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The Clarita Fire Department has completed the installation of two early warning storm sirens (commonly called tornado sirens) in the Clarita fire district of the Clarita-Olney area. The sirens are installed on 50-foot poles, and during threatening weather conditions will sound approximately three miles. They are equipped with solar panels that keep the batteries charged.
Read moreThe revolutionaries continue their ungodly revolution, not only against the police, but any private citizen they choose to beat up or plunder.
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Coal County’s COVID-19 numbers have risen again this week, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
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Wallace Byrd Middle School student Blaine Ryan took the honors of being the third place winner in the 2020 Oklahoma VFW District 4 Patriot’s Pen essay contest.
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Firefighters never know what a day’s work will entail. In addition to responding to fires, explosions, vehicle accidents and medical emergencies, they clean fire trucks and service equipment, they talk to groups (including children) about the importance of fire safety, take part in physical fitness training, and sponsor barbeques to raise money for their department.
Read moreAfter months of discussion, planning, and implementing what would have been one of the best county fairs in several years, the Coal County Fair Board has sadly made the decision to cancel this year’s county fair. The board felt that it would be in the best interest of children and volunteers as well as visitors’ health to not conduct the county fair and its activities.
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Funeral services for Timothy Lee Hefley, a Coalgate resident, were held Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor David Unsell officiating. Burial was in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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