July 31, 2026
Air Evac Life Team 174 is now based near Alliance-Health hospital and they celebrated with a Durant Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting last week. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat
Connie Arneson, Durant site director for Gear Up, spoke to the Durant Board of Education about the program that provides high school students money for college courses. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat
Members of the Three Valley Riders motorcycle club ride to the memorial service for Mike Morris last Saturday at the Southeastern Visual & Performing Arts Center. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat
Taylor Shipp and others watch as balloons are released in memory of Bryan County Sheriff’s Deputy Jarid Taylor before the start of the memorial run. Shipp is the race director and Taylor’s cousin. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat
Friday, July 31, 2026
The sixth annual Jarid Taylor Memorial 5K Run was last Saturday in Durant and it is held in memory of a Bryan County Sheriff’s deputy who died in the line of duty. Deputy Taylor, 31, was en route to an emergency call on Jan.
Micheal Murphy, second from right, Bryan County 4, represented Oklahoma at the National 4-H Shooting Sports competition in Recurve Archery. Photo provided
A bull rider is shown in the Durant PRCA Rodeo. LeAnn Polson |Barefoot Blonde Photographer
The Durant Lions football team finished two weeks of spring football practice last week. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat