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A contest inviting all employees of Coal county to enter a pumpkin decorating contest was held the week of Halloween. There were 15 pumpkins entered in the contest and were on exhibit in the lobby of the courthouse. Those voting on the pumpkins were invited to pay $1.00 for each vote. Money raised was given to the Methodist church for their Operation Christmas event. The contest brought some very interesting and creative entries. Thank you to all those that entered their pumpkin and to those who voted to help with this project. Thank you for your support.
Read MoreThe Christmas Holiday Season is fast approaching. Soon, if not already, Christmas trees will be going up and decorations on the inside and outside of homes and businesses. The Chamber of Commerce said that the Christmas Season will kick off with a Christmas Decorating Contest for Businesses and also one for Residents for Coal County. Businesses and Residents wanting to enter the contest need to go to the Chamber of Commerce Facebook page and enter their address. The deadline for entering the contest for both categories will be Wednesday, December 11, 2024. The Winners of the Business Christmas Decorating Contest and the Residential Decorating Contest will be announced and plaques given on Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ the Christmas Parade.
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Kristy Franklin, 46, Coalgate, was charged November 13 with felony assault and battery on a police officer.
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A personal memorial was held Saturday, November 16, 2024 for David Allen Dority at his home. Arrangements were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.
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Funeral services for Janice Marie Hudson were held Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Tupelo Church of Christ with Pastor Wendell Ingram officiating. Burial was in Wilson Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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Linda Sue (Hallmark) Ainsworth 77, passed from this life in Ada, OK on November 2, 2024 after a prolonged illness.
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L. A. Hudson, longtime resident of Sherman, Texas, died surrounded by his family, Sunday, November 10, 2024, at age 85. L. A. was born in Ada, Oklahoma, on September 23, 1939, to Arvard Patton Hudson and Florence Juanita Hudson of Coalgate, Oklahoma. He married Dorothy May Mitchell on, June 4, 1961, in Shaw, Mississippi. He met his bride at Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, an opera summer workshop, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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The Rural Health Association of Oklahoma recognized Rick Chaney and Trent Bourland last week for their work in rural health. Chaney received the “Rural Health Lifetime Achievement” award and Bourland received the “Rural Health Advocate of the Year” award at the Awards Reception during the 2024 Oklahoma Rural Health Conference in Tulsa, Okla.
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