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The Retired Senior Volunteer Program is taking its campaign for a new senior center public by opening a bank account and encourages anyone who wants to contribute, regardless of the amount, to step …
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By Michael Clements
michael@durantdemocrat.com |
3/21/19 02:54 PM
A propane tank is believed to be the cause of a fire that burned a carport and damaged a home on Monday.
Firefighters were dispatched at 4 p.m. to 741 Rolling Wood Hills Drive about a carport and …
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Staff report |
3/20/19 10:21 PM
Some Durant City Council candidates downplayed an endorsement from a sitting councilmember and the implied connection with a social media account known for provocative and sometimes incendiary …
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By Michael Clements
michael@durantdemocrat.com |
3/19/19 04:55 PM
“A work in progress” is how Michelle Chester describes the community homeless shelter she is working on. Chester is owner and manager of Reflections Hair Salon in downtown Durant, and she …
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3/19/19 03:03 PM
The Durant Board of Education accepted retirements during a recent meeting, including a teacher who was the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year.
It was announced that Jon Hazell, biology instructor at …
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Staff report |
3/19/19 10:58 AM
Just more than 300 people participated in the 4th Annual Memorial Trooper Nicholas Dees #731 run held Saturday in Durant to raise awareness to the dangers of texting and driving.
Trooper Dees was …
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Staff report |
3/18/19 11:56 PM
MONTICELLO, Ark. – A Southeastern Oklahoma State University baseball player was seriously injured Saturday evening after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver, authorities said.
Arkansas …
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3/18/19 06:56 PM
Gaye Cunningham and Bryan County RSVP have been searching for a new location for the Robert Davis Durant Senior for 11 years. This week, she learned the group has one month to come up with …
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By Michael Clements
michael@durantdemocrat.com |
3/16/19 11:05 PM
Durant City Council candidates gathered in the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center & Library to explain their visions for the city and how they would achieve them.
The candidate forum was …
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By Michael Clements
michael@durantdemocrat.com |
3/15/19 11:57 PM
Twenty-seven business and higher education partnerships throughout the state were recently recognized as innovative collaborations that further the education of Oklahoma’s workforce.
The …
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3/15/19 04:56 PM
At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the Durant City Council approved plans to mill and resurface two streets and apply for grants to replace mechanical residential water meters with automatic …
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By Michael Clements
michael@durantdemocrat.com |
3/14/19 12:43 PM
Staff Report
Voters in Bryan County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 2, General Municipal and School Elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kim …
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3/14/19 11:30 AM
Bryan County District Court Judge Mark Campbell put the possibility of a second Bryan County Fair Board election on hold until at least April 1.
Ashley Stuteville, who lost the Feb. 23 race …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
3/14/19 04:58 AM
Two people were injured in crashes Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning.
Forty-seven-year-old Tracy Burns of Durant was taken to Texoma Medical Center, Denison, Texas, after a rollover …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
3/13/19 07:35 PM
Longtime Dallas physician Dr. William J. “Jerry’’ Harrison believes in giving back to his community.
And the Boswell native and Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduate is …
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3/13/19 03:14 PM
Renowned educator Todd Whitaker will be on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University April 12 to present two sessions to teachers, administrators and the general public.
Whitaker will …
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3/12/19 12:32 PM
Prudy Sullivan, who is scheduled to be sworn in as Bryan County Treasurer on July 1, is assuming her duties early due to the upcoming retirement of current treasurer Sheila Presley.
During a …
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By Matt Swearengin
matt@durantdemocrat.com |
3/12/19 11:38 AM
On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 11:45 p.m., Durant Police Officers responded to a shooting in the Econo Lodge parking lot, 2121 W. Main St.
Twenty-one-year-old Zachary McCullar was shot one time and …
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3/12/19 10:16 AM
A volunteer from the Bryan County Retired Senior Volunteer’s Program will ask the Durant City Council to consider partially funding a new senior citizen’s center at the council’s …
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By Michael Clements
michael@durantdemocrat.com |
3/12/19 10:00 AM
The Durant Streets and Infrastructure Task Force is looking into ways to gather information on the city’s most pressing infrastructure needs and how to finance them. This includes reaching out …
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By Michael Clements
michael@durantdemocrat.com |
3/12/19 05:56 AM
