Over the last 22 years, Jeff Wigington has been a highly successful assistant football coach south of the Red River but will soon be headed back to the Sooner State as the new head coach of the Caddo Bruins, the school recently announced. Wigington will take over the coaching reins looking to…
Lab results reveal no intoxicating substancesA city council member charged last August with DUI after a traffic stop by Durant Police had the charge dismissed after lab results revealed there were no intoxicating substances in his system.Danny Lynn Sherrer, 73, was arrested while driving on the…
The second in a series of workshops to discuss ideas to improve Main Street from First to 21st avenues will be at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 6 at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center & Library.The first meetings were on April 15 and Mark Mesiti-Miller, chair of Durant Sustainability…
With increased numbers of healthy bodies and depth, Southeastern was able to finish up spring football drills with a full scale spring game recently that left head coach Bo Atterberry and others optimistic heading into the fall.That depth increase from a year ago was one of the biggest positives…
Durant’s Lady Lion soccer team finished the season with a 3-1 road victory at Elgin last week but came up short of making the playoffs on a district tiebreaker after losses to Duncan and Noble.Coach Katie Williams’ club wrapped up the 2024 campaign with a 7-7 overall record.In the Elgin victory,…
A solid district sweep of Tulsa Edison to wrap up the regular season secured the Durant Lions the fifth seed out of District 5A-4 in the Class 5A state baseball playoffs that begin this week.With the 4-1 and 12-2 victories, the Lions improved their record to 17-16 on the season, their first winning…
Dramatic finishes were the story for Rock Creek as the Lady Mustangs rode a pair of walk off hits from Macey Weger to victories on the way to the slow pitch regional title and trip to the Class 2A state tournament for the first time since 2017.Weger’s two-out RBI single broke a deadlock for a 7-6…
Leave it to a senior to provide the walk off heroics against an arch rival on Senior Day.Cameron Cromer did just that on Saturday for Southeastern as his final hit for the Savage Storm was a seventh inning solo home run over the right field wall that gave the hosts a 3-2 win over East Central.The…
Silo and Calera each moved on in the state baseball playoffs while Caddo’s season came to an end just short of the state tournament.Making its Class 3A postseason debut, Silo rode stellar pitching to three straight shutouts while claiming the regional championship.Calera cruised by Healdton in…
Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s O_ce City of Durant to Vision Bank, quit claim deed Charles Biddy to Omnia Terram LLC, warranty deed Jimmy Dodd and Stacey Forbes to Helen Dodd, warranty deed Steven H. Taylor and Tina Taylor to Steven H. Taylor and Tina Taylor, warranty deed-CORR Nathaniel E.…
Felonies filedMichael Anthony Simas Jr., 25, Durant, firstdegree robbery.Cawonious Antione Hickman, 38,Atlanta, Ga., endangering others while eluding, running a roadblock, child neglect and fugitive from justice.Bryan Joseph Brewer, 39, Durant, domestic assault and battery.Jimmy Wayne Doyle, 27,…
Lab results reveal no intoxicating substancesA city council member charged last August with DUI…
The second in a series of workshops to discuss ideas to improve Main Street from First to 21st…
Durant City Manager Pam Polk has been making the rounds in her new job and last week, she spoke to…

Wigington named new Caddo football coach

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Over the last 22 years, Jeff Wigington has been a highly successful assistant football coach south of the Red River but will soon be headed back to the Sooner State as the new head coach of the Caddo Bruins, the school recently announced. Wigington will take over the coaching reins looking to continue and hopefully add to the Bruins’ gridiron success over the last several seasons following Trenton Harmon’s resignation this spring to take a school administration job in Tonkawa.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s O_ce City of Durant to Vision Bank, quit claim deed Charles Biddy to Omnia Terram LLC, warranty deed Jimmy Dodd and Stacey Forbes to Helen Dodd, warranty deed Steven H. Taylor and Tina Taylor to Steven H.

COURT RECORDS

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Felonies filed

Michael Anthony Simas Jr., 25, Durant, firstdegree robbery.

Cawonious Antione Hickman, 38,Atlanta, Ga., endangering others while eluding, running a roadblock, child neglect and fugitive from justice.

Atterberry pleased following SE spring football

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With increased numbers of healthy bodies and depth, Southeastern was able to finish up spring football drills with a full scale spring game recently that left head coach Bo Atterberry and others optimistic heading into the fall.

Lady Lions down Elgin, fall shy of 5A playoffs

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Durant’s Lady Lion soccer team finished the season with a 3-1 road victory at Elgin last week but came up short of making the playoffs on a district tiebreaker after losses to Duncan and Noble.

Coach Katie Williams’ club wrapped up the 2024 campaign with a 7-7 overall record.