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Durant Lady Lion softball seniors were honored during senior night before a game Sept. 17. From left, Aniyah Scott, Macee Hall, Lylith Harris, Raelynn Clark, Addi Pratt and Rachel Spencer. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Durant Lady Lion softball seniors were honored during senior night before a game Sept. 17. From left, Aniyah Scott, Macee Hall, Lylith Harris, Raelynn Clark, Addi Pratt and Rachel Spencer. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Durant High School softball seniors

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Durant High School softball seniors

COMING EVENTS OCT. 3-5

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The Friends of the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library will hold their annual Book Sale October 3 through October 5. The hours are Thursday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

COURT RECORDS

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Felonies filed Stacy Ladale Brown, 36, third-degree burglary. William Ernest Hartshorn, 46, Murphy, Texas, identity theft, unlawful use of personal identifying info.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Story Starter Properties to Brayden Phillips and Sarah Phillips, warranty deed Ryan Narocki Yandell and Kari Nicole Yandell to Joshua Bogue and Britney Bogue, warranty deed Gateway Homes and Design to Timothy Corn, warranty deed Randall J.
Michael S. Wright, grand marshal of The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, speaks during a cornerstone dedication ceremony Sept. 19 at the Bryan County EMS building that is under construction. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Michael S. Wright, grand marshal of The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, speaks during a cornerstone dedication ceremony Sept. 19 at the Bryan County EMS building that is under construction. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Masons dedicate cornerstone at new Bryan County EMS building

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The M.W. Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, along with Durant Masonic Lodge No. 45, had a cornerstone ceremony Sept. 19 at the Bryan County EMS building that is under construction and will be completed next year.
The sign for the Allied Stone Deana F. Ogle Building was unveiled during a ceremony last Friday to celebrate the company’s expansion. The late Ogle was Allied Stone’s first employee. Shown are Ogle’s granddaughter, Shelby Gardner, and Jerry Lim, Allied Group president. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

The sign for the Allied Stone Deana F. Ogle Building was unveiled during a ceremony last Friday to celebrate the company’s expansion. The late Ogle was Allied Stone’s first employee. Shown are Ogle’s granddaughter, Shelby Gardner, and Jerry Lim, Allied Group president. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Allied Stone celebrates expansion

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Allied Stone celebrated last Friday the grand opening of its new building, the Deana F. Ogle Building, named after the late Ogle who was the company’s first employee in Durant in 1999.
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