Getting the ‘flavor’ of our city

Leadership Durant will host the 10th annual Taste of Durant fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The VIP …

Durant residents can dump one load free

The Choctaw Nation Tribal Headquarters complex is continuing to grow, and the Durant City Council has adjusted the rate schedule for the city’s landfill. The City Council reintroduced a …

Steven Michael Quezada says art does more than entertain. It tells our stories.

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FRANCIS "FRANNY" HOHREIN-WADFORD

ROBERT “BOBBY” DALE RUSSELL

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Man given deferred sentence for Little League embezzlement

A man convicted of taking thousands of dollars from a Durant baseball league was given a deferred sentence. Thirty-five-year-old Justin Bennett Alberda was sentenced last week to a seven-year …

Southeastern represented at Higher Education Day

Students from Oklahoma’s state system institutions and members of the statewide campus community gathered at the State Capitol Feb. 11 to promote the value and importance of higher education in …

Durant faithful pray with others around the state

Approximately 50 people gathered at Victory Life Church Tuesday morning for the first Oklahoma Governor’s Prayer Breakfast. The event was meant to be a first step toward drawing churches, …

Deadline to Request Absentee Ballots Nears

Less than a week remains for registered voters in Bryan County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Preferential Primary Election, County Election …

'Susan B. Anthony' visits Durant Middle School

The 19th Amendment Commemoration Committee presented a historical portrayal of Susan B. Anthony by Carissa Thompson for the 7th and 8th graders in Durant on Friday, Feb. 7. Susan B. Anthony was an …

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