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Read moreCOMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD — Heavybilt Manufacturing Inc. in Coalgate was the recipient of a Community Service Award for being the major employer of local citizens. Presenting the award to founder and President Steve Cody are Chamber President Johnny Sandmann and Betty Keilty, Chairman of the Board. Initially operating as Cody Bin Co., Cody began building overhead feed bins, eventually changing the name to Heavybilt Manufacturing Inc. (HMI), which the company is known as today. The company has grown from the sole production of overhead feed/grain bins in 1990 to a wide variety of agricultural products, including hay trailers, pasture sprayers, portable feed buggies and other agriculture necessities. They also manufacture products for the oil and gas, food and beverage, and wildlife industries. In 2014, HMI was named one of four winners of the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance Governor’s Manufacturing Leadership Awards. (Note: Four awards were presented at the May 19 Chamber banquet. The other three recipients will be featured in upcoming issues of the paper.)
Read moreThe sixth Coalgate Athletic Hall of Fame banquet is now upon us. This exciting event takes place on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. at the high school gymnasium. The alumni/athletic activities get underway with a mixer at the high school from 1:30-4:30 where you will be able to catch up with many of your former classmates and friends. Also, you may purchase your banquet tickets at the Administration Building through noon on Friday for $20. The 2022 HOF honorees are:
Read moreSOCK HOP KING AND QUEEN — “Jack Hass” (Bill Robinson), a handsome football star, and his date, the beautiful and charming “Jill Hauserock” (Abi Looney), were voted Sock Hop King and Queen by the Chamber banquet party-goers.
Read moreMisdemeanors Jamie Weston,
Read moreStanding outside her classroom door, she stares at the yellow pencil sign with her name on it that has designated this room as her home for the last 17 years. She wonders out loud what it is going to feel like taking that sign down. It will be the last item that she removes because then the decision that she has made becomes real. She’s moving onto the next chapter in her life.
Read moreCOTTONWOOD THIRD GRADE SPELLING BEE —Judges were Doris Snow and Reta Watson-Faulkenberry; Teacher Amy Heck. Winners were: First Place - Kya Nanney, daughter of Deserae Pitts and Stevie Nanney; Second Place - Gabriella Williams, daughter of Jayson Williams and Mollie Williams; Participation Button - Jackson Capshaw, son of Emily Capshaw.
Read moreTraffic Citations (Issued from 5-9-22 through 5-16-22)
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