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In recent years, Oklahoma lawmakers have voted to restrict access to school bathrooms based on sex, and have voted to prevent males from competing in girls’ sports as transgender females.
Read moreEarly Lead For Prague, OK Seals Fate For Coalgate Lady Wildcats Coalgate Lady Wildcats fell behind early and couldn’t come back in an 8-1 loss to Prague, OK on Thursday. Prague, OK took the lead on a home run in the first inning.
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You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house – mowing the lawn, putting in a new fence, painting the living room, or whatever. You are hot and sweaty, covered in dirt or paint. You have your old work clothes on. You know the outfit – shorts with the hole in the crotch, old T-shirt with a stain from who knows what, and an old pair of tennis shoes.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – A measure to stop the illegal purchase of Oklahoma land passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday. Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, worked with the attorney general’s office in crafting Senate Bill 212 to keep non-U.S. citizens from directly or indirectly, through a business entity or trust, owning land in the state unless otherwise authorized by law.
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For most children it simply would not be Easter without Easter eggs. These brightly colored eggs have long cast their magical spell on little ones during this holiday season. In fact, even before Christ walked the earth, the season of spring and colored eggs were cast together in customs dating all the way back to the ancient Egyptians.
Read moreDEAR EDITOR, During my time as City Manager for 1 year, there were many hard decisions. I do feel that as a city we were moving forward in a positive direction in many areas and I stand behind the decisions I made to make changes to try and put the city in a more stable financial position.
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Funeral services for Charles Gene Spears, a Coalgate resident, will be held Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Johnny D. Ward officiating assisted by Don Stanberry. Interment will be in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements. Family night will be Friday evening 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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