Coweta News

This month in Coweta County, 1,958 children under age 5 will receive a free book mailed to their home.

When the Porter Health Clinic moves into its new facility, it will triple the number of exam rooms.

Navy Seaman Kelli D. Jones, daughter of Kimberly S. Jones of Coweta and Karl L. Jones of Broken Arrow and more than 7,500 sailors of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group relieved the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group as Commander, Task Force 50 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Most of them are a brilliant, unnerving blue. Most of them are open wide and staring directly at you - although the ones where the eyes are aimed off in some other direction can be equally creepy.

Six people died in crashes on northeastern Oklahoma roads Friday and Saturday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

East Coweta High School Principal Rick Waggoner was given the "Governor's Cup" at the Tuesday night meeting of the Coweta County Board of Education in recognition of his school's high achievement on SAT test scores.

Two Coweta heroes have been memorialized in bronze, but the placement of their statues at a public park means something more to many local citizens -- a recognition of all veterans and their contributions.

It's the second week in November, and Cowetans may be wondering how cold it will be in the morning, whether to make pumpkin or sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving and whether one of their Christmas presents might be delivered by camel.

Coweta resident Stacia Watkins is now in the top 32 of CMT's Music City Madness competition.

Two people died and three were injured after a driver traveling in the wrong lanes of the Muskogee Turnpike hit two other vehicles, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.

With the Coweta Chapter of the Red Cross offering CPR classes next week, this question comes to mind a ' could you perform effective CPR today if a cardiac emergency happened to someone? Yes: 82 Not Sure: 63 No: 75 Photo by Bob Fraley The East Coweta High School Band, shown during a recent performance, will compete at Old South Saturday among the ...

Staff reports Bond has been set at $3 million for a former Enid attorney accused of killing his wife in Georgia.

A house fire is one of the most terrifying things that can happen to people. And though not all fires can be prevented, there are several things you can do to reduce the risk of a fire in your home, said Dennis Hammond, long-time firefighter and Coweta's retiring director of public safety.

The Pride of McAlester Marching Band and Color Guard from McAlester High School has marched away with state-wide honors for the group's half-time show.

A local French Bulldog puppy named Yums is headed to the Big Show. Well, the puppy version that is.

State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that workers in nine Georgia counties a ' Bartow, Catoosa, Coweta, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Newton, and Rockdale -- have until Wednesday, Oct.

Kayla Lynn Kellar, daughter of Ted and Robin Kellar of Coweta, Okla., and Seth Daniel McGee, son of Debbie McGee of East Alton and Ronnie McGee of Coweta, Okla., were married at a 4 p.m. ceremony Saturday, Oct.

Officials broke ground Wednesday morning on what will be the largest armory in the state.

The article "Keeping safe when deer take to the road" on the cover of the Sept. 19 Tulsa World Classified section gave some dangerous advice when it recommended braking firmly to avoid hitting a deer.

State Rep. Lucky Lamons' effort to further penalize the users of cold medicines is simply an extension of our national surrender to drug use.