1 while 51 voted against it. 243 voters approved Proposition 2 with 55 voters voting against it.

10/09/2025

The 1/8 of 1% County Sales Tax increase for Pontotoc County has failed. Over 1,000 votes 1,042 were cast against the new tax while 825 voters were for the proposition.

09/09/2025

Area baseball roundup, including Byng, Latta and Roff

BYNG — The Byng High School baseball team was living on the edge against Colbert Monday night in a fall baseball battle between two of the top teams in Class