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JOCEYNNE DELOZIER SIGNS WITH COLLEY COLLEGE IN KANSAS WITH A FULL ACADEMIC SOFTBALL SCHOLARSHIP. Pictured above are: Backrow L-R: Sister Natalie Delozier, Brother Austin Delozier. Front Row: L-R : Brother Lawson Delozier, Mother Robynne Delozier, Jocelynne Delozier, and Father Austin Delozier.

The filing period for Coalgate City Council and Boards of Education opened Monday at 8:00 a.m. and will close Wednesday, December 3, at 5:00 p.m.Declarations of Candidacy are being accepted for the following offices: City of Coalgate, Office at Large Coalgate School District, Office No.

COALGATE — The Coalgate City Council met on November 24 for a full evening of business, beginning with the swearing-in of the city’s newest Ward 3 council member, Matthew Crow, and continuing through a series of approvals, recognitions, and departmental updates.

FeloniesJesse Yother, Coalgate, OK – Intimidation of witness; obstructing an officer. (Oklahoma Multicounty Grand Jury) Leland Buchanan, Tupelo, OK – Domestic assault and battery by strangulation.

The Christmas Spirit We can’t think about December without thinking about Christmas. December is saturated with Christmas. Christmas shopping, Christmas baking, Christmas Carols, Christmas television programs, Christmas religious services and the Christmas spirit.

Those cute little red bugs with dots—they are not ladybugs, they are imposters! The tiny insect that has recently begun to invade your home and gather in little clusters on your ceilings and walls may look like ladybugs, but they’re actually pesky little insects called Asian lady beetles.

Leland Buchanan, 18, Tupelo, is facing multiple criminal charges stemming from three November arrests. The charges include felony domestic assault and battery by strangulation, assault and battery, and possession of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia.

11-1-25 thru 11-16-25 Jeffery T. Bosch, Drummond, MT – Right of fog line.James Howard Brogan, Pleasant City, OH Speeding.Stephen Zachary, Lufkin, TX - Obstructing an officer; operate vehicle with expired registration; used trailer-failure to obtain registration and title within 30 days of purchase.

Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith and Undersheriff Jesse Yother were both arrested last week after the Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury returned indictments in connection with a July 26, 2025 incident involving allegations of domestic assault and battery, assault and battery, witness intimidation,...

A special guest at this year’s Methodist Women’s Thanksgiving dinner was Grady Ward. Grady came all the way from Plymouth Rock to bless this food in Coal County.