1969 Coalgate HS graduate Tommy Loudermilk will be inducted into the prestigious Athletic HOF on Memorial Day Weekend 2022. A process that began in February 2021 when the selections were announced will finally come to fruition. Covid-19 postponed the 2021 ceremony so that the inductees will at last get their “Day in the Sun.”
Coalgate High School student Amy Walton is one of 74 high school students from around Oklahoma to be named to Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister’s 2022 Student Advisory Council. This is the seventh year the group has convened to assist Hofmeister and the Oklahoma State Department of Education with policy matters.
KENLEY TO JOIN SNU CRIMSON STORM — Coalgate High School senior Kenley Thompson signs a letter of intent to play softball for Southern Nazarene University Crimson Storm. Kenley has attended Coalgate Schools for 15 years and is a member of the Lady Cats fast pitch softball team, Student Council, National Honor Society and Oklahoma Indian Honor Society. Shown with Kenley are her parents, Jason and Jerica Thompson.
CHOCTAW NATION HEAD START CHRISTMAS PARTY — Jaxson McNutt (This photo of Jaxson was published in the December 29 paper with the incorrect name. Our apologies to Jaxson and his family.)
5-year-old Skylynn Airington, Cooper Airington, 4, and Elaina Greene, 2, visit with Santa at the tree lighting event on December 3.
COALGATE HS UGLY SWEATER CONTEST — Nine Coalgate High School students participated in an Ugly Sweater contest held December 15 in the high school auditorium. From left, they are (front) – Phoenix Kinsey, Breanna Hale, Braedy White, Brylee Rice, Gavin Blue; (back) – Jordyn Crockett, Candis Battice-Louis, Mr. J.W. Stanley (not a contestant), Kayla Christman, and Trey Wilkinson. The winner was Trey Wilkinson.
A January 18 traffic stop for defective tag lights led to the arrest of an Idabel man for possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute and ultimately a court order to stay out of Coal and Atoka Counties.
After hearing that some surrounding counties are doling out premium pay to essential workers through federal pandemic funds, some Coal County employees are wondering if some will be paid to them.
1969 Coalgate HS graduate Tommy Loudermilk will be inducted into the prestigious Athletic HOF on Memorial Day Weekend 2022. A process that began in February 2021 when the selections were announced will finally come to fruition. Covid-19 postponed the 2021 ceremony so that the inductees will at last get their “Day in the Sun.”
KENLEY TO JOIN SNU CRIMSON STORM — Coalgate High School senior Kenley Thompson signs a letter of intent to play softball for Southern Nazarene University Crimson Storm. Kenley has attended Coalgate Schools for 15 years and is a member of the Lady Cats fast pitch softball team, Student Council, National Honor Society and Oklahoma Indian Honor Society. Shown with Kenley are her parents, Jason and Jerica Thompson.
Andy is a typical early riser. Meaning he is usually up, dressed and sitting at the desk in his office by around seven every morning. Which causes him to see the sun began to filter cautiously thru the blinds and get stronger as morning passes. One such morning, he glanced at the window and thought, “Huh, sure seems awfully hazy and cloudy to be the gorgeous day the weatherman predicted. Hopefully, maybe those clouds will get burned off by the sun, ‘cause we sure need it today.”
