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Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Hannah Williams and Hayes Williams slide down the hill at Carl Albert Park last week after the sleet storm left the city caked with about four inches of ice.

Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Hannah Williams and Hayes Williams slide down the hill at Carl Albert Park last week after the sleet storm left the city caked with about four inches of ice.

Sledding at Carl Albert Park

News Staff
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Sledding at Carl Albert Park.
Protesters with the Bryan County Never Again Campaign held signs Monday outside of the courthouse. The protesters are seek-SEE ing changes to protect victims of domestic violence. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Protesters with the Bryan County Never Again Campaign held signs Monday outside of the courthouse. The protesters are seek-SEE ing changes to protect victims of domestic violence. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

‘Never Again’ protest held at courthouse

Matt Swearengin
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Approximately 10 protesters with the Never Again Campaign protested outside the Bryan County Courthouse Monday morning. Never Again seeks changes that eliminate second bonds in domestic violence cases, according to Shelley Dunnam, an organizer of the campaign.

COMING EVENTS

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Feb. 7 Calera Fire-Rescue is having its 51st annual chili dinner from 11 a.m.

Credit card debate based on false assumptions

Jonathan Small
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” Those are the words of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. Oklahomans are seeing this lack of belief in freedom firsthand as out-of-state interest groups seek to raise the minimum wage.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Ginger Lyn Clift and Mitchell Shane Clift to John Charles Goolsby, warranty deed Ashley Laymon to Alton Laymon, warranty deed Bryce Martens and Carolyn Martens to Bryce Martens and Carolyn Martens, warranty deed Adam Cantrell and Tesha Cantrell to Jose L.

COURT RECORDS

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Felonies filed Latoya Shavonne Walker, 41, Dallas, Texas, child neglect. Jimmy Raymond Blow Jr., 45, Cartwright, kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
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