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Aaron Blue has worn a variety of hats since he first became interested in firefighting back when he was a high school teenager. Today, 27 years later, he serves as interim city manager for the City of Coalgate, fire chief of the Coalgate Fire Department/EMS, and the City of Coalgate Emergency Management Director.
Read moreCoal County remains under a burn ban this week. On Monday, the Board of County Commissioners issued a resolution proclaiming that extreme fire danger still exists in the county. The new ban is effective Monday, January 31 to Monday, February 7.
Read moreVoters will go to the polls Tuesday, February 8, for the Tupelo Schools and Stonewall Schools Special Election.
Read moreA January 18 traffic stop for defective tag lights led to the arrest of an Idabel man for possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute and ultimately a court order to stay out of Coal and Atoka Counties.
Read moreAfter hearing that some surrounding counties are doling out premium pay to essential workers through federal pandemic funds, some Coal County employees are wondering if some will be paid to them.
Read moreI wrote this list when blessed with having, from my daughter and son-in-law, three grandsons (my son later added another grandson). This list, to me, has stood for at least a short test of time as the grandsons are now ages 8 to 13.
Read moreHonor rolls for the first semester of the 2021-2022 school year at Wallace Byrd Middle school have been released.
Read moreVoters in the Tupelo and Stonewall School districts will go to the polls on February 8 to decide bond issues for each school.
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