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“Farewell Summer,” a classic novel by master storyteller Ray Bradbury, is Book Talk’s choice for its February 11 meeting. Retired educator Phyllis Rustin will lead the 7:00 p.m. …
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2/4/21 05:46 PM
Durant High School girls golf coach Tanner Dupree was named the 2019-2020 Oklahoma Girls Golf Coach of the Year and he was recognized at the Monday meeting of the Durant School Board.
Dupree was …
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By Matt Swearengin
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2/4/21 03:11 PM
Workers are paving eight miles of Robinson Road going north from Highway 70 to Highway 22. District 3 Commissioner Jay Perry said funding for the project, which exceeds $2 million, is from the state …
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2/4/21 11:57 AM
The Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority is moving forward with its plan to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to more tribal members. As of January 25 the third tier will be eligible to make an …
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2/3/21 09:55 PM
A warrant was issued for the arrest of a suspect in a shooting in Calera.
Thirty-year-old Tony Oneil Sawyer of Denison was charged Monday with shooting with intent to kill.
According to a court …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
2/3/21 04:01 PM
Bryan County Commissioners approved a resolution requiring a permit for any event, including a protest, that is to be held on county property.
Commissioners Ron Boyer, Tony Simmons and Jay Perry …
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By Matt Swearengin
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2/3/21 03:02 PM
Southeastern Oklahoma State University continues to set enrollment records in a big way, the university announced.
With a Spring 2021 enrollment of 5,010 students, Southeastern has recorded its …
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2/3/21 11:50 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, filed legislation last month to allow Oklahoma voters to decide whether to provide equal protections to the unborn in Oklahoma’s …
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2/3/21 09:58 AM
In 1960, an abandoned cemetery was discovered in Marshall county “two miles south of old Powell on the Briar Creek Arm of Lake Texoma.”
The forgotten burial ground of a prominent …
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By Mary E. Maurer |
1/28/21 06:31 PM
Candidates for municipal office in 7 Bryan County municipalities may file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2021.
Kimberly Norris, Secretary of the County Election …
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1/28/21 05:47 PM
Bryan County Commissioners approved a contract to house federal inmates in the county jail.
Commissioners met Tuesday morning and agreed to the request from the sheriff’s …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
1/28/21 02:43 PM
A consultant who has assisted nearly 2,000 communities with their branding, tourism, downtown development and marketing efforts spoke Monday morning to community leaders about how to bring more …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
1/28/21 02:37 PM
Bryan County Oklahoma Home & Community Education gave a children’s book to 263 four year old students. The children books were delivered to Bennington, Rock Creek, Caddo, Silo, Calera, …
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1/28/21 11:59 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY – As a teacher with 15 years of experience in public school classrooms, Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, knows the impact teachers can have on students. Having seen the good and bad, …
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1/28/21 10:26 AM
The City of Durant is eligible for funding from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to help low-to-moderate income utility customers who have been impacted by COVID 19.
During a special meeting …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
1/27/21 05:33 PM
The Bryan County OSU Extension Service announces their upcoming free parenting education classes.
A parenting class geared for parents with infants and toddlers, “Active Parenting First Five …
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1/27/21 12:02 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, last week filed legislation that would establish a Bigfoot hunting season.
House Bill 1648 would direct the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation …
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1/27/21 10:38 AM
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) hosted a convalescent plasma drive Thursday to aid Oklahomans diagnosed with COVID-19.
The Choctaw Nation held the plasma …
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1/27/21 10:29 AM
As of Jan. 1, Bryan County now has its own emergency management director.
Cody Allen, who is from the Liberty-Kemp area and is a graduate of Southeastern’s safety program, was named to the …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
1/21/21 04:59 PM
Northwest Heights Elementary School teacher Taylor Downs has been named the Durant Teacher of the Year for 2020-21, the Durant School District announced Tuesday morning.
Downs, who teaches third …
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1/21/21 02:26 PM
