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The Coal County Board of County Commissioners passed a new resolution on Monday, August 28, that keeps a burn ban in effect until Monday, September 11.
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A Coalgate couple who have dedicated many years of their lives to the young people of Coal County were honored Saturday, August 26, during the last evening of the 2023 county fair.
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Effective September 1, the Clarita Fire Department will have a lower ISO fire rating that will affect people living in the Clarita fire district.
Read moreCharges were filed August 17 against 24-year-old Brandon Wayne Burleson of Durant, OK, for spitting on Tupelo Police Officer Alisha Meek during a traffic stop the previous afternoon.
Read moreCoalgate man arrested for driving under the influence of meth 43-year-old Oscar Dean Campbell of Coalgate was arrested in Coalgate the night of August 18.
Read moreCoal County is now among several other counties in Oklahoma that are currently under a burn ban. According to the Oklahoma Forestry Serviceswebsiteon Monday afternoon, commissioners in six other counties have passed resolutions proclaiming that extreme fire danger exists in their counties. Monday’s burn ban map includes Harmon, Tillman, Cotton, Jefferson, Carter and Love counties.
Read moreJillian Courtney Acevedo, 42, Coalgate, was arrested shortly after 2:00 a.m. August 8, following a traffic stop that led to the discovery of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Read moreBrandon Wayne Burleson, Durant, OK – Prisoner placing body fluid on government employee.
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