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CHOCTAW NATION HEAD START CHRISTMAS PARTY — Jaxson McNutt (This photo of Jaxson was published in the December 29 paper with the incorrect name. Our apologies to Jaxson and his family.)
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5-year-old Skylynn Airington, Cooper Airington, 4, and Elaina Greene, 2, visit with Santa at the tree lighting event on December 3.
Read moreOur new year is finally here. So is winter. One thing I did first this year was call my sister Sue. She is now in an assisted living home up in Edmond and I was happy to find she received a new phone for Christmas. It is easier to use, so she thinks. I hope she is right. We have had a history of tough luck trying to communicate over her old one. Sue is 4 years younger than me, and we enjoy our time during phone visits. I went to church yesterday and the preacher spoke quite a bit about time. He noted, correctly how we waste it, how we can’t control it or stop it from passing. So true.
Read moreFriday, January 14, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the February 8 Tupelo Schools and Stonewall Schools Special Election, Coal County Election Board Secretary Amber Fanning said today.
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Graveside services for Yvonne Swain, a lifelong Coalgate resident, were held December 31, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Round Lake Cemetery in Centrahoma, OK with Paula Carney officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka was in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Reva Maxine (Scott) McWethy, a Centrahoma resident, will be held Friday, January 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Tupelo Church of Christ with Wendell Ingram officiating. Family night will Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate. Burial will be in Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery in Tupelo with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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COALGATE PARADE OF LIGHTS 2021 — Laura Sandmann, Coalgate, waves to the crowd on Main Street.
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