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The Durant Board of Education voted to renew Superintendent Duane Merideth’s contract during a Monday meeting of the board.
The contract is for a term beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
1/14/21 02:43 PM
On Jan. 6, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) successfully delivered its first round of COVID-19 vaccinations to Bryan County residents. The life-saving measure was held at the Choctaw …
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1/13/21 05:57 PM
The Friends of the Library held their annual quilt drawing on December 21, 2020. The quilt for 2020 was donated to the Friends of the Donald W. Reynolds Library from the Heritage Quilters of Durant …
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1/13/21 05:33 PM
A familiar face is returning to the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in the near future.
Shelly Key, a Southeastern graduate, has been named Executive Director of Admissions and …
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1/13/21 04:47 PM
Classes began Monday morning at Southeastern for the spring semester and breakfast was available in the Glen D. Johnson Student Union.
Southeastern spring semester classes began Monday with …
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1/13/21 02:44 PM
The Durant Lions Club received a donation for Toys for Tots from the recent Second Annual Okie Toy Run organized by Holly’s Border Bar. Shown from left, Mark Swearengin, Lions Club president; …
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1/13/21 11:25 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY – Blood transfusions are the most frequent procedure performed in hospitals with more than 33,000 daily donations required to meet patient needs in the U.S. To ensure blood is …
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1/13/21 11:08 AM
The 2020 Top Workplaces in Oklahoma rankings were announced earlier last month. With more than 20 large employer groups receiving recognition, First United ranked 4th in the large group …
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1/7/21 05:31 PM
A whopping 285 long days will have passed since their last official home athletic competition when the Southeastern basketball teams take the court Monday night at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. Fittingly …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
1/7/21 04:18 PM
Prayers were answered and glory was given to God when the Durant Church of Christ held its first service of the new year this past Sunday.
This was also the congregation’s first service in …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
1/7/21 01:28 PM
Americans have trusted someone else to safeguard their hard-earned money since the first bank was established in 1791. For decades that trust was unquestioned. Then in 1866, the James gang robbed a …
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By Mary E. Maurer |
1/7/21 12:59 PM
Four Bryan County elected officials were sworn in Monday morning before the county commissioners meeting of the new year.
District Judge Mark Campbell administered the oath of office to Sheriff …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
1/7/21 11:16 AM
“Black Water Rising,” a thriller by screenwriter Attica Locke, is Book Talk’s choice for its January 14 discussion at 7:00 p.m. The group usually meets at Donald W. Reynolds …
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1/6/21 04:14 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, and Rep. Dustin Roberts, R-Durant, announced an opportunity for citizens in Bryan and surrounding counties to be a part of Oklahoma’s …
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1/6/21 12:46 PM
Scoutmaster Michael Reyes presents brothers Cordell, left, and Andy Palmer with Eagle Scout certificates during an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony Sunday at Durant First United Methodist Church. …
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12/31/20 06:42 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, and 14 other senators sent a letter on Dec. 22 urging Congress to fight illegal ballots in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The …
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12/31/20 06:04 PM
A Calera man is in jail on a first-degree murder charge after authorities said he stabbed another man during a domestic incident on Christmas.
Forty-three-year-old Michael Norris is accused of …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
12/31/20 11:24 AM
When Amanda Harrell was growing up in McAlester, Oklahoma, she was unsure what type of education would be available to her or what her family could afford. That humble upbringing started her on a …
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12/30/20 04:17 PM
A mobile home on Sexton Road in Calera burned Christmas morning, according to Calera Fire-Rescue.
Firefighters were dispatched at 2:44 that morning and when they arrived, the home was fully …
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Staff report |
12/30/20 12:54 PM
The first round of COVID-19 vaccinations were given to front-line workers at AllianceHealth hospital in Durant last Friday.
Alliance and the Bryan County Health Department worked together to …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
12/24/20 01:50 PM
