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Funeral services for James Wylie Parker, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. at Stonewall Baptist Church in Stonewall, OK with Pastor Craig Cochran officiating, assisted by Pastor Lyle Shipley. Interment was in Centrahoma Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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Services for Matthew Eli Michaelis, an Atoka, OK resident, will be held Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Atoka High School Cafetorium with Mark Eaton, Joe Chapin, Jeff Baltes and Crystal Robinson officiating. Interment will be at Brown’s Durant Funeral and Cremation Service, Durant, OK. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka is in charge of arrangements.
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5 Graders at Tupelo Elementary School began their new school year in a very cool way-they built air conditioners! Through a grant provided by the National Weather Service in Norman, OK, that 5 Grade teacher Jill Brown received, students carefully cut and crafted their air conditioners using simple styrofoam ice chests, pvc pipe, and fans. Each day students place a large chunk of ice into their styrofoam chest. The air from their fan blows across the ice and out through the pvc pipe and into the classroom!
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Read moreCoalgate High School students have the opportunity throughout the course of their Junior and Senior year to take classes concurrently. Students are enrolled in two schools simultaneously. Students gain exposure to the academic challenges of college while in their supportive high school environment, earning transcripted college credit at the time they successfully pass the course. Coalgate works with several colleges and universities to allow students to select a curriculum best suited to their needs. Carrie Walkup, high school librarian, oversees the students enrolled in these classes.
Read moreThe following citations were issued by the Coalgate Police Department from August 2 through August 23, 2021:
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