Achille residents to vote on sales tax increase

Achille residents will be voting on a proposition to increase the town’s sales tax by one percent to fund improvements.

COMING EVENTS

March 25 The Bryan County Democratic Party will meet March 25, 5:30 p.m., at Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library.

AllianceHealth urge residents to take precautions amid measles outbreak

AllianceHealth Durant and its medical staff encourage residents to know the symptoms and take proactive steps to protect themselves and their families against the highly contagious measles. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 2 probably cases of measles in the state on March 11th.

STEM and Science Fairs

STEM and Science Fairs.

Elon and the third rail

BY MARION HILL There’s a reason Social Security is referred to as the “Third Rail of Politics.” Trains powered by electricity, including some subway systems in the U.S. and England, use a third rail that runs beside other train rails to deliver power to the system.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Billy Tate and Fayrene Tate to Carolyn J. Thomas, warranty deed Vicky L.

Gardening with kids

Kids are so fascinated by how things grow. First planting with something that looks dead, a seed, and then watching it grow into a plant that changes daily. Kids learn a lot from gardening, said Tommie M. James, Family & Consumer Science and 4-H Extension Educator for Bryan County.

COURT RECORDS

Felonies filed Leslie Wayne Trosper, 55, Cartwright, DUI. Richard Stephens, 49, Richmond, Texas, falsely personate another to create liability.

Regional transportation meeting to be held in Durant

A regional transportation meeting will be held from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 at the SODA Conference Center, at 2704 N.