McCurtain County in far southeast Oklahoma has become a tourism hotbed over the last several decades
, and elected officials, including the mayor of Idabel and Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, have called for the others to step down.
On Friday, the governor, who has called for Clardy and others said to be involved in the taped conversation to resign, released a letter that he sent to state Attorney General Gentner Drummond, asking him to investigate possibly removing Clardy from office for willful misconduct. While many county residents say the racist remarks are a throwback to a bygone era, they still worry about the negative repercussions the incident will have on the community's reputation.
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