Deadline is Monday for Feb. 10th election absentee ballots
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The deadline to request absentee ballots for the Feb. 10 election is Monday Jan.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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Senator Bullard files bill to promote local control, repeal minimum salary schedule for teachers
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OKLAHOMA CITY – In an effort to return local control to Oklahoma schools, Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, recently filed legislation to repeal the state’s minimum salary schedule for teachers.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
COURT RECORDS
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Felonies filed Phuong Nhat Huynh, 26, Houston, Texas, attempting to elude police officer while endangering others. Spencer Lee Cavender, 44, Durant, aggravated DUI.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
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Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Donald William Osborn to Teresa Kay Wyatt, quit claim deed Teresa Kay Wyatt and Russell Jackson Wyatt to Donald William Osborn, quit claim deed Kathy Jane Duncan, Harry Eugene Duncan and Duncan Revocable Living Trust to Kathy Jane Duncan, Harry Eugene...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
OU undergraduate publishes new research on ancient fossils
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NORMAN – In a rare achievement for an undergraduate student, Colby Higdon, a geology major on the paleontology track with the University of Oklahoma has published original paleontological research conducted at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History that reveals new insights into whether...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Members of Axis Dance Co. performed at halftime of a Southeastern men’s basketball game. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat
Axis Dance Co.
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Axis Dance Co.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Southeastern had its Career Discovery Day for eighth graders last week. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat
Southeastern hosts annual Career Discovery Day
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The Southeastern Oklahoma State University Career Services office and the Southern Workforce Board hosted its annual Eighth Grade Discovery Day on Jan. 8.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Choctaw Nation opposes ICE detention facility in Durant
Choctaw Nation opposes ICE detention facility in Durant
Matt Swearengin
The Choctaw Tribal Council approved a joint resolution opposing the placement and operation of a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facility in Durant. The vote was unanimous during a meeting of the tribal council on Saturday.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Durant Lady Lions basketball head coach Tony Robinson talks to his team during a time out in last week’s home game. During a Monday meeting, the Durant Board of Education voted to rename the high school gym the Robinson Family Gymnasium in honor of the family that su_ered the tragedy of the deaths of head coach Will Robinson and his daughter Clara during a Christmas Eve 2024 car accident. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat
School board votes to rename Durant High School gym the Robinson Family Gymnasium
Matt Swearengin
The Durant Board of Education during its Monday meeting voted to rename the Durant High School gym the Robinson Family Gymnasium. Durant Lady Lions basketball head coach Will Robinson and his daughter Clara died in a Christmas Eve 2024 car accident in Sherman, Texas.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
County burn ban tabled again
Matt Swearengin
For the second week in a row, Bryan County Commissioners Scott Goad, Justin Boone and Brandon Carr tabled voting on a burn ban for Bryan County during a Monday meeting. Commissioners had previously tabled this during a Jan.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026