Achille residents to vote on sales tax increase
Matt Swearengin
Achille residents will be voting on a proposition to increase the town’s sales tax by one percent to fund improvements.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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COMING EVENTS
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March 25 The Bryan County Democratic Party will meet March 25, 5:30 p.m., at Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
AllianceHealth urge residents to take precautions amid measles outbreak
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AllianceHealth Durant and its medical staff encourage residents to know the symptoms and take proactive steps to protect themselves and their families against the highly contagious measles. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 2 probably cases of measles in the state on March 11th.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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
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STEM and Science Fairs.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Elon and the third rail
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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.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
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Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Billy Tate and Fayrene Tate to Carolyn J. Thomas, warranty deed Vicky L.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Gardening with kids
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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.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
COURT RECORDS
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Felonies filed Leslie Wayne Trosper, 55, Cartwright, DUI. Richard Stephens, 49, Richmond, Texas, falsely personate another to create liability.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Regional transportation meeting to be held in Durant
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A regional transportation meeting will be held from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 at the SODA Conference Center, at 2704 N.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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
Matt Swearengin
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.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025