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Local news for Stringtown, OK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Jul 17 | The Grove Sun Daily Online

Fugitive may be headed for Grove area

STRINGTOWN, OK A Louisiana man has escaped from prison and may be headed to the Grand Lake area.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

KTEN-TV Denison

One Atoka County Prison Fugitive Captured, Manhunt for Second Escapee

A manhunt is currently underway in Bryan County. After one of two escaped inmates is captured, authorities search for the other.

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Related Topix: Bryan County, OK

Fri Jul 11, 2008

KXII-TV Sherman

One of Two Escaped Inmates Captured

One of two escaped inmates from Mack Alford Correctional Center in Stringtown, Oklahoma, is back behind bars.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Mack Alford Correctional Center, Bryan County, OK

Wed Jul 09, 2008

KTEN-TV Denison

Prison Break in Stringtown, OK

Two inmates escape from a local town's state prison. Officials with the Mack Alford Correctional Facility in Stringtown, OK say between 6:30 and 8:30 this evening two inmates broke out of the prison's minimum ...

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Related Topix: State Prisons

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Hoof Beats

Gerald N Sam fastest at Scioto

Driver Justin Hall gave Gerald N Sam a perfect trip in the pocket in Saturday night's Open Pace at Scioto Downs.

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Tue Jul 01, 2008

2 Works For You

9 inmates hospitalized after 3 prison fights

Inmates wielding homemade weapons battled at three separate state prisons in recent days, sending nine inmates to the hospital in fights that prison officials said were along racial lines.

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Related Topix: McAlester, OK, Hominy, OK

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Hoof Beats

Stringtowner shakes off rust in Scioto Open

Stringtowner paced past favored Die Another Day N in the stretch to take Saturday's Open Pace at Scioto Downs in 1:54.4. A final quarter in 28.1 was enough to give Stringtowner his first win in three starts ...

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Fri Feb 15, 2008

NewsOK.com

State briefs: Thursday, February 14, 2008 [38 mins ago]

“Under Oklahoma law, once an emergency has been declared, business owners cannot artificially raise the price of necessary goods and services more than 10 percent above the pre-emergency price”

A Tulsa convenience store owner and operator has been accused of violating the Oklahoma Emergency Price Stabilization Act. via NewsOK.com

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Related Topix: Tulsa, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Muskogee, OK, Atoka, OK, Choctaw, OK

Tue Feb 12, 2008

KTEN-TV Denison

Atoka Woman Guilty of Embezzling from Choctaw Nation

“A preliminary guideline calculation projects a probationary sentence.”

Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that JULIE MARIE LAMBERT, age 29, of Atoka, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Embezzlement by Tribal Employee, in ... via KTEN-TV Denison

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Related Topix: Atoka, OK

Fri Feb 08, 2008

KJRH-TV Tulsa

Too many tickets?

“They need money to exist and that's money they didn't have at their disposal”

A Channel 2 investigation into Oklahoma's controversial speed trap law. We receive a lot of emails from viewers claiming they were wrongfully ticketed for going too fast, and in some cases the state of Oklahoma ... via KJRH-TV Tulsa

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Related Topix: Tulsa Metro, Tulsa, OK, Big Cabin, OK, Oklahoma, Leonard, OK

Tue Nov 06, 2007

NewsOK.com

Board mulls parole for 500 [8 mins ago]

A double-murderer whose prison record includes escape and participation in a sprawling prison riot is among more than 500 inmates being considered for parole this week. via NewsOK.com

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Sun Nov 04, 2007

Examiner-Enterprise

Lawmaker will file bill to ease prison overcrowding

“Government's greatest moral obligation is to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens, and that includes making certain we are keeping criminals off the streets”

A state lawmaker is proposing a bond issue to help pay for more than 3,800 beds at prisons across the state to address the state's ever-growing prison population. via Examiner-Enterprise

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Related Topix: Hartshorne, OK, McAlester, OK, Helena, OK, Hominy, OK, Fort Supply, OK

Fri Nov 02, 2007

McAlester News

Prison population at critical mass, Lerblance says

“We have 1,323 inmates in county jails awaiting transfers to state prisons”

District 7 state Sen. Richard Lerblance, D-Hartshorne, says something's got to give - and he hopes it's not the patience of the federal courts. via McAlester News

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Related Topix: Hartshorne, OK, McAlester, OK

Thu Oct 04, 2007

NewsOK.com

Man charged in 2001 rape [28 mins ago]

A state prison inmate was charged today in a 2001 rape after authorities used his DNA to link him to the crime. via NewsOK.com

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma City, OK

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Stringtown, Oklahoma is located in Atoka County. Zip codes in Stringtown, OK include 74569.

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