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On Wednesday, Aug. 11, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Election Board certified Joey Tom as winner of the District 7 seat of the Choctaw Nation Tribal Council. Tom garnered 52.26% of the vote over Adrian Johnico with 47.74%. The official results showed Tom with 660 votes to Johnico’s 603 of the 1,263 votes cast in the Run-Off Election held Aug. 7.
Read moreCoalgate First Baptist Church celebrated its 130 anniversary on Sunday, August 15. The anniversary theme was, “130 Years … Loving God & Loving People.”
Read morePALACE DRUG UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP — The Palace Drug in Coalgate is under new ownership…but it’s still staying in the Barnett family. On June 30, cousins Jared Collins and Chad Trentham purchased the store from Tammie Barnett (Jared’s mother), Tommie Barnett Stanberry (Chad’s mother), and Cheri Barnett Shores (Jared and Chad’s aunt). Tammie, Tommie and Cheri are the daughters of the late Tom and Gay Barnett who bought the store in 1980. From left – Pharmacist Jared Collins, Ashley Collins, Tammie Barnett, Cheri Barnett Shores, Tommie Barnett Stanberry, Brittany Trentham, and Chad Trentham. (A more detailed article will be published in the August 25 edition of the Coalgate Record Register.)
Read moreNothing like a fun-filled county fair, and the Coal County Fair Board has planned just such an event.
Read moreThe president returned to familiar turf inside the United States Capitol on Wednesday to meet with Democrat lawmakers to discuss the budget, a massive spending proposal that promises to plunge the country deeper into debt.
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Read moreThe Coalgate School Board approved a contract with the Oklahoma Career and Technology Department August 2 to help supplement vocational programs offered at Coalgate Schools.
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