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Shown second from left are, Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton, Assistant Chief Jack Austin Jr. and District 9 Choctaw Tribal Council Member James Dry. They were attending a Durant Board of Education meeting where Durant High School student Jordan Davenport spoke about not being allowed to wear his Choctaw regalia for a senior yearbook photo.

Shown second from left are, Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton, Assistant Chief Jack Austin Jr. and District 9 Choctaw Tribal Council Member James Dry. They were attending a Durant Board of Education meeting where Durant High School student Jordan Davenport spoke about not being allowed to wear his Choctaw regalia for a senior yearbook photo.

Student addresses school board on not being able to wear Choctaw regalia

Matt Swearengin
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Durant High School student Jordan Davenport addressed the Durant Board of Education on the district’s policy of not being allowed to wear Native American regalia for graduation pictures. Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton, Assistant Chief Jack Austin Jr.
Caddo Bruins Homecoming King and Queen are Kale Brister and Brilee Tyson, both representing basketball. They were named during a ceremony before last Friday’s football game. Junior attendants are Audrea Aguirre and Cade Millermon. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Caddo Bruins Homecoming King and Queen are Kale Brister and Brilee Tyson, both representing basketball. They were named during a ceremony before last Friday’s football game. Junior attendants are Audrea Aguirre and Cade Millermon. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Caddo Homecoming King and Queen

News Staff
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Caddo Homecoming King and Queen.

Trump’s crackdown on Americans

Jane Hicks
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
In a September 25, 2025 memo, Donald Trump ordered a crackdown on organizations that assault democratic institutions, constitutional rights, and fundamental civil liberties. (https:// www.whitehouse.gov/presidentialactions/ 2025/09/countering-domesticterrorism- and-organized-political-violence).

COURT RECORDS

News Staff
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Felonies filed Michael David Lewis II, 54, Huntsville, Texas, larceny of automobile. Aaron Lee Hix, 31, Cartwright, grand larceny of lost property.

OHCE has meeting

News Staff
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
On October 1, 2025, members of the Oklahoma Home and Community Education met in the Clay Jones community building to review the happenings of the Bryan County Fair and to make preparations for new projects in the future.
Kiwanis Terrific Kids for September, were awarded by Hudson Toews, Lori Melton and Gerri Mendez for Robert E. Lee Early Childhood Center. Front Row: Alejandro Conejo, Nina Hecker, Rowan McClure, DeLyliah Garcia, Blaze Mciluenne, Emery Henagar, Kashlynn Weaver and Kollins Wright.Second Row: Mikey Torrence, Evelyn Harkins, Kashtynn Ray, Owen Ballew, Kennedy Robinson, Heidi Adams, Emalee Woods, Jonah Wester amnd Esmae Wilsie. Not pictured are Kaleb Snow and Wyatt Perdue. Photo provided | REL

Kiwanis Terrific Kids for September, were awarded by Hudson Toews, Lori Melton and Gerri Mendez for Robert E. Lee Early Childhood Center. Front Row: Alejandro Conejo, Nina Hecker, Rowan McClure, DeLyliah Garcia, Blaze Mciluenne, Emery Henagar, Kashlynn Weaver and Kollins Wright.Second Row: Mikey Torrence, Evelyn Harkins, Kashtynn Ray, Owen Ballew, Kennedy Robinson, Heidi Adams, Emalee Woods, Jonah Wester amnd Esmae Wilsie. Not pictured are Kaleb Snow and Wyatt Perdue. Photo provided | REL

REL Terrific Kids

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
REL Terrific Kids.
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