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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.
Read moreThe bad thing about living in a new place is that I don’t know anyone. The good thing about living in a new place is that I meet new people.
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“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln The quest for happiness is part of the American psyche, embedded in our cultural DNA. Thomas Jefferson immortalized this sentiment when he penned the Declaration of Independence writing, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Most of us would admit that the energy of our lives is spent in this pursuit of happiness, for ourselves and others. But there is a real question here. Where does happiness come from? How do we obtain it? Is happiness dependent on our external circumstances or is something deeper involved?
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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.
Read moreBy an overwhelming margin, members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted to move school-board elections to a November general election ballot, seeking to dramatically increase participation in those races.
Read moreArrest warrants have been in effect since March 7 for a man and woman facing felony drug charges and misdemeanor knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property.
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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.
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