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Scott Wood, owner of American Fireworks Co., boxes fireworks for the fireworks’ season.
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DURANT — For three months a year, Scott Wood lives, breathes, and even sleeps beside, fireworks. During the chaos of the fireworks’ season, Wood stays at the American Fireworks Co. warehouse all day and all night. He even has a make-shift bed in the building to allow him to answer late night calls of retailers placing orders for fireworks. Ow...
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Officials approve measures
Durant City Council members met Thursday to discuss several items of business, two of which involved a property in the Foreign Trade Zone. The council considered a measure to dedicate an 80-foot a...
Durant City Council members met Thursday to discuss several items of business, two of which involved a property in the Foreign Trade Zone. The council considered a measure to dedicate an 80-foot a...
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Firefighters expect bales to smolder for days after hay blazeDURANT — Hundreds of bales of hay stored inside a building burned Thursday, and firefighters estimate the hay will smolder for days. Durant Firefighters responded at 3:33 p.m. to the 400 block o...
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Durant woman charged for enabling child sexual abuse
A Durant woman has been charged with allowing a convicted sex abuser to abuse a 14-year-old girl. Melissa Kay Wright, 29, was charged with enabling child sexual abuse following an investigation by...
A Durant woman has been charged with allowing a convicted sex abuser to abuse a 14-year-old girl. Melissa Kay Wright, 29, was charged with enabling child sexual abuse following an investigation by...
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Have a safe weekend with lots of baseball over Firecracker 4th
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43rd Harlene T. Gumm Fourth of July Tournament
Red Pool: LDM , Ardmore, Durant High, Titans Blue, Titans White Blue Pool: Texarkana, Lewisville, Zone Club, Titans Red, Texas Naturals First game listed Field 1, second field 2 Thursday 4 p.m. L...
Red Pool: LDM , Ardmore, Durant High, Titans Blue, Titans White Blue Pool: Texarkana, Lewisville, Zone Club, Titans Red, Texas Naturals First game listed Field 1, second field 2 Thursday 4 p.m. L...
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Rutherford and Copeland tops at weigh-in
First United Bank Bass Tournament Winners
First United Bank Bass Tournament Winners
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The Abundant Life Temple youth group has fireworks stands set up at Green Spray and Nichols Dollar Saver today and tomorrow, open from 9 a.m. to midnight both days. All proceeds will go toward funding a youth trip for members who have qualified for a national talent competition in ministry in Greensboro, N.C., called Fine Arts.
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Obama rides high at five months, but clouds gather
The political verdict on President Barack Obama’s first five months in office has to be “so far, so good,” but it also must include trepidation about clouds on the horizon. For sure, he’s popular....
The political verdict on President Barack Obama’s first five months in office has to be “so far, so good,” but it also must include trepidation about clouds on the horizon. For sure, he’s popular....
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Bear witness to the truth in Iran
“First, do no harm.” Contrary to popular belief, the phrase doesn’t actually appear in the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians. At times like the present, however, it’s tempting to think it shoul...
“First, do no harm.” Contrary to popular belief, the phrase doesn’t actually appear in the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians. At times like the present, however, it’s tempting to think it shoul...
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