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Theresa Alene Jones-Murray

Theresa Alene Jones-Murray

Theresa Alene Jones-Murray

News Staff
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TheresaAlene Jones-Murray was born August 3, 1964, in Wurzburg, Germany. She passed away on December 9, 2025, at the age of 61.Theresa was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Edward Jones; stepfather, William Bowers; and her mother-in-law, Shirley Murray.

Students win awards at ECU competition

Emily Kalka Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Two Lincoln County students at Seminole State College have brought home awards from a recent business-focused competition at East Central University on Nov. 12.Ava Freeze from Prague was part of a two-person team that competed in a Shark Tank-inspired competition called Tiger Tank.
Lily Milam

Lily Milam

Lions of the Month announced

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Lily Milam, Finley West and Jaycee Cross have been selected as the Lions of the Month for December by the Chandler Lions Club.Lily Milam is the daughter of Rusty and Ginger Milam. She has a 4.0 GPA and is ranked first in her class.
Meeker senior Kylie Way Photo/Haley Werschky, Red Cedar Photography

Meeker senior Kylie Way Photo/Haley Werschky, Red Cedar Photography

A passion for teaching

Emily Kalka Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Meeker senior Kylie Way has always wanted to be a teacher.As a little girl, she would play pretend and was always teaching friends and family alike.“I love to boss them around. And I am not a very bossy person at all,” she joked.Her love for teaching is more than that, though.
NRC announces students of the month

NRC announces students of the month

NRC announces students of the month

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
North Rock Creek has released its high school and middle school students of the month for November.Pictured at left are the High School students of the month.
Members of the Cowboy United Church take a horse-drawn wagon down the street during the Christmas parade on Dec. 6 in Chandler. This year’s theme was Christmas on the Range, with many floats embracing it. Photo/Jennifer Pryor

Members of the Cowboy United Church take a horse-drawn wagon down the street during the Christmas parade on Dec. 6 in Chandler. This year’s theme was Christmas on the Range, with many floats embracing it. Photo/Jennifer Pryor

Christmas on the Range down Manvel

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Santa and reindeer in Stroud

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Santa and his reindeer will be making a stop in Stroud next week. The Stroud Chamber of Commerce is hosting an event on Dec. 17 at the Stroud Route 66 Pavilion on Main Street.Santa will be there with some of his reindeer for photos. There will also be food trucks, venders, hayrides and more.
Wellston’s Kamber Goodman (white jersey) wrestles for the ball with Stroud’s Camryn Wilson (left) as Amarie Bobo (right) waits to engage. Photo/Brian Blansett

Wellston’s Kamber Goodman (white jersey) wrestles for the ball with Stroud’s Camryn Wilson (left) as Amarie Bobo (right) waits to engage. Photo/Brian Blansett

Wellston grls, Meeker boys win at Agra

Brian Blansett Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Wellston girls and Meeker boys repeated as champions of the Agra tournament Saturday night, Wellston knocking off Stroud in its championship game, 44-27, and the Bulldogs beating Wellston in their finals, 46-35 Wellston’s girls have plowed through their early competition this year, and the Agra...
Stroud quarterback Jeremiah Cropp takes a moment at the end of the game. Photo/Brian Blansett

Stroud quarterback Jeremiah Cropp takes a moment at the end of the game. Photo/Brian Blansett

Heartbreaker

Brian Blansett Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
It was the kind of game people will talk about for years.There were big plays, comebacks, individual heroics, long returns, blocked kicks, goal-line stands - everything you could ask for in a playoff game except a better outcome for the Stroud Tigers.
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