February 6, 2019

McWilliams wins Regional Spelling Bee, moves on to State

CALERA – Durant eighth-grader Jayla McWilliams took first place on Tuesday night in the Region 19 spelling bee. She will continue on to the next level […]
February 5, 2019

WI students honored with Principal Pride Award

DURANT – Washington Irving principal, Lisa Whitley presented the following Washington Irving students with the Principal Pride Award for modeling exemplary character and following the Lion Code. […]
January 29, 2019

Choctaw Nation, Chahta Foundation provide medical scholarship

Choctaw Nation DURANT – A major new scholarship is open to Choctaws attending Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine. The Choctaw […]
January 27, 2019

Durant students perform at the 2018-2019 SEOBDA All-District Clinic

DURANT – On Saturday, the South Eastern Oklahoma Band Directors Association held it performance for the 2018-2019 All-District clinic for this year. Band members, under the […]
January 24, 2019

Local spelling bee winners to compete at regional level in Calera

Around Bryan County and beyond, local spelling bee winners have earned spots to compete at the Oklahoma regional level of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Winners […]
January 23, 2019

Washington Irving announces students who have met Accelerated Reading Goals

DURANT – Many students in the first and second grades have met their Accelerated Reading Goals during the first semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. Here […]
January 23, 2019

First United Bank donates financial curriculum to Durant High School

Release NASHVILLE, Tenn. -First United Bank is donating Ramsey Solutions’ Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum to Durant High School. Foundations in Personal Finance is the premier […]
January 16, 2019

FFA and 4-H to hold chili dinner and auction on Thursday

By Joey McWilliams BRYAN COUNTY – It’s that time of year again – time to come out and support the agricultural education at Durant. The Durant […]
January 8, 2019

Eighth-graders learn about many career paths at Discovery Day

By Joey McWilliams DURANT – On Tuesday, the Southern Workforce hosted for the fifth year its Career Discovery Day on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State […]