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It was a bit of a surreal moment last Friday afternoon standing at the corner of Monroe and Third Street in Purcell.
We were watching a police cruiser and fire truck head south on Third followed …
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John D. Montgomery
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9/21/23
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Happy birthday to Kristin Kotecki, Jeff Page, Pam McCurdy, Cheryl Feigal-James, Dru Niehaus, Brent Holden, Lucas Northcutt, Ryan Abney, Velda Peck, Diana Trejo, Mary York, Sofia Estrada, Adrian …
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Gracie Montgomery
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9/14/23
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It’s happened to a lot of people, maybe even you.
Over the years, people get ready for work and forget their phone.
Once in a great while they might forget to brush their teeth or put …
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John D. Montgomery
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9/14/23
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Happy birthday to Laverne Powers Arnold, Les Hudson, Kesha Montgomery, Angie Wren, Charles Dawson, Rex Umber, Navoy Skinner, Bobby Musgrave, Charles Goddard Jr., Patrick Haynes, Margie Panter, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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9/7/23
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Pretty sure signs that you’re a parent or grandparent are as follows:
If when you turn on the television it defaults to SpongeBob SquarePants.
If you have a stray Goldfish snack …
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John D. Montgomery
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9/7/23
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I’ve had people inquire with me about the east-west traffic light at Canadian and Washington.
Let’s be honest, there isn’t much north-south traffic at that intersection yet the …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/31/23
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The Purcell Register will be closed on Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day.
The office will be open at 8 a.m. Tuesday and regular deadlines of 11 a.m. will apply.
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Happy …
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Gracie Montgomery
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8/31/23
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A special happy birthday to Rebecca Cypert.
Rebecca celebrates her birthday Saturday, August 26.
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Happy birthday to Laura Harris, Dusty Ricks, Christy Powell, Kay Bunn, Haydin …
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Gracie Montgomery
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8/24/23
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This is the week the football preview magazine was supposed to be inserted into your Purcell Register .
We interviewed coaches, coaches’ wives and took all kinds of pictures.
Emily …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/24/23
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Happy birthday to Peggy Underwood, Taryn Knowles, Brock Hail, Hunter Perigo, Whitney Johnson, Mark Whitley, John Rummage, Farron Hottel, Emrie Hays, Bobbie Calvert, Mark Holden, Cynthia Calixto, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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8/17/23
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Quite by accident Monday morning I may have gotten a scoop.
There was a call on my cell phone and the person said do you have a minute to talk about moving Griffin Memorial Hospital in Norman to …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/17/23
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Although for some it might seem longer, the Main StreetScape project hit day number 79 on Tuesday.
Project managers told a small group of Main Street merchants and professionals Tuesday the …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/10/23
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Happy anniversary John D. on Friday, August 4!
August 4, 1979 in Norman at noon was just about as hot as you can get. Why we decided that was a good time to get married I’ll never know.
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Gracie Montgomery
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8/3/23
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Apparently Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt needs a lesson in government.
I’m pretty sure in my 8th grade Civics textbook was a chapter on checks and balances and the three branches of …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/3/23
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A special happy birthday to my funny, awesome grandson, Thomas Robert Montgomery.
Thomas celebrates his 7th birthday Tuesday, August 1.
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Happy 59th anniversary to Perry and Glenda …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/27/23
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Happy anniversary to my roommate, Gracie.
She celebrates her 44th anniversary on August 4.
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The Register was late getting off the press last Wednesday so I was pinch-hitting for our …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/27/23
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A special happy birthday to my older son, John Denny Montgomery III.
John Denny celebrates his birthday Saturday, July 22.
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A special happy birthday goes out to my older brother, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/20/23
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We dealt with the ripped up sidewalk and the rain delays to finally get a sidewalk partially poured in front of the newspaper late last week.
But that wasn’t the end of the story.
The …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/20/23
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Happy birthday to Tony Christian, Sondra Richards, Arveda Rollins, Amanda Ewing, Chuck Montgomery, John Croslin, Henry Mossman, Ted Idleman, Kayla Ray Berger, Joshua Pollard, Teresa Jones, Marisol …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/13/23
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Thank goodness we’ve made it to July’s moisture.
Never thought we’d say that.
But the proof is in the facts with yards in the area as green as Ireland.
In May, …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/13/23
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