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A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Green Country, including Atoka, Bryan, and Carter counties, until 10 a.m. Meteorologist Stephen Nehrenz reports a strong storm moving into Pittsburg County with possible winds up to 50 mph. Earlier storms caused hail and damaging winds in central and southwest Oklahoma.
Country music star Reba McEntire partnered with the Choctaw Nation to open a restaurant, Reba's Place, in Atoka, Oklahoma, where she grew up. The restaurant, which features a concert stage and gift shop selling Reba memorabilia, has attracted half a million guests in the past two months and is part of an ambitious plan to revive the local economy. The project is a convenient convergence of a music superstar, a well-resourced tribal nation, a heavily trafficked highway, and an ambitious local government. Several manufacturing and green energy companies are already setting up headquarters in Atoka.