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Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Don Grube, middle, talks to U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen during a town hall meeting last week at the fairgrounds.

Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Don Grube, middle, talks to U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen during a town hall meeting last week at the fairgrounds.

Brecheen discusses ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

U.S. Representative Josh Brecheen had a town hall meeting at the Bryan County Community Building Aug.

COMING EVENTS

The Magnolia Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon through Oct. 11 at Market Square on the corner of First Avenue and Evergreen Street in downtown Durant.

Workers rally to be held Labor Day

A “Workers Over Billionaires Labor Day Rally” will be held in Durant on Monday, September 1, in front of the historic Market Square on First Avenue between Main and Evergreen. The event will be from 10-12 noon, and is volunteer-organized by May Day Strong, a movement begun on May 1 this year.
Lauran Fuller

Lauran Fuller

Fuller resigns from Durant City Council

Durant City Council Member for Ward 2 Lauran Fuller announced her resignation last week. In a letter to Mayor Martin Tucker and council members, she said it was an honor and privilege to serve the citizens of Durant, but after much consideration, she decided she must resign immediately.

Pay now or pay later

Back in the days when vehicles still had carburetors, many of us could do our own routine maintenance. Using a screwdriver and a pair of pliers, we could change the points and condenser inside the distributor that delivered the voltage to the spark plugs.

Single Mindedness

I had the opportunity to go fishing in the Gulf of America a couple weeks ago. I was there was a couple friends from Fort Worth.

COURT RECORDS

Felonies filed Brandon Lane Reynolds, 30, Soper, child endangerment while driving under the influence and misdemeanor DUI. Nicolas Stephen Dubrowski, Bokchito, stalking in violation of court order.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Rack Investments to Gateway Homes and Design, quit claim deed Ian Gerg and Audrey Lee to Carolyn Marie Statler and Joshua Statler, warranty deed Morris Dale Sloan and Sloan Commercial LLC to Cooper Ratliff and Kennedi Ratliff, quit claim deed Beverly...

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