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Jerry Howard Jennings, a Coalgate resident, passed away June 20, 2025 at Coalgate at the age of 72. He was born April 27, 1953 to Norman Harrison and Doris Ann (File) Jennings at Oakland, CA. Jerry graduated from Hayward High School in California with the Class of ‘71. He was a laborer for Townsco building runways and enjoyed watching TV, partying, westerns, and spending time with his friends.
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Patricia Ozell (Snell) Thompson, a Coalgate resident, passed away June 13, 2025 at Coalgate at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 9 days. She was born July 4, 1943 to John Patrick and Ruby Mae (Luther) Snell at Fittstown, OK.
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Braedy Wardrope, a proud Coalgate High School alumna, has been turning heads and making headlines across the region with her recent victories in the world of pageantry and college athletics.
Read moreThe Coal County Chamber of Commerce announced today that the Coalgate July 4th Independence Day Celebration will be held on Friday, July 4th,.
Read morefellowship hall north and in 2018 we purchased our own cabin in the Kiamichi Baptist Assembly.
Read moreThe story began in September of 1964 with a group of christians meeting under the direction of Vernal West pastor of The First Baptist Church in Coalgate, to discuss, plan and organize a new mission.
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On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, OBN’s Marijuana Enforcement Teams (MET) served a Search Warrant at JZ Happy Farms located at 28310 County Road 1600 Tupelo, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, as part of an ongoing investigation for operating with an OBN Registration obtained by fraud. OBN MET Agents seized 14,780 plants and 344 pounds of processed marijuana. Arrests are pending as this case moves forward. OBN MET Agents were assisted by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office, DEA, HSI, and the Pontotoc County Commissioner’s Office.
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