School starts in Durant

School starts in Durant.

Fuller resigns from Durant City Council

Durant City Council Member for Ward 2 Lauran Fuller announced

Durant man killed in crash

A Durant man was killed Monday in a single-vehicle accident, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. According to OHP, 58-year-old Michael Shane Sexton died in the 1:45 a.m.

COURT RECORDS

Felonies filed Raymon Don Smith, 40, Denison,Texas, fugitive from justice. Matthew Shay Rodgers, 34, Boswell, domestic assault and battery resulting in great bodily harm.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Dale Lynn Brown to Andrew Lynn Brown, warranty deed AJ Jefferson Ventures to Wardwoods LLC, warranty deed Melba D. Graham to OPZO1 LLC, warranty deed Kelli Bruce to Randall Guy Chism and Mary Kathryn Chism, warranty deed Randall Guy Chism and Mary Kathryn...

COMING EVENTS

Aug. 19 The Bryan County Federation of Democratic Women (BCFDW) meeting will be held Tuesday, August 19, at noon at the Donald W Reynolds Library in Durant.

Superintendent Walters announces end of government-mandated end-of-year testing

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Superintendent Ryan Walters has announced a transformative shift in Oklahoma’s approach to student assessment, marking the end of traditional statewide summative testing as we know it.

Lawmakers must confront higher ed, K-12 on reading crisis

“There is no reason a child cannot read before they are in third grade,” former State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister said in 2019. “But our teachers have to teach based on the science of reading, and that is not happening across this state. It is happening in pockets.”

‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’

When our sons were children, a part of their afternoons included spending time with “Mr. Roger’s’ Neighborhood,” viewed on our local Public Broadcasting Station (PBS).

Pride of Durant ready for season

The Durant High School Pride of Durant marching band recently completed its band camp as it gets ready for the marching season. Head band director Chris Gregg said the camp began for the drummers on July 28 and the rest of the band began practicing last week that ended Aug.