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E. E. EMERSON HONOR ROLL FOR 2ND SEMESTER Coalgate Public Schools E.E. Emerson Elementary 2025 Second Semester Honor Roll has been released.

fellowship hall north and in 2018 we purchased our own cabin in the Kiamichi Baptist Assembly.

The story began in September of 1964 with a group of christians meeting under the direction of Vernal West pastor of The First Baptist Church in Coalgate, to discuss, plan and organize a new mission.The first services were in the Cottonwood school lunchroom with Bill Lewis as the first Preacher.

On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, OBN’s Marijuana Enforcement Teams (MET) served a Search Warrant at JZ Happy Farms located at 28310 County Road 1600 Tupelo, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, as part of an ongoing investigation for operating with an OBN Registration obtained by fraud.

The Coalgate School Board convened on the evening of June 2, 2025, with members Justin Brown, Chad Lackey, Gary Hensley, and Mark Benedict in attendance. Board member Tracy Penny was absent.

Stacia Coats and Jameson Sullivan- Overall Outstanding 5th grade StudentAingeal Wilson and Miah ForemanOutstanding 6th grade Woodwind StudentAingeal Wilson and Karma SmithOutstanding 6th grade Brass Student

A routine traffic stop in Coalgate turned into a felony drug arrest after police discovered over 50 grams of illegal narcotics hidden in the trunk of a vehicle.

Tupelo 8th Grade Salutatorian Everly AiringtonTupelo 8th Grade Valedictorian Katy Davis

Tupelo High School Student of the Year SeniorJade EllisTupelo Junior High Student of the Year 8th grader Mesa JohnsonTupelo Elementary Student of the Year 5th grader Ellie Campbell

A tornado was sighted in Coalgate last week and Steve Byrd caught the above funnel on camera