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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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Happy birthday to Makayla Cooper, Houston Hays, Greg Lucy, Leonard Bryen, Carla Davis, Jeremiah Berger, Noah Ewing, Amy Nemecek, Stephanie Knowles, Debbie Umber, Karlee Tolle, Mary Dawson, Jeff …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/6/23
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In the category of are you smarter than a 5th grader can you explain to me why we light sparklers to celebrate the 4th of July and hand them over to knee-high nippers to twirl around?
They burn …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/6/23
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Hope everyone has a safe and happy July 4th.
Don’t forget to enjoy the fireworks celebration at the Purcell City Lake on Friday, June 30.
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A special happy birthday wish to …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/29/23
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Officials with Rudy Construction held their second weekly meeting about StreetScape at Purcell City Hall Tuesday with some news that really matters to businesses on the north side of Main Street.
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John D. Montgomery
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6/29/23
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A special happy birthday to my mother-in-law, Carolyn Montgomery of Norman.
Voom celebrates her birthday Thursday, June 22.
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Happy birthday to Ruthie Powers, Randy Belicek, Norma …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/22/23
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A tip of the hat to all the hard work that has been put in at both First Baptist Church Purcell and Lexington for their Vacation Bible Schools.
The decorations have been amazing and you can tell …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/22/23
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Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers this Sunday, June 19!
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Happy birthday to Susan Tarp, Ron Smith, Camdyn Frankenberg, Charla Ratliff, Tyler Davis, Kelsey Harrel, Cassie Hays, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/15/23
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It’s summer camp season.
I heard about a first time camper and it made me think back to my first week away from home at Boy Scout Camp George Thomas near Apache.
The camp was nice and …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/15/23
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Happy birthday to our own Purcell Register employee Doris Caldwell.
Doris celebrates her birthday Friday, June 9.
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Happy birthday to Jaycee Holman, Pat Bain, Frank Stone, Cadlyn …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/8/23
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Officials with Rudy Construction held their second weekly meeting about StreetScape at Purcell City Hall Tuesday with some news that really matters to businesses on the north side of Main Street.
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John D. Montgomery
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6/8/23
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