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Every year around Christmas, Americans stop to pay homage to what is perhaps our most beloved motion picture, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The 1946 film may flicker in black and white, but it still manages to feel fresh in affirming the human spirit as we head into each new year.
Read moreThe filing period for the Coalgate City Council and Boards of Education in Coal County school districts opened Monday, December 5, and will close today (Wednesday, December 7).
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Ronald Wayne Yarbrough, 45, Lehigh, was arrested Thanksgiving Day for the stabbing death of his stepfather, 66-year-old Robert Earl “Bob” Stevens.
Read moreDorothy Nacole Watts, 35, Coalgate, was charged November 28 with neglecting to compel her Coalgate High School child to attend school.
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Funeral services for James “Danny” Daniel Estes an Atoka, OK resident, were held Friday, November 25, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with family members officiating. Burial was in Lehigh Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.
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Ms. Pauline Powell Guinn, 89 years of age went home to be with the Lord on November 22, 2022 surrounded by those who loved her. She was born on March 5, 1933 Coal County in Oklahoma. She attended elementary school at Nixon Elementary and graduated Centrahoma High School in Oklahoma.
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Wanda Faye (Smith) Harper, an Atoka, OK resident, passed away November 25, 2022 at Coalgate at the age of 79 years, 3 months and 6 days. She was born August 19, 1943 to Omar G. Smith and Nella Mae (Moon) Smith at Sherman, TX. Wanda attended school and was a cook at all of the local restaurants at one time and worked in nursing homes. She married Walter Lee Bayles in 1982. She then married Junior Harper and he preceded her in 1995. Wanda was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and playing dominoes.
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