June 10, 2020

Texas man drowns in Lake Texoma

BRYAN COUNTY – A Texas man died Tuesday evening while swimming in Lake Texoma at East Burns Run. Christopher Carillo, 32, of Arlington, Texas was at […]
June 9, 2020

Blue Zones Project – Durant team announced

Release DURANT – Sharecare, Inc. today announced that local staff positions have been filled to lead the transformation of Durant through Blue Zones Project® by Sharecare. […]
June 9, 2020

Rep. Grego calls planned state park fees “a new tax”

Release OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, today said he was in total dismay after learning of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department’s plan […]
June 8, 2020

Senators Lankford, Cruz and others submit Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Voting Rights Act case

Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Mike Lee […]
June 3, 2020

OBI announces COVID-19 antibody tests for blood donors

Release TULSA  ─  Oklahoma Blood Institute announced it will provide free COVID-19 antibody tests for all blood donors eighteen and older. Oklahoma Blood Institute is the […]
June 1, 2020

Oklahoma to begin Phase 3 of OURS plan on Monday

OK.gov OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma will proceed to Phase 3 of the Open Up and Recover Safely plan Monday, June 1, Governor Kevin Stitt announced Friday. Oklahoma currently […]
June 1, 2020

Oklahoma exceeds 90,000 testing goal for May

OK.gov OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced today the State has surpassed its goal to collect and test more than 90,000 specimens […]
May 30, 2020

Two new cases, four new recoveries reported in Bryan County

BRYAN COUNTY – There were new positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the county on Saturday. But the number of active cases has again gone […]
May 29, 2020

Durant Police Department to lead joint escort for fallen teens back to Durant

Release BRYAN COUNTY – The Durant Police Department will be escorting Hunter Ford and Jack Sarver’s bodies back to Durant. Brown’s Funeral Home will leave Durant […]