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COMING EVENTS

March 25 The Bryan County Democratic Party will meet March 25, 5:30 p.m., at Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library.
Washington Irving Elementary School had its STEM and Science Fair Feb. 27. Children were able to sit in the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter after it landed on the playground. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Washington Irving Elementary School had its STEM and Science Fair Feb. 27. Children were able to sit in the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter after it landed on the playground. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

STEM and Science Fairs

STEM and Science Fairs.

Elon and the third rail

BY MARION HILL There’s a reason Social Security is referred to as the “Third Rail of Politics.” Trains powered by electricity, including some subway systems in the U.S. and England, use a third rail that runs beside other train rails to deliver power to the system.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Billy Tate and Fayrene Tate to Carolyn J. Thomas, warranty deed Vicky L.

Gardening with kids

Kids are so fascinated by how things grow. First planting with something that looks dead, a seed, and then watching it grow into a plant that changes daily. Kids learn a lot from gardening, said Tommie M. James, Family & Consumer Science and 4-H Extension Educator for Bryan County.

COURT RECORDS

Felonies filed Leslie Wayne Trosper, 55, Cartwright, DUI. Richard Stephens, 49, Richmond, Texas, falsely personate another to create liability.
Architect renditions for the Southeastern Spend Life Wisely Stadium are unveiled during an annoucement last week at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. From left, Durant Schools Superintendent Mark Moring, SE athletics director Keith Baxter, SE President Dr. Thomas Newsom, head football coach Bo Atterberry and First United Bank CEO Greg Massey. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Architect renditions for the Southeastern Spend Life Wisely Stadium are unveiled during an annoucement last week at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. From left, Durant Schools Superintendent Mark Moring, SE athletics director Keith Baxter, SE President Dr. Thomas Newsom, head football coach Bo Atterberry and First United Bank CEO Greg Massey. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Plans for new Southeastern Spend Life Wisely Stadium unveiled

Plans were unveiled March 12 at Southeastern Bloomer Sullivan Arena for a new stadium at Paul Laird Field that will be named Spend Life Wisely Stadium.

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