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A state treasure hunt is right down Johnny Joe and Tara Sandmann’s alley. Especially if it’s a treasure hunt that the entire family can participate in, and – if they are fortunate enough to find the prize, they could win $5,000. The treasure hunt happened – the Sandmann’s found the prize – and they won $5,000!
Read moreThe following citations were issued by the Coalgate Police Department from December 14 through December 27:
Read moreThe Choctaw Nation awarded the city of Coalgate $6,600 and Coal County $4,400 from the Choctaw Community Partner Fund to continue to help strengthen and develop the local area.
Read moreThe Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for projects in Coal County communities with a population less than 6,000. Designed to improve the quality of life for rural Oklahomans, the program will award grants to qualified nonprofit organizations or entities of state and local government for projects that will positively impact the community in the areas of 1) arts/culture/ history, 2) health or 3) libraries/literacy.
Read more‘Twas the night before Christmas, and while most people were inside their nice warm homes getting ready for Christmas day, an 82-year-old Garland, Texas man was driving through Coalgate trying to find his way home.
Read moreOn December 29, the Oklahoma State Department of Health listed Coal County with 462 total COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, four virus-related deaths and 391 recovered cases. According to those numbers, Coal County has 67 active cases at this time.
Read moreHere’s a silver lining in the Covid-19 pandemic: Teens are talking more with their parents and showing signs of improved mental health, according to a survey from the Institute for Family Studies (where I am a contributing editor).
Read moreUnbelief in God the Creator dooms an individual to going to Hell and later to the Lake of Fire. Two horrific places where no one should want to go.
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