Atoka News

They'll be issuing some checks at City Hall. Following a closed-door session during a special meeting on Monday night, the city council reconvened in open session and took action that will result in a 4 percent across-the-board pay raise for members of the firefighters' union.

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Durant Mayor Jerry Tomlinson, left, presented Ray Richards, Southeastern Oklahoma State University football coach, with certificates Tuesday for the 80 to 90 men who helped clean up the community after last week's wind storm.

The AARP Driver Safety program class will be given at the American Legion Hall, 3529 N. Broadway.

EDITOR'S NOTE: All activities may be subject to change due to weather conditions.

The following construction projects will impact travel on major highways from Friday, May 22, through Monday, May 25.

ATOKA a ' Two men have been killed in a one-car crash that the Oklahoma Highway Patrol says may have been alcohol-related. Troopers say 37-year-old Larry Marsh of Hugo and 35-year-old Earl Lee Floyd Jr.

I purchased BitDefender Anti-Virus 2009 with a registration key for three PCs, but I've been unable to update my older version because the upgrade option on the main menu is grayed out.

Atoka/Coal County Partnership for Change Methamphetamine Initiative Subcommittee and the Atoka PTA are presenting an educational and informational event tonight for parents, grandparents raising grandchildren, guardians, and all others who are interested in attending.

ATOKA, OK a ' A man who worked as Atoka High Schoola TMs janitor has been jailed on accusations he sold drugs on school grounds.

Seventy-seven piano students from Southeastern Oklahoma of the Oklahoma Music Teacher's Association will be meeting in McAlester Sunday at Lakewood Christian Church for the District Achievement Contest.

An Ada woman was injured when her vehicle wrecked Thursday afternoon. Rebecca Cram, 36, was driving east on State Highway 3 near Pontotoc Technology Center around 2:40 p.m. when the incident happened.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for 43 counties in Oklahoma.

Vanoss Pre-Kindergarten Pre-Enrollment will be held in the Vanoss Library April 3rd from 8 a.m-3 p.m. The Pre-K program is available for children who are or will be four years old by September 1, 2009.

The Chickasaw Nation Office of Violence Prevention hosts a Sexual Assault Awareness Walk from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Wintersmith Park, in Ada.

This image of the Horsehead Nebula was taken by Tulsa Astronomy Club member Rod Gallagher in 2006 at the Okie-Tex Star Party near Kenton.

There are 6.4 million people in Hyderabad, India, where Ada native Liz Eaker will be working for the next three years.

A man and woman from Atoka have been killed in a one-car crash on a county road in Atoka County.

A deadly accident in Atoka county Tuesday morning. It took the lives of two people.

Here's a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol: FATALITY COLLISION OCCURRED AT 0750 HOURS ON 032409, 3 MILES EAST AND 4 MILES SOUTH OF TUSHKA ON A COUNTY ROAD IN ATOKA COUNTY.