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Easter was subdued and strange this year. There were no Easter church services this year. Stores were mostly locked and empty. Shopping centers in the cities are shuttered. There is no Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Allen City Park. If the long-time promoter of this event, Buck Gilmore, was still alive he would be surprised. But it was the Corona Virus—a Pandemic that has shut down much of the world. Who knew it could shut down all the churches in America? But it has.
Read MoreWhen this is over may we never again take for granted: A handshake with a stranger, full shelves at the store, conversations with neighbors, a crowded theatre, Friday night out, the taste of communion, a routine checkup, the school rush each morning, coffee with a friend, the stadium roaring, each deep breath, a boring Tuesday, life itself. When this ends: may we find that we have become more like the people we wanted to be, we were called to be, we hoped to be, and may we stay that way—better for each other because of the worst.
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As of Tuesday morning, Coal County has no confirmed Coronavirus cases.
Read MoreIn an effort to prepare for medical surge and prolonged response to COVID-19 in the state, the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) is recruiting volunteers to serve in medical and non-medical positions.
Read MoreThe statewide candidate filing period opens today, Wednesday, April 8.
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Quote of the week…“Happiness is inward not outward; and so it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.”
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Graveside services for William Leon Kelly, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, formerly lived in Western Oklahoma as a young person, were held Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Kelly Family Cemetery in Atoka, OK with Joey Lansdale officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka was in charge of arrangements.
Read MoreThe 2020 U.S. Census Questionnaire has been sent to all households in the United States. Have you completed and returned the one you received?
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