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DURANT –– Southeastern Oklahoma State University held two spring commencement ceremonies May 5-6. Below are the candidates for graduation, listed by permanent hometown.

WILBURTON –– Representatives from Kiamichi Tech, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Carl Albert State College, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Choctaw Nation, Southern Workforce Board and Mercy Hospital met this week with a goal of strengthening and promoting the pipeline of healthcare workers in southeast Oklahoma.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com You’ve lived long enough to have heard a bunch of tired cliches and old sayings, I know. One of Andy’s favorites from an old friend is this; “Better hold your holt.”

Head Start has been studying about their five senses and people with differing abilities. Jonathon Phelps was able to visit the center to build upon that study and the children got to witness how a book is read in Braille!

The Choctaw County Ambulance Authority announces it has received a $40,000 Community Grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation. The grant will be used to fund Project LifeSaver, which will allow the Choctaw County Ambulance Authority to provide lifesaving equipment like Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), Mobilize Comprehensive Trauma Kits, and specialized trainings to all public school’s systems in Choctaw County to enhance the quality of life for rural citizens and communities in Oklahoma.

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The Eubanks Family will be at New Hope Church of God, 238 Bearden Springs Road, at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 23.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com We all have done it. Whether we deliberately intend to speak those words, or they just kind of slide out when our mouth opens. But things that we should’na said are suddenly floating there in the air for someone else to digest. Then we live with the consequences. Usually not a good thing.

Summer is just around the corner and the Southeast Oklahoma Library System (SEOLS) is gearing up for its 2023 Summer Reading Program – All Together Now! The program will run from May 20th through June 30th at all SEOLS locations and is intended to promote kindness, friendship and unity. All programs are free of charge!