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Coal County student, Makenzie Barnes-Elkins, was recently honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with an academic scholarship for the 2020- 2021 academic year.
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2020 CHS Prom—Jake Coffee and Emma Wollenberg.
2020 CHS Prom—Natalie Deela.
Madison Sam, Lionel Gonzalez, and Zoey Brown.
Joseph Maynard, Zachary Davis, Conner Davidson.
Caleb Simonson
Read MoreThe following citations were issued by the Coalgate Police Department July 13 through July 26:
William Ike Gaylor, Coalgate, OK – Driving under suspension.
Vincent Scott Williams, Coalgate, OK – No driver’s license.
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Seth Calvert Layton, Lehigh, OK – Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Misdemeanors
Cody Keith Brown, Ada, OK – Possession of controlled dangerous substance; possession of drug paraphernalia.
Read MoreTime is a tough thing to ponder. It is here. It passes and we wonder where it went. Celebrating my 62nd wedding anniversary this week makes we wonder where all those years went too.
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COALGATE HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE — Coalgate firefighters responded to a fire at the home of Codi Battles on Mallard Drive the afternoon of July 14. Coalgate Fire Marshal Chris Clymer stated that the fire is believed to have been accidental, originating at an electrical outlet in the living room. The house has smoke and water damage but the fire was contained to one wall and the attic, he said, adding that the fire went up the east living room wall into the attic, with “pretty much the whole attic involved.” No one was home when the fire occurred.
Read MoreAs Americans struggle with what health officials say is one of the easi-est ways of corralling the coronavirus, more and more major retailers are now telling shoppers they’ll have to wear a face mask or consider other options like curbside pickup.
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The family of Percy Lee Gassaway, a lawyer and judge, who moved to Coalgate in 1920 has donated the desk Percy used while he was a judge in Coalgate to the Coal County Historical and Mining Museum. Percy and his wife, Lillian, moved to Coalgate and lived on a ranch near Coalgate (Gassaway Hill). In 1923 he was appointed county judge of Coal County. He was elected in 1924 and served until 1926, when he began serving as district judge for the twenty-sixth judicial district until 1934. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth Congress and served from January 3, 1935 until January 3, 1937, after which he returned to Coalgate to resume the practice of law and engage as a rancher. He died in Coalgate on May 15, 1937 and is interred at the Coalgate Cemetery.
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