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COUNTRY BOY COMES HOME — Carl (Rupe) McEntire, 98, Louis John Sandmann, 85, and James Stephens, 88, at Nana’s breakfast table on Saturday, April 2. Carl, a former resident of Cairo, now lives in Bryan, TX, with his daughter Gail. He came back to Coal County over the weekend for a two-day visit and stayed with his friend and former neighbor, Pake McEntire. Pake played two music shows, one at The Vault in Atoka on Friday and The Cue & Brew in Stroud on Saturday, which Carl thoroughly enjoyed.
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One of the greatest running backs in the history of Coalgate HS football was Randy Heck. He was the most elusive running back ever to don the purple and white. His moves on the football field were similar to Michael Jackson doing the moonwalk. He reminded many of Barry Sanders dodging tacklers at Oklahoma State and then with the Detroit Lions. He was there and then he wasn’t. Randy was what all little kids want to be when they play high school football. Exciting, dynamic, and electrifying!!
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OHCE BEAN DINNER 2022 — Coal County OHCE (Oklahoma Home Community Education) members Joanne Berbridge (seated), Jahree Wilson and Susan Tillery helped host the dinner held at the fair barn on February 18. The turnout was great — and of course the dinner was fantastic! (More pictures coming soon.)
Read moreThe statewide candidate filing period opens at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, and closes at 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, Coal County Election Board Secretary Amber Fanning announced today.
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E. E. Emerson Elementary celebrated National Read Across America Day on March 2, the birthday of Dr. Suess. The annual event is part of Read Across America, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association. Mrs. Romano baked the cake and cupcakes that were enjoyed by staff and students throughout the day. Students enjoyed hearing many of their favorite Dr. Suess stories. Several visitors read to the students.
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LOCAL STUDENTS ATTEND PUBLIC SPEAKING TRAINING — Members of the Coalgate FCCLA chapter attended the Get SET Conference on January 10 in McAlester. Get SET stands for Speaking Excellence Training. These conferences are presented by the Oklahoma FCCLA Association in conjunction with Your Next Speaker. The Get SET Conference is designed for 8 -10 grade FCCLA members. The purpose of Speaking Excellence Training is to teach students how to enjoy the process of preparing to give their best at an FCCLA STAR Event competition or speaking opportunity. The training was led by Rhett Laubach and Kelly Barnes. The intra-curricular CareerTech Student Organization, FCCLA, is an integral part of the Oklahoma CareerTech System and supports family and consumer sciences education for students in grades six through adult. FCCLA is one of seven CTSOs affiliated with CareerTech career areas. Students attending the FCCLA Get SET conference included, from left (back) - Kayla Christman and Ruger Tucker; (front) - Neveah Ingram, Airyn Brown, and Lexi Washburn.
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