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.

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.

Bryan County Rural Water District No. 2 awarded $854,449 for Blue River Dam rehabilitation

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Bryan County Rural Water, Sewer & Solid Waste Management District No. 2 has been awarded $854,449 by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to fund critical rehabilitation work on the Blue River Dam.

First Texoma celebrates Kautt’s graduation from banking school

BOULDER, COLO. – First Texoma National Bank is proud to announce the graduation of Phoebe Kautt, Chief Retail Officer, from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC), a nationally recognized leadership development program for community bankers.

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...