RILEY TOWNSEND CELEBRATES 94 BIRTHDAY! Riley Townsend (seated) celebrated his 94 birthday on August 9 at his home in Lehigh with his family. Seated beside Riley is his sister, Mary Lou Cooper. In the background (not in order listed) - Landen Wright; Cassie and Russ Halford; Bobby (son); Candy and Terry (son); Gary (son); Kevin, Karen (daughter); Lori, Cheryl, Wayne Cooper. One son, Don Townsend, was unable to attend the celebration. Also present but not pictured – Letitia Townsend.
No one was injured after a car struck three buildings on Main Street in Coalgate on Friday, August 7.
When a man or woman becomes a police officer, they swear an oath to protect and serve the citizens they represent. They arrest criminals, they detect, prevent and investigate crimes, and they enforce traffic laws.
KEEPING OUR ROADWAYS CLEAN — Came across these guys last week on SH 3 west of Coalgate and couldn’t resist stopping to tell them how nice and clean the highway looked. Regardless of how hot the weather gets, the Coal County inmate work crew is usually out working five days a week picking up litter, mowing cemeteries, cutting and chipping brush along roadways, or clearing illegal trash dumps. These workers are (L-R) Oscar Dean Campbell, Robert Buckley, Jose David Muniz and Tom Hart (names used with permission). The voluntary inmate work program was implemented by Sheriff Bryan Jump in February 2013. On July 1, 2013, it officially became the DIRT (Daily Inmate Roadside Task) Program.
On January 9, 2018, voters in the Coalgate School District said yes to a $3.55 million bond issue to build a new cafeteria and community safe room and renovate the existing cafeteria into five new classrooms.
First Baptist Church in Coalgate is excited to announce our Back to School Bash and Vacation Bible School kickoff on Friday, August 7, starting at 6:30 p.m., as part of FreedomFest 2020.
ROBERT HICKMAN spent part of Father’s Day weekend giving his daughter away in marriage. Courtney Hickman became Mrs. Sam Atterberry on Saturday, June 20, at Coalgate First United Methodist Church.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Tuesday, August 4, that Coal County has had 31 total cases of COVID-19, with 23 of those cases recovered. According to those numbers, Coal County currently has eight active cases. Coal County has had zero deaths due to the virus.
RILEY TOWNSEND CELEBRATES 94 BIRTHDAY! Riley Townsend (seated) celebrated his 94 birthday on August 9 at his home in Lehigh with his family. Seated beside Riley is his sister, Mary Lou Cooper. In the background (not in order listed) - Landen Wright; Cassie and Russ Halford; Bobby (son); Candy and Terry (son); Gary (son); Kevin, Karen (daughter); Lori, Cheryl, Wayne Cooper. One son, Don Townsend, was unable to attend the celebration. Also present but not pictured – Letitia Townsend.
WHAT A SURPRISE FOR RYTHOM! WOW! Rythom Griffith caught this big 6 pound bass recently while fishing with his Papa Jim. The fish was so big it nearly pulled him in, but Papa Jim came to the rescue. “ANOTHER FISHERMAN IN THE FAMILY.” Rythom is the 7 year old son of Clayton and Tina Griffith.
Coalgate High School high jumper Cordell Brown will be attending East Central University next fall. On March 5, Cordell signed a letter of intent to join the ECU Tigers track and field team.
Like so many other things, college has changed so much the past few years . . . and not for the better.
