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KEEPING OUR ROADWAYS CLEAN — Came across these guys last week on SH 3 west of Coalgate and couldn’t resist stopping to tell them how nice and clean the highway looked. Regardless of how hot the weather gets, the Coal County inmate work crew is usually out working five days a week picking up litter, mowing cemeteries, cutting and chipping brush along roadways, or clearing illegal trash dumps. These workers are (L-R) Oscar Dean Campbell, Robert Buckley, Jose David Muniz and Tom Hart (names used with permission). The voluntary inmate work program was implemented by Sheriff Bryan Jump in February 2013. On July 1, 2013, it officially became the DIRT (Daily Inmate Roadside Task) Program.
Read moreThe Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Tuesday, August 4, that Coal County has had 31 total cases of COVID-19, with 23 of those cases recovered. According to those numbers, Coal County currently has eight active cases. Coal County has had zero deaths due to the virus.
Read moreKiowa man facing criminal charges
Read moreThe following citations were issued by the Coalgate Police Department from July 27 through August 2.
Read moreElected officials across the country will join communities in celebrating National Health Center Week 2020 from August 9th through 15th. Their visits and messages to Community Health Centers will demonstrate that not only is it possible to move beyond the partisan divide over health care, but to support and agree on a program vital to our communities.
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Hannah Hall, Brent Johnson, Robert Cole, Shian Flowers, Rowdy Wood, Braden Barnes, Jace Stephens, and Melody Bernard Prom pictures by Sherry Loudermilk.
Read moreCody Keith Brown, 31, Ada, was arrested on drug charges the night of July 20 following a traffic stop on SH 48 near Chestnut Street.
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