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Christmas is the greatest time of the year. In 1938 my parents moved us (Mom, Dad, Gerald, and me) from Allen to a town called Centrahoma. There I met Letha Mae. It was there I started paying attention to Christmas. But like some other materialistic folk my age over there, I was really concerned with the season for Christmas gifts. Santa Claus became a big mysterious person of interest.
Read moreThe following citations were issued by the Coalgate Police Department from December 14 through December 27:
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The Choctaw Nation awarded the city of Coalgate $6,600 and Coal County $4,400 from the Choctaw Community Partner Fund to continue to help strengthen and develop the local area.
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The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for projects in Coal County communities with a population less than 6,000. Designed to improve the quality of life for rural Oklahomans, the program will award grants to qualified nonprofit organizations or entities of state and local government for projects that will positively impact the community in the areas of 1) arts/culture/ history, 2) health or 3) libraries/literacy.
Read more‘Twas the night before Christmas, and while most people were inside their nice warm homes getting ready for Christmas day, an 82-year-old Garland, Texas man was driving through Coalgate trying to find his way home.
Read moreOn December 29, the Oklahoma State Department of Health listed Coal County with 462 total COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, four virus-related deaths and 391 recovered cases. According to those numbers, Coal County has 67 active cases at this time.
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