Editor’s note: After our article on David Alexander last week, we received a phone call from this woman, Laura Sweet, who had travelled with him off and on from October of last year, until right be...
Big fan of Durant This weekend, my family — along with several dozen others from the Tulsa area and other parts of Oklahoma — traveled to Durant for the state little league baseball tournament. What hospitality w...
To the future commissioners of Bryan County Dear prospective commissioners, My name is Brian Carr and I’m a Deputy Sheriff for the Bryan County Sheriff’s Department. I have been here for approximately a year. I came from an agen...
Problems with the system Visitation rights and other rights are being taken from our loved ones who are in Oklahoma State Prisons. Visitation has been cut in half and is being threatened to be totally terminated by next su...
Sending out a ‘Thank You’ My name is Shauna McCarter, I am an inmate at the Bryan County Jail. On July 10, 2010. A mystery person donated king size snickers bars and soda pop to the Bryan County Jail. This was not a cheap...
No reason for eye sores Upon recently relocating to the Lake Texoma area, it is a wonderful area to reside. There is an immense amount of positive attributes and offerings in this area. However, the gist of my letter is ...
Visitor impressed with local service The United Methodist Central Texas Conference Youth in Mission ( CTCYM ) was in town recently assisting families in need with painting, roofing, wheelchair ramps and the like. I was there with two...
Larry and I were honored to join everyone at the Main Street Celebration on June 15 at the Massey Building in downtown Durant. It was wonderful to see many of our friends and colleagues from Southe...
A few weeks ago, I purposefully drove through Durant with the intent of visiting the burial place of my great grandfather, who had died after briefly settling in that area. Family records has liste...
As one of the Commissioners for the Summer League Baseball Program, I am asking the parents and coaches of all youth sports to practice good sportsmanship and character. We have at one time or an...
Thank you…. I don’t know how to express the appreciation our family holds for our awesome community. In mid-November, 2009, my best friend and greatest supporter, my husband, a devoted father, a...
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As a UH-60 pilot deployed to Iraq, days are pretty consistent. You wake up, shower, report to work, fly a long mission, and do it all over again the next day. Recently, we were scheduled to do a...
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate ...
The Pet Place offers
grooming for companions
Marie Risner has devoted her life to giving pets happy lives and happy homes, having run the Durant pet store and grooming shop The Pet Place for 38 ye...
All Seasons Travel started as a full service travel agency in 1984. Today, with a staff of four agents, we offer more than 50 years of combined travel experience. Owner Shelley Lovan takes pride in...