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Architect renditions for the Southeastern Spend Life Wisely Stadium are unveiled during an annoucement last week at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. From left, Durant Schools Superintendent Mark Moring, SE athletics director Keith Baxter, SE President Dr. Thomas Newsom, head football coach Bo Atterberry and First United Bank CEO Greg Massey. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Architect renditions for the Southeastern Spend Life Wisely Stadium are unveiled during an annoucement last week at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. From left, Durant Schools Superintendent Mark Moring, SE athletics director Keith Baxter, SE President Dr. Thomas Newsom, head football coach Bo Atterberry and First United Bank CEO Greg Massey. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Plans for new Southeastern Spend Life Wisely Stadium unveiled

Matt Swearengin
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Plans were unveiled March 12 at Southeastern Bloomer Sullivan Arena for a new stadium at Paul Laird Field that will be named Spend Life Wisely Stadium.
Jeremy Spence, chair of the Durant Sustainability Coalition, speaks before it was announced that T-Mobile awarded DSC a grant to plant trees in downtown Durant. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Jeremy Spence, chair of the Durant Sustainability Coalition, speaks before it was announced that T-Mobile awarded DSC a grant to plant trees in downtown Durant. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Tree grant awarded to spruce up downtown Durant

Matt Swearengin
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
T-Mobile awarded a $35,000 grant to the Durant Sustainability Coalition that will be used to plant trees in downtown Durant. The announcement was made March 13 at the Donald W.
A time capsule was buried last Friday at Oxford Springs Durant assisted living center. Seven-year-old Zander Babb helped with the burial and also shown are his grandmother Lisa Gibson, left, who is a CNA and CMA at Oxford, and Kenley Hayes, life enrichment director of Oxford. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

A time capsule was buried last Friday at Oxford Springs Durant assisted living center. Seven-year-old Zander Babb helped with the burial and also shown are his grandmother Lisa Gibson, left, who is a CNA and CMA at Oxford, and Kenley Hayes, life enrichment director of Oxford. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Time capsule buried at assisted living center

Matt Swearengin
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
A time capsule containing items from residents at Oxford Springs Durant assisted living center was buried March 14.

Trump proposes more tax cuts for the rich

Jane Hicks
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was a windfall for corporations and the ultra-wealthy. At a town meeting in 2024, my district’s representative, Josh Brecheen, said taxes for corporations were 36% —a top rate that should not be raised— but that was wrong.
Photo provided Rep. Cody Maynard stands with House Page Carson Veenstra on the House floor.

Photo provided Rep. Cody Maynard stands with House Page Carson Veenstra on the House floor.

Tax reform measure passes House

Rep. Cody Maynard
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
House Bill 1200, a measure that would move Oklahoma from a triple-factor to a single-factor apportionment for corporate taxes, passed the House floor on March 5. Currently, corporations in Oklahoma are taxed based on their property, payroll, and sales within the state.

COMING EVENTS

News Staff
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
March 18 The Bryan County of Federation of Democratic Women will meet at noon March 18 at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library.

Do you know anyone who is homeless?

Phyllis Rustin
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Recently Oklahoma Senate Bill 484 was proposed by Sen. Lisa Standridge (R-Norman), and would ban any Oklahoma municipality under 300,000 in population from using public monies to operate homeless shelters or to provide a homeless outreach (Spencer Humphrey, “One Oklahoma Senator Aims to Ban All But...

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

News Staff
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Jason Earles and Ladonna Earles to Ferdell Black, warranty deed Luis Barreras and Gayla Barreras to LGD Properties Inc., warranty deed Jesse James Gauthier, Dakota Mackensie Gauthier, Dakota Mackensie Poteet to Roverto Sanchez and Lidia Sanchez, warranty...

COURT RECORDS

News Staff
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Felonies filed Cody L. Cotter Foster, 34, Hendersonville, Tenn., possession of stolen vehicle.
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