Chickasaw Nation News for week of March 12, 2026

This week’s Chickasaw Nation news features a college student who is an athlete, a student government leader, and a national champion in meat judging. Averie Bain is a student at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton. A second story this week features the Trace Fiber broadband project in Carter County, developed and operated by Trace Fiber Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation.