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The Atoka/Coal Food Storehouse will distribute food for Atoka County - Tuesday February 15, 2022, for Coal County Thursday February 17, 2022, both Counties for those who missed their pickup day-Friday, February 18, 2022. We open each day 9 am and close 3 pm.
Read MoreEric kept a basket on the coffee table in the den for all manner of gadgets—TV remote, wireless mouse for his laptop, cell phone, cordless home phone, a screwdriver, extra batteries, and even a candy bar or two.
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Austin Lambert and sister Adysin Lambert with Austin’s trophy buck that won the 2021 Atoka Area Big Buck Contest.
Read MoreCoalgate High School seniors Adysin Lambert and Austin Lynch were named the 2021-2022 Basketball Homecoming Queen and King during a ceremony held February 1 in the school gymnasium.
Read MoreIt was a warm soft summer night in 1947 and I was walking home. I saw 5 of my peers sitting in front of the Main Café. Just sitting there. Their feet somewhat appropriately in the gutter. I detoured and joined them. I noticed one thing different though. There was a brand-new Cadillac parked right in front of the café. The conversation was, uh, well I don’t remember except we talked about the new car. New cars weren’t common in 1947 — right after the war — but there sat this one. Its door swung open and the driver came over and stood in front of our group of 12 and 13 year old boys. Most of us had taken up smoking cigarettes. And some of us were smoking. Or trying to.
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Aaron Blue has worn a variety of hats since he first became interested in firefighting back when he was a high school teenager. Today, 27 years later, he serves as interim city manager for the City of Coalgate, fire chief of the Coalgate Fire Department/EMS, and the City of Coalgate Emergency Management Director.
Read MoreCoal County remains under a burn ban this week. On Monday, the Board of County Commissioners issued a resolution proclaiming that extreme fire danger still exists in the county. The new ban is effective Monday, January 31 to Monday, February 7.
Read MoreVoters will go to the polls Tuesday, February 8, for the Tupelo Schools and Stonewall Schools Special Election.
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