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A graveside memorial service for Miller Durrett Collins, an Ardmore, Oklahoma, resident, will be held Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Lyle Shipley officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate is in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Roy Lynn Burkhalter, a lifelong Atoka County resident, were held Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Rev. Roger Brown and Bro. Paul Silvers officiating. Burial was in Green Meadows Cemetery in Atoka with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.
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After a lengthy period of dwindling membership and inactivity, Coalgate VFW Post 1198 is working hard to revive the post. Patrick Jackson is the new commander.
Read MoreI hope by the time you read this we all have had some rain. Or as the saying goes, “Boy, I never seen it so dry.” Well, actually we have had some timely rains this summer and driving back from Tulsa on Sunday I noticed that the vegetation looked pretty green. But even in our generation we can remember things such as the great draught, the terrible dust bowl of the 1930s. This dust bowl helped introduce America to the “Great Depression.” A worldwide economic calamity that caused governments to fall and introduced us to the Nazi’s and even World War II.
Read MoreEarly voting began today, Wednesday, October 30, and will end on Saturday, November 2. The hours are: Wednesday, October 30 – Thursday, October 31, and Friday, November 1, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Saturday, November 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Coal County Election Board.
Read MoreThe Coal County Jail Service had a long and successful history. It was started by Pastor Jim Smith of the Pentecostal Holiness Church. For 35 years he missed a service once a year to go to his Church’s Convention or was ill. I started working with him in the last year or so of his ministry.
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The Coal County General Hospital helipad has gotten a facelift that makes it much easier and safer for helicopter landings. Sheriff Bryan Jump and a couple of his work crew spent three days doing the preliminary preparation work and painting.
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The Coalgate Wildcats fought hard but came up short in a tough matchup against Beggs last Friday night, bringing their season record to an even 4-4. Despite a rally in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats couldn’t quite close the gap for a comeback.
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