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Kristy Franklin, 46, Coalgate, was charged November 13 with felony assault and battery on a police officer.
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A personal memorial was held Saturday, November 16, 2024 for David Allen Dority at his home. Arrangements were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.
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Funeral services for Janice Marie Hudson were held Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Tupelo Church of Christ with Pastor Wendell Ingram officiating. Burial was in Wilson Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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Linda Sue (Hallmark) Ainsworth 77, passed from this life in Ada, OK on November 2, 2024 after a prolonged illness.
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L. A. Hudson, longtime resident of Sherman, Texas, died surrounded by his family, Sunday, November 10, 2024, at age 85. L. A. was born in Ada, Oklahoma, on September 23, 1939, to Arvard Patton Hudson and Florence Juanita Hudson of Coalgate, Oklahoma. He married Dorothy May Mitchell on, June 4, 1961, in Shaw, Mississippi. He met his bride at Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, an opera summer workshop, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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The Rural Health Association of Oklahoma recognized Rick Chaney and Trent Bourland last week for their work in rural health. Chaney received the “Rural Health Lifetime Achievement” award and Bourland received the “Rural Health Advocate of the Year” award at the Awards Reception during the 2024 Oklahoma Rural Health Conference in Tulsa, Okla.
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The effort to become a Purple Heart City began when Steve Byrd approached the City Manager with the idea of Coalgate becoming a Purple Heart City. Jackie Holt, City Manager pursued his request. On August 26,2024 members of the City Council were part of the Proclamation proclaiming the City Council and all the Citizens of Coalgate as a city that appreciates the sacrifices the Purple Heart recipients made in defending our freedoms and acknowledge those men and women for their courage by showing our support and honor.
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