Writing was something Cushing Citizen reporter DeAnna Maddox always wanted to do. But the journey was unconventional to say the least. Maddox was born in the small town of Agra, Oklahoma, just 13 minutes away from Cushing. She graduated with a total of 17 people in her class before moving on to college at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.
“I actually was trying to become an art teacher …
