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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.
Mark McCloskey speaks at Fairview Baptist Church during a recent meeting of the Bryan County chapter of the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association. McCloskey confronted protesters with an AR-15 when they were walking through his St. Louis neighborhood in 2020. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Mark McCloskey speaks at Fairview Baptist Church during a recent meeting of the Bryan County chapter of the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association. McCloskey confronted protesters with an AR-15 when they were walking through his St. Louis neighborhood in 2020. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Man who pointed gun at St. Louis protesters speaks in Durant

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
A husband and wife who pointed guns at protesters walking through their St. Louis neighborhood visited Durant recently.

Okies in the Field at a hard rock concert

Mark Swearengin
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
On Sept. 7, I went to a hard rock concert. While that may not seem like unusual behavior for the masses, those who know me know that I’m a die-hard Jazz fanatic and have been since childhood. The arguments I had in school with fellow students who were rock fans over the years could fill a novel.

Vouchers are killing public schools

Jane Hicks
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Vouchers are a state-funded program that pays tuition, fees, and other expenses for students to attend private schools or to be homeschooled, rather than attending a free public school. Of course, state funds are taxpayer money.
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