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Betty Keilty, Board Chairman, Coal County Chamber of Commerce, enjoying the Chamber banquet with her family — husband Robert Keilty, daughter Amanda Barnett, and grandson Austin Barnett.
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Raylee Jones (daughter of Brock and Holli Jones) from Tupelo, OK, competed in the Oklahoma Youth Rodeo Association finals recently in Ada, OK. She competed in the Senior Breakaway division.
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Josh Hardy of Coalgate proudly casts his ballot early Friday afternoon, June 24, in the Primary Election.
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OKDHS is excited to announce a new embedded worker location at the Coal County Health Department. Beginning June 1, Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) will embed a caseworker on-site every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to take applications for several programs administered by OKDHS, including food assistance benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child care subsidy and eligibility for SoonerCare (Medicaid). OKDHS specialist, Alicen Newman, can also make referrals to other agencies, as needed, or accept applications for assistance by phone when they are not on-site by calling (580) 207-0858.
Read moreIf you are planning to apply for a REAP Grant with Southern Oklahoma Development Association, the time is now.
Read moreA NEWLY ORDAINED PASTOR was attempting to comfort the widow of an eccentric man who had just died. Standing before the open casket, the nervous young man said, “I realize this must be a difficult blow for you, Mrs. Smith. Just try to remember that what we see before us is only the husk, the shell, of your dear husband. The nut has gone to heaven.
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