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I didn’t know that in order to leave one Baptist church and get into another (and keep your good standing) you had to walk down the would-be new church’s aisle, declare your intentions and instruct their church clerk to write your old church clerk a letter (on her own church’s stationery) and request this letter. Good heavens I thought after my mom had explained all this to me, I wondered what other secrets concerning wellbeing and heaven-going I hadn’t been told about.
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Each year the E. E. Emerson Elementary students in grades first through sixth have the opportunity to work towards rewards throughout the year. The students read books and take tests which earns them points for the rewards.
Read moreOver 2000 teams compete in National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) every year around the country. The team at Coalgate is one of them.
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A HELPING HAND FOR BABY ANNA — Coalgate Masonic Lodge #211 presents Hunter Parker a $5,000 check on June 18 to help with medical expenses for his and wife Bethany’s baby daughter, Anna. The Masons partnered with the Tupelo Fire Department and community at a June 6 benefit pie auction for the Parker family. From left (front) – Tupelo Fire Chief Rick Ellis, Hunter Parker, Masonic Lodge Master Bob Horn; (back) – Masons Bob McCarty, Ronny Lambert, Ralph Ybarra, Russ Waller.
Read moreThe Coal County Genealogical Society met June 14, 2021 for their quarterly meeting.
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Ruby Watts, a member of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter of Coalgate High School, was one of 80 district officers from across Oklahoma who participated in the organization’s District Officer Training June 8-9 at Camp Tulakogee, Wagoner. Cindy Franks is the FCCLA adviser at Coalgate High School.
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