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A song dubbed the ‘Black National Anthem’ will be performed at this year’s Super Bowl pre-game show, the NFL said, drawing mixed reactions.
Read MoreStudents listed on the Wallace Byrd Middle School Superintendent Honor Roll (making all A’s), include: 7th grade—Sade Benedict, London Eden, Tracer House, Jolee Lackey, Brick Madden Marisol Soto, Tucker Ward, Tracyn Wilson.
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On January 5, the Rogers County District Court Judge filed in Coal County an Order for Investigation of Gravesite at the Centrahoma Cemetery.
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The Coalgate City Council convened on [Date] for its regular meeting, with all members present. The meeting began with the recording of members present and absent, and it was noted that all members were in attendance.
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Graveside services for Johnnie Lee Powell, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Nixon Cemetery. Funeral service followed at 2:00 p.m. at Coalgate Methodist Church in Coalgate with Pastor Lyle Shipley officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.
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Funeral services for Larry Howard Smith, a lifelong Coal and Atoka, OK resident will be held Friday, January 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Bro. David Woods officiating. Burial will be in Farris Cemetery in Farris, OK with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.
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Ronal “Whitey” Keith Collins, a Clarita resident, was born on September 18, 1945, to Edgar “Son” and Loraine (Brown) Collins, at Wapanucka, Oklahoma. He passed away on January 12, 2024 at Yukon, Oklahoma, at the age of 78 years, 3 months and 25 days. Whitey graduated from Olney High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He was an Industrial Arts and History teacher for 37 years. Whitey was a lifelong farmer and rancher. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. Whitey married Linda Sue Morgan on March 18, 1967, and of this union three sons were born. He later married Ann Nelson on October 5, 2012. She preceded him in death on April 22, 2014. He was a member of the Clarita Methodist Church. Whitey enjoyed fishing, which included feeding the catfish but catching the bass. He enjoyed farming and ranching. Whitey liked eating with his friends at the Community Center in Clarita on Mondays. He also liked to read the commissioners minutes each week in the Coalgate Record Register. Whitey loved spending time with his grandchildren.
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Willie D. Osborne, an Owl Creek Community, Stonewall, Oklahoma resident, was born on April 26, 1921, to Oder Ezekiel Osborne and Mattie Gay (Henderson) Osborne-Young, at Amity, Arkansas.
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