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A building housing a marijuana processing operation burned early Sunday in Mead.
The fire started at about 12:30 a.m. and West Bryan County, Durant, Calera and Silo fire departments responded to …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
12/10/20 02:57 PM
Durant will soon welcome a new and unique business to the area, Magnolia Meats, and the company’s path just got much easier due to a significant grant awarded to them in the amount of $200,000 …
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12/10/20 12:36 PM
“The wave of influenza which has swept Oklahoma during the winter, virtually amounted to an epidemic.” Dr. Carl Puckett, State Health Commissioner, said in 1926.
No, that date is not …
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By Mary E. Maurer
For the Democrat |
12/10/20 08:32 AM
Nominees for the Durant Teacher of the Year were honored during a Monday meeting of the Durant Board of Education.
The board first met at the administrative office and then the meeting was …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
12/9/20 10:03 PM
The community of Liberty once had a church, school and a small grocery store all of which were the hub of this place in southern Bryan County.
A rusty swing set and other playground equipment …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
12/3/20 09:47 PM
Candidates for the Board of Education in 9 Bryan County school districts will file their Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020 and continuing Tuesday and …
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12/3/20 06:07 PM
Preparation is underway for the 22nd annual Toys for Tots drive in Bryan County. Sign-ups are now being accepted for children ages 16 and younger.
The deadline to sign a child up is December …
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12/3/20 01:13 PM
Some might say that the social, economic, and political conditions of 1920 created the perfect conditions for a major invasion of Oklahoma. Urban growth and oil money had resulted in more crime, …
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By Mary E. Maurer |
12/3/20 10:50 AM
For Jayda Janway, choosing to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University was an easy decision.
You might even call it part of a family tradition as the Heavener, Oklahoma, freshman is the last …
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12/3/20 10:31 AM
A man was killed in a workplace accident Sunday in Durant and two people died in a house fire Tuesday morning, authorities said.
A worker died after falling from a lift at the CMC steel plant and …
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Staff report |
12/2/20 02:51 PM
The fate of the remaining top 17 contestants on NBC’s popular and highly rated singing competition, The Voice, was handed over to fans across America Monday night following the first live …
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By Maria Moore Kass
For the Democrat |
12/2/20 11:33 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Kevin Stitt announced Monday the appointment of Tim Webster as District Attorney for District 19, which includes Atoka, Bryan and Coal counties.
Webster fills the seat of …
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12/1/20 11:34 PM
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - A 2015 Kingston High School graduate and native of Kingston, Oklahoma, is serving at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility as part of the largest …
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By Rick Burke
Navy Office of Community Outreach |
11/26/20 11:50 AM
This year marks the centennial for the Candlelighting Ceremony in a collaborative effort of the Department of Music, Center for Instructional Development and Technology, and University Marketing at …
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11/26/20 11:45 AM
For most teens these days, spare time between homework and classes is likely consumed by the customary routines of dating, sports, driving and network socialization.
For 16-year-old Jamie Weber …
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By Maria Moore Kass
For the Democrat |
11/26/20 08:55 AM
With an already bustling downtown area that’s been gaining businesses on nearly a weekly basis, Durant could soon be in line for hundreds of new job opportunities, according to Economic …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
11/25/20 02:51 PM
A Durant High School graduate was remembered during his celebration of life service as a young man full of energy and always willing to help others.
Eighteen-year-old Jared Pierce died Nov. 16 in …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
11/25/20 02:24 PM
Southeastern Oklahoma State University is inviting everyone to a new holiday tradition this year – the “Loop of Lights.’’
Lights and decorations will be displayed around …
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11/25/20 11:42 AM
As the year ends, families are gearing up for holiday meals. Specialists and county educators with Oklahoma State University Extension are encouraging people across the state to recognize one more at …
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By Tommie M. James |
11/25/20 11:38 AM
Durant Area Chamber of Commerce and Durant Main Street present “A Hometown Holiday Tour” on Tuesday, December 1 from 6-8 p.m.
In lieu of the Durant Christmas Parade, “A Hometown …
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11/25/20 11:35 AM
