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Josh Hardy of Coalgate proudly casts his ballot early Friday afternoon, June 24, in the Primary Election.
Read moreOKDHS is excited to announce a new embedded worker location at the Coal County Health Department. Beginning June 1, Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) will embed a caseworker on-site every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to take applications for several programs administered by OKDHS, including food assistance benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child care subsidy and eligibility for SoonerCare (Medicaid). OKDHS specialist, Alicen Newman, can also make referrals to other agencies, as needed, or accept applications for assistance by phone when they are not on-site by calling (580) 207-0858.
Read moreIf you are planning to apply for a REAP Grant with Southern Oklahoma Development Association, the time is now.
Read moreA NEWLY ORDAINED PASTOR was attempting to comfort the widow of an eccentric man who had just died. Standing before the open casket, the nervous young man said, “I realize this must be a difficult blow for you, Mrs. Smith. Just try to remember that what we see before us is only the husk, the shell, of your dear husband. The nut has gone to heaven.
Read moreFirst time voter Falon Hobbie has a big smile as she casts her very first ballot during the Primary Election early voting period on Saturday, June 25. A total of 217 voters turned out for early voting: 90 on Thursday, 74 on Friday, and 53 on Saturday.
Read moreTishomingo man facing drug and alcohol charges
Read moreKathleen Fleck (Class of ’46) and Donald Sprague (Class of ’50) caught by the camera as they were leaving the 2022 CHS alumni reunion mixer.
Read moreCOMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD — The Coal County Chamber of Commerce presents Chuck Horton, founder and owner of Blackhawk Services in Coalgate, and son Tagus Horton a Community Service Award in recognition of the company’s dedication and support of the community by providing quality jobs to Coal County citizens. From left - Tagus Horton, Chuck Horton, Betty Keilty, Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board, and Johnny Sandmann, President. Two weeks after Chuck’s high school graduation in 1987, he took a roughneck job and believed he had found his future career path in the oil and gas industry. Thirty-two plus years later, the oilfields of Oklahoma and beyond remain a constant in Chuck’s life. Today, along with his son Tagus, he operates his own business that provides a host of services. Blackhawk continues to take care of customers’ needs from start to finish – from groundbreaking to ongoing maintenance for rig pads and roustabout work to construction-type projects. Building office buildings and gas-plant facilities, Blackhawk can provide construction of tank batteries and compressors, install piping and hookups for different areas at well sites as well as maintain pipeline facilities by sandblasting, painting, and blading lease roads. Blackhawk also has tanker trucks that haul water as well as transport well mud. Hauling rock, dirt, sand, gravel and equipment with eight to nine crews and staff of 75, Blackhawk covers all of Oklahoma and completes projects in several other states.
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