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COALGATE 2026 SENIOR LUNCHEON. Pictured, back row (l to r)—Braidon Patton, Kendallynn Campbell, Cheyanne Hudson, Angelina Thompson, Raelyn Loudermilk, Checotah McCoy, Taci Lee, Jett Burris, Cesar Fernandez, Natalie Shaw, Destiny Grant, Damian Rosas, Zane McDonald, Axel McNutt, Caden Griffin.

Joseph Spelich, Irvington,AL-Trafficking in illegal drugs (methamphetamine). (No contest plea) (Coalgate Police) Darryl Emanuel Bickham, Coalgate, OK – Possession of firearm after former conviction of felony; possession of controlled dangerous substance.

On nearly every important measure of academic success, Oklahoma now sits at the bottom.That hasn’t always been the case.In the 1990s, Oklahoma ranked in the top half of states in reading and math, but began to fall in 2000.

COALGATE — The Coalgate Public Schools Board of Education met April 6 with all members present, approving a series of routine items, contracts and personnel decisions for the upcoming school year.Board President Justin Brown called the meeting to order, followed by an invocation from Tracy Penny...

Cindy Byrd, CPA Officially Announces Run for State Treasurer: Guardian of the State’s Bank Accounts and Investments, and Steward of Oklahoma’s Newly Created Fund to Restore Opportunity to Oklahoma Businesses Coalgate, OK Cindy Byrd, a fourthgeneration rural Oklahoman, announces her campaign for...

The Oklahoma House of Representatives has unanimously approved a measure aimed at providing property tax relief to homeowners whose residences are damaged or destroyed by natural disasters, including those in Hughes County.House Joint Resolution 1046, authored by Rep. David Smith, passed the House...

FIRSTBANK VP JOHN DENSON WITH THE WINNERS OF HEADS OR TAILS. Coalgate Seniors: Logan English, Damian Rosas, and Natalie Shaw with Tupelo Senior Paige Kingston. The Coal County Chamber of Commerce hosted the event and provided the meal. FirstBank employees provided the dessert and served.

Dee Hensley writing to you once again about our upcoming election. I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the health, ability, and opportunity to run for this position.Let me start off by saying I am a man of my word. Those who know me know this to be true.

A removal trial for suspended Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith remains on the schedule for April 27 after all because a district judge has denied a negotiated plea agreement, saying the decision of the state’s multi-county grand jury cannot be disregarded.On Nov. 20, grand jurors recommended Smith...