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Vincent Wayne Reed, 53, Centrahoma, was charged September 23 with petit larceny for stealing a Harley Davidson jack valued at $250 and a Hart toolbox filled with tools that cost about $249.
Read MoreEdgar Arnold Buchanan, 36, Coalgate, is facing multiple criminal charges. The charges came about after Buchanan allegedly stole a Zebco Roam spinning rod and reel combo from a Coalgate residence on September 19.
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Meet the 2022 Coalgate Wildcats
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Our sympathies extended to the family of... James Earl Eddings
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Funeral services for Eric Dan Benson, a lifelong Atoka, OK area resident, were held Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Stringtown Gymnasium with Bro. Jesse Markum and Heath Davis officiating. Burial was in Stringtown Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements. Mr. Benson was born May 14, 1985 to Toni and Rita Marie (Skaggs) Benson at Sherman, TX and passed away September 12, 2022atDenison, TX at the age of 37 years, 3 months and 29 days. Eric graduated from Stringtown, High School, attended Kiamichi Vo Tech and East Central University in Ada, OK. He married Rebecca Lynn Allen December 29, 2005 at Atoka, OK. Eric was the owner and operator of Southeastern Truck and Trailer Parts in Stringtown. He worked for several years at Stateline Truck Parts and Stan’s Truck Parts in Colbert. Eric was a member of the Old Paths Baptist Church in Atoka. He loved basketball, hunting, especially hunting large whitetails, loved to watch Disney movies and play video games with “His Girls”. Eric loved listening to Working Class Bowhunter podcast.
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By Randy Mitchell In the final nondistrict game of the regular season, the Coalgate Wildcats varsity football team came up just short Friday night in a twoovertime thriller at Allen. “Big plays beat us,” Head Coach Nathan Hill said. “If you don’t take care of business, that happens to you.”
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