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Join us for a Child Abuse Awareness Walk, Monday, April 17, 2023, Noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Coalgate City Park.
Read moreThe annual meeting and Chamber Banquet will be held on April, 20, 2023 @ 6:00 o’clock p.m. at the Choctaw Community Center located at 103 E. California Street, Coalgate, OK.
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On the morning of April 11, 2023, tragedy struck on State Highway 48, 7 miles south of Wapanucka, OK in Johnston County. At approximately 6:33 AM, a fatal collision involving two vehicles occurred, leaving one driver dead and another injured. Shanelle Watts, a 51-year-old white female from Coalgate, OK was driving a 2003 Ford Van south on State Highway 48 when she struck the rear of a 1987 Peterbilt Semi driven by Robert Grimes, a 56-year-old white male from Atoka, OK. Grimes had stopped to make a left turn when the collision occurred.
Read moreChoctaw Nation Tribal Police Officer Kent Kerr was on patrol on Friday, March 31, 2023, when he noticed a red Dodge Ram pickup truck parked on the shoulder of US 75 near the intersection of US 75 and SH 3. Two males were standing near the back of the vehicle, and Officer Kerr observed the hazard lights activated. Suspecting something amiss, he decided to investigate.
Read moreCoal County, Oklahoma - On April 4, 2023, Tribal Officer Christian Minyen was on patrol when he observed a dark color sedan heading west on Hwy 3, failing to turn off their high beams. Officer Minyen followed the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop, which was assisted by another officer who was traveling in the opposite direction.
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Compared to my dad’s life, I had a life of ease. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade to join the CCC, was a war veteran going through hell when he was 18 years old. Returned home with no education or job and became a roughneck since that is all he could find.
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