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HAPPENINGS

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Aug. 15, 6:00 p.m. - Meet the players and Cordell football pie auction at the Cordell Football Stadium. Aug. 17, 2:00 p.m. - Masks, Modern & Music at the Kauger Building in Colony. Aug. 19, 4:30 p.m. - high school softball, Olustee at Cordell.
Emergency responders look over the wreckage of Devin Humphrey’s Cessna 150 last Friday night after the plane crashed while attempting to land. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the FAA. Bob Henline | The Cordell Beacon

Emergency responders look over the wreckage of Devin Humphrey’s Cessna 150 last Friday night after the plane crashed while attempting to land. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the FAA. Bob Henline | The Cordell Beacon

Small Plane Crashes At Cordell Airport

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
A Cessna 150 crashed in a field while attempting to land at the Cordell Municipal Airport last week. The pilot, who was alone in the plane, was Cordell assistant fire chief and EMS director Devin Humphrey. Humphrey was injured in the crash and transported by air to OU Medical.

Lawsuit Challenging County Sales Tax Election Dismissed

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Washita County District Judge Jill Weedon denied a temporary injunction against the Washita County Public Facilities Authority and dismissed a lawsuit contesting the validity of the sales tax election held earlier this year in Washita County.
Epstein Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

Epstein Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

Epstein Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Billionaire financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead of an ‘apparent suicide’ in a New York jail over the past weekend. Epstein had been on suicide watch previously, after a suspected suicide attempt. He later told prison officials he had been attacked.

Election Board Issues Reminder Of Voter Registration Deadline

News Staff
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Friday, August 16, 2019, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the September 10, 2019, City of New Cordell, Canute School District and Carnegie School District Special Elections, Washita County Election Board Secretary Leah Jones said today.
Poll

Poll

Poll: Voters Support Sales Tax Hike For Hospital

News Staff
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
An informal social media poll conducted by The Cordell Beacon shows Cordell’s voters support raising the city’s sales tax to support Cordell Memorial Hospital. The poll shows more than three in every four respondents support the measure.
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