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News Staff
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Felonies filed Po Zheng, 53, Meeker, trafficking in illegal drugs - marijuana. Jose Marquez, birth date not listed, Garland, Texas, DUI.
Residents of the Silo School District attended a recent meeting to learn more about the bond the school is wanting to pass that will fund improvements to the school district. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Residents of the Silo School District attended a recent meeting to learn more about the bond the school is wanting to pass that will fund improvements to the school district. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Silo superintendent discusses school bond

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Residents in the Silo School District will be voting on a bond proposition Feb. 13 school Superintendent Kate McDonald says is much needed to keep up with growth.
Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Durant School District Superintendent Duane Merideth congratulates Robert E. Lee Early Childhood Center teacher Shaunda Usry during a surprise visit last month to her classroom to announce she had been named Durant Teacher of the Year for 2023-2024. In a Monday meeting of the Durant Board of Education, Merideth announced he is retiring e ctive July 1. He has served 40 years in education with 31 of those years being in Durant.

Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Durant School District Superintendent Duane Merideth congratulates Robert E. Lee Early Childhood Center teacher Shaunda Usry during a surprise visit last month to her classroom to announce she had been named Durant Teacher of the Year for 2023-2024. In a Monday meeting of the Durant Board of Education, Merideth announced he is retiring e ctive July 1. He has served 40 years in education with 31 of those years being in Durant.

Durant Schools Superintendent Merideth announces retirement

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Durant School District Superintendent Duane Merideth announced his retirement during a meeting Monday of the Durant Board of Education. Merideth’s retirement is effective July 1, which is the end of his contract for the 2023-2024 school year.

Durant Steam Laundry

Mary E. Maurer
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Many of us recall the “good old days” when laundry was done each week using a reliable wringer washer. Clothes were hung on a line outside to dry and later brought inside. The next day they were ironed. I learned the process when I was about nine years old.
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