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Maci Gaylor, and Davin Weller, both seniors at Tupelo High school are members of YAHL (Youth Action for Health Leadership), a TSET funded statewide youth-led initiative that partners with schools and organizations to make a meaningful and measurable impact on Oklahoma by promoting healthy behaviors. As a part of YAHL they work with CounterAct Tobacco, which is an initiative working to move the power out of Big Tobacco’s hands into ours through comprehensive tobacco retail licensing. Nearly 90% of tobacco users started as minors. Kids are three times more sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults. Nearly 31% of Oklahoma high school students reported using tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. The youth epidemic is growing as numbers continue to rise. Oklahoma has the 4th highest youth smoking prevalence rate. Maci and Devin are adamant about helping to improve the health of youth in this community by sharing the knowledge they have received about tobacco products and how they affect our youth of today. Pictured with Maci and Davin is their sponsor, Dana Johnson.
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Two men and one female were arrested February 17 following a high speed pursuit that involved six law enforcement agencies —the Coal County Sheriff’s Office, Savannah Police Department, Choctaw Lighthorse Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Atoka County Sheriff’s Office, and Kiowa Police Department.
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Kayla Christman Signs with Dallas Baptist University
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Funeral services for Joyce Marie Boone, an Ada, OK resident, formerly a longtime Atoka resident, were held Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Sister Robin Steel officiating. Burial was in Bera Cemetery in Atoka with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.
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Marian Jeannette (Marrs) Harris, a Coalgate resident, passed away February 17, 2024 at Sherman, TX at the age of 74 years, 6 months and 25 days. She was born July 23, 1949 to Gerald Ray and Merlon Pratt (Blankenship) Marrs, at Dallas, TX. Marian attended Duncanville Schools and married Curtis Harris on August 9, 1980 in Denton, TX.
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Funeral services for Troy Alan Hall, a Coalgate resident, will be held Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Ella Mae Ward officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate is in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Lonnie Ray Farmer, Jr., a Stringtown resident, were held Monday February 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Stringtown, OK with Bro. Bartt Bradford officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Stringtown. Brown’s Funeral Service in Atoka was in charge of arrangements.
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