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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E), a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp., announced last week that it will expand its Choctaw Nation/OG&E Solar Energy …
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4/28/21 04:22 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Stitt this week signed a bill that will stop abortions from being performed once an unborn child is determined to have a detectable heartbeat.
House Bill 2441 by Rep. …
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4/28/21 03:59 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, is hosting an eye-opening presentation on the cattle market and the nation’s food chain at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 1 at the Kiamichi Technology …
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4/28/21 03:16 PM
The City of Durant’s Emergency Management is gearing up for spring weather and encouraging residents to opt in to receive Severe Weather Alerts.
In the event of severe weather, a text will …
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4/28/21 02:46 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma is officially a Second Amendment Sanctuary State after the governor signed Senate Bill 631 into law on Monday.
Authored by freshman Senator Warren Hamilton, …
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4/28/21 12:47 PM
Durant Main Street executive director Stephanie Gardner is stepping down to pursue other ventures.
Gardner, who has been at the helm of the Durant Main Street program for five years, announced her …
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4/28/21 11:40 AM
Caddo second-grade students reenacted the Land Run of 1889 last week. The children staked their claims on the Bruin football field and ate their sack lunch on the new claimed land. Afterward, they …
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4/28/21 11:31 AM
The Bryan County OSU Extension will be conducting L.E.A.D. “Live Well, Eat Well, Be Active with Diabetes”, program geared for people with Type II Diabetes and their family members to help …
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4/28/21 11:27 AM
The Choctaw Nation Tribal Council held a Special Session on April 20, 2021, and voted to amend its Public Health and Safety Code regarding medical marijuana. The amendment will be automatically …
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4/28/21 09:01 AM
The Texoma Spring Garden Show was Friday and Saturday at the fairgrounds. Sutter John and his grandmother, Pearlie Stone, visited the booth of Tommie M. James, Family & Consumer Science and 4-H …
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4/22/21 08:27 PM
Members of the Durant Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Durant class were among those helping spruce up Lost Street in downtown Durant on Saturday. Shown in the front is Taylor Gage and behind her …
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4/22/21 08:25 PM
The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 marked one of the most important historical events in our history.
The land which now makes up what we know as Oklahoma was opened to the public gradually. The day …
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4/22/21 05:02 PM
On April 15, I will finish five years with this wonderful organization (50 years with BGCA). When I came we had a budget of around $250,000. One building that was not ours, no vehicles, a limited …
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4/22/21 04:46 PM
Durant City Council member Jerry Tomlinson had his final Durant City Council meeting last week, capping off a career of 23 years of service to the city and its citizens.
Tomlinson, who served on …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
4/22/21 04:38 PM
A man accused of killing four Durant teenagers on Memorial Day weekend last year by slamming his pickup into the back of their car has been charged in federal court and faces up to life in prison if …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
4/22/21 02:26 PM
With the cost of a life-saving transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is …
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4/22/21 09:48 AM
New Durant City Council member for Ward No. 1 Humphrey Joe Miller was sworn in during a special meeting Monday and Oden Grube will serve another term as mayor.
During the election earlier this …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
4/21/21 10:31 PM
The Bryan Conservation District has set the application period for the Oklahoma Conservation Cost-Share Program Year 23 to begin on May 1, 2021, and end on May 12, 2021. The program offers financial …
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4/21/21 04:59 PM
The Durant Board of Education named board member Janie Umsted president of the board during a recent meeting.
Board member Joyce Northcutt was named vice president of the board.
In other …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
4/21/21 04:39 PM
Calera Council voted to apply for a Community Development Block Grant for $399,000 to upgrade the town’s wastewater sewer treatment plant.
The grant would require a $291,000 cash match and …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
4/21/21 03:22 PM