The Durant Board of Education approved in a meeting last week a resolution for a special election to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds that the district says will not cause an ...

Local musician Tanner Young performed recently at the Three Valley Museum in Durant. Young, who is a self-taught musician, has a unique blend of oldtime country with a touch of modern blue grass.

Missouri bull rider Creek Young scored an 84-point ride on the bull Wagon Bru to claim the top money prize of $3,638 to cap last week’s 84th Durant PRCA Rodeo at the Riding Club Arena. The 24-year-old ...

Felonies filed Joseph Sanders, 20, Bennington, knowingly concealing stolen property. Winston Paul Gilbeau, 37, Mead, child sexual abuse. Felonies disposed Gregory Kent Southall, 36, Dallas, Texas, ...

State Sen. David Bullard and State Reps Cody Maynard and Justin Humphrey spoke during the IMPACT Durant Advocacy luncheon last week at The Gordon Event Center. The lawmakers presented a wrap-up from ...

Southeastern Oklahoma State University sophomore Emma Hamblin will participate in the Ph.D. Pathway for Advancement in the Humanities and Social Sciences (PATHS) program at Johns Hopkins University in ...

With our legislative session complete, it’s time to review some of the significant legislation that was passed. One major concern I hear regularly— especially in our district—is the condition of ...

The mother of a special-needs student spoke to the Durant Board of Education during a meeting last week and she asked them to change district policy and require a monitor on busses that transport ...

The Durant Lions wrapped up two weeks of lively spring football practice last week by getting some live reps in a team camp Friday against powerhouses Sulphur and Idabel. Coach Todd Vargas’ squad held ...

Joslyn Harbin spoke at a recent meeting of Bryan County Federation of Democratic Women, telling what the local Boys and Girls Club has meant in her life. She is the Youth of the Year winner for the ...

Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify ...