Sunday, March 30, 2025, was a fun and memorable day for 4-year-old Lincoln Burns and PaPa Joe (aka Joe Don Burns). It was the day Lincoln reeled in this four-pound Largemouth Bass from PaPa Joe’s pond in Coalgate with a Zebco 33. Lincoln is the son of Zach and Baylee Burns of Durant.
The Coalgate Wildcats pulled off a near “Cinderella” story 70, yes 70, years ago this month. The purple and white cagers finished 3rd in the Little Dixie Conference and an 18-6 regular season record. They had entertained the Coalgate fans to a nice season, but little was anyone prepared for what happened next in Oklahoma high school basketball.
A Coalgate woman and man were arrested March 17 for the larceny of a chainsaw. The female, Betti Roberts, 51, has been charged with misdemeanor petit larceny in Coal County District Court. Michael Riley, a member of the Choctaw Nation, is facing charges in the Choctaw Nation District Court.
The Vaughan family moved to Coalgate in May 1964 from Temple, OK. Gary Vaughan will be inducted into the Coalgate Athletic Hall of Fame on May 24.
A 32-year-old New York man was arrested during the early morning hours of Thursday, March 20, after a sizeable amount of marijuana was detected in his vehicle following a traffic stop in Coalgate.
The Coal County Sheriff’s Office recently made two drug trafficking arrests in Centrahoma following routine traffic stops. The first arrest took place on March 9, the second one on March 12.
Sunday, March 30, 2025, was a fun and memorable day for 4-year-old Lincoln Burns and PaPa Joe (aka Joe Don Burns).
The Coalgate Wildcats pulled off a near “Cinderella” story 70, yes 70, years ago this month. The purple and white cagers finished 3rd in the Little Dixie Conference and an 18-6 regular season record. They had entertained the Coalgate fans to a nice season, but little was anyone prepared for what happened next in Oklahoma high school basketball.
JOSH AND JAXON HARDY TAKE 1ST PLACE AT THE MCGEE CREEK BASS CLUB SEASON OPENER ON BROKEN BOW LAKE!
Coalgate High School is proud to honor Tommie Kay Weeden Martinez, a 1990 graduate, as a 2025 inductee into the CHS Athletic Hall of Fame. A dedicated and accomplished athlete, Tommie Kay excelled in basketball, track, and field, particularly in shot put and discus. Her perseverance, talent, and determination made her one of the most dominant throwers in CHS history.
I remember one nice day in Oklahoma 75 years ago when I volunteering to drive my grandfather, Will W. Armstrong, down to Wister for a visit with his daughter. I was the only one handy that day and besides, being a teenager with a new driver’s license, I looked forward to the trip. I asked my grandpa a lot of questions that day. We were pretty close buddies anyway and many items he mentioned that day I still remember. Born in 1872 he knew a lot about early Oklahoma history. In fact, he lived a lot of it. Driving through Gowan on US270 and down Gowan Mountain into the vast Gowen Prairie, I asked him if he remembered how this part of the state looked in his “day.”
