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Gregory Blake Freeman, 36, Oklahoma City, is facing two felony counts of check forgery in Coal County. (Court records on this case show Freeman’s address in Oklahoma City; other records show he is a resident of Ada.)
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CENTENARIANS OF OKLAHOMA was proud to honor Colgate resident Mildred Hernandez on the occasion of her 105th birthday and induct her into the Centenarians of Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Mildred loves anything chocolate and being 105 means she can have all the chocolate she wants. She enjoys stamp and coin collecting and listening to country western music.
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Roy Don Blackmon, a Coalgate resident, passed away August 16, 2021 at the age of 68. He was born October 24, 1952 to Lee Roy and Virgie (Lankford) Blackmon at Coalgate, OK. Roy Don was a carpenter, construction and pipeline worker.
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Funeral services for James Wylie Parker, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. at Stonewall Baptist Church in Stonewall, OK with Pastor Craig Cochran officiating, assisted by Pastor Lyle Shipley. Interment was in Centrahoma Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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Services for Matthew Eli Michaelis, an Atoka, OK resident, will be held Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Atoka High School Cafetorium with Mark Eaton, Joe Chapin, Jeff Baltes and Crystal Robinson officiating. Interment will be at Brown’s Durant Funeral and Cremation Service, Durant, OK. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka is in charge of arrangements.
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5 Graders at Tupelo Elementary School began their new school year in a very cool way-they built air conditioners! Through a grant provided by the National Weather Service in Norman, OK, that 5 Grade teacher Jill Brown received, students carefully cut and crafted their air conditioners using simple styrofoam ice chests, pvc pipe, and fans. Each day students place a large chunk of ice into their styrofoam chest. The air from their fan blows across the ice and out through the pvc pipe and into the classroom!
Read moreCottonwood man facing charges for removing water meter
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