January 16, 2019

Native teachers to get boost with Teach to Reach

Choctaw Nation Kary Pickens DURANT – Teach to Reach is a new opportunity for up-and-coming Native American teachers. The Choctaw Nation Career Development program has received […]
January 16, 2019

One injured in head-on collision in Bennington

BENNINGTON – One person was taken by flight from a two-vehicle accident in Bennington on Tuesday evening. Doyle Childers, 73 of McLoud, was driving a 2006 […]
January 15, 2019

Durant rolls out orange carpet for Brinkman and company

By Joey McWilliams DURANT – It was a display of city-wide unity. Thousands came out to Southeastern’s campus on Tuesday afternoon and evening to welcome to […]
January 14, 2019

Fallin commends HWH Group for locating Salem Tube headquarters in Durant

Release OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today expressed appreciation to the HWH Group for its decision to select Durant as the site for Salem Tube’s North […]
January 10, 2019

Coal train railcars derail in Bokchito

BOKCHITO – People in Bokchito are familiar with the noises accompanying the trains that regularly pass through town. They heard a some different sounds earlier this […]
January 7, 2019

Choctaw Nation awarded grant for rural internet

Choctaw Nation Katy Pickens DURANT – The Choctaw Nation has been awarded a $2,987,850 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build broadband internet infrastructure […]
January 2, 2019

#MyDurant T-Shirts now on sale to help raise funds for signage

By Joey McWilliams DURANT – As the calendar has turned, now also the attention turns to making the shift from Christmas trimmings downtown to decorations that […]
December 26, 2018

Durant woman injured in accident on wet roadway in Atoka County

LANE – One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in Lane. Weston Cooksey, 18 of Atoka, was driving a 1996 […]
December 21, 2018

Choctaw Nation Early Head Start taking applications

Choctaw Nation Charlie Clark DURANT – Choctaw Nation Early Head Start is accepting new applications as it prepares for 2019. “The program fosters school-readiness for approximately 138 […]