COURT RECORDS
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Felonies filed Cole Dean Green, 23, Durant, DUI. Shawn Dwayne Farris, 27, Cartwright, fugitive from justice.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Durant man injured in crash near Soper
Matt Swearengin
A Durant man was injured in a rollover crash Monday on Highway 70 west of Soper in Choctaw County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Forty-one-year-old Marcus S.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Durant FFA students Bailee Varner, Ava Converse, Annie Miller and Kaydee Williams were among those attending the open house for the new Durant High School Ag Building.
Open house held for new ag building at high school
Matt Swearengin
The new Ag Building at Durant High School was shown to the public during an open house last week. Husband and wife Jeremiah Adams and Kayla Adams are the ag teachers and Mr.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Emma Garner and JJ Bull groom a goat during the Bryan County Free Fair.
Bryan County Free Fair
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Bryan County Free Fair.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Rotarians to teach class to save someone from overdose
Matt Swearengin
Training on how to save someone from an overdose will be provided from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat The Bryan County Teachers Meeting was Aug. 29 at the Southeastern Bloomer Sullivan Arena the 2025 teachers and administrator of the year were named. From left, Pam Reynolds, Bennington Superintendent, administrator of the year; Karla Speer, Calera, elementary teacher of the year, and Kaci Parsons, Silo, secondary teacher of the year.
Administrator, teachers of the year named in teachers meeting
Matt Swearengin
The teachers and administrator of the year were named Aug. 29 during the Bryan County Teachers Meeting at Southeastern Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Durant School District bond proposition passes
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Voters approved a $4 million bond proposition for the Durant
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Buckets and bravery - fifty years of firefighting in Indian Territory
Mary E. Maurer
Firefighting has long been a skill required of civilized men and taken up as a career by a brave few. Early homes used some form of fire for heating, cooking, or lighting so it isn’t surprising that unwanted fires were often responsible for the loss of homes, businesses, and lives.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Dr. Elbert Hill
Book Talk to meet September 11
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Book Talk begins a new season of book discussions on September 11, when Dr. Elbert Hill, emeritus Professor of English at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, will lead a conversation about “House Gaudy Night” by Golden-Age mystery novelist Dorothy L. Sayers.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Reframing History
Mary E. Maurer
Warning: the following contains graphic details that the reader may find disturbing. On Saturday afternoon, August 12, 1911, Mrs.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025