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🌱 How a trucking crackdown near Durant could ripple through your wallet
Make time for Tracy Lawrence on the Durant Patch calendar

Good morning Durant! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a trucking crackdown near Durant could ripple through your wallet
Also on today's calendar: OSF: Willy Wonka and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Durantfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 34.
- Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Oklahoma ICE Trucking Crackdowns Trigger Industry Backlash (okenergytoday.com) — A recent immigration and English-language enforcement sweep near Durant at Oklahoma’s southern border was one of several crackdowns pulling commercial truckers off the road. Trucking leaders warn these actions, driven by a Trump executive order and new DOT guidance, could sideline hundreds of thousands of drivers, raising insurance costs and disrupting freight movement that ultimately affects Oklahoma consumers and businesses.
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📸 Around Durant
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Durant
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★ Featured events ★
- Tracy Lawrence
The Grand Theater - Choctaw Casino & Resort, 4418 US-69, Durant
7:00 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- OSF: Willy Wonka
Montgomery Auditorium , 425 University Blvd , Durant
2:00 pm - Westside Stride Reindeer Run
University Park Center , 2832 University Blvd , Durant
3:00 pm - MS Rebels & Lady Rebels Basketball vs Tishomingo
Silo Public Schools Durant, OK 74701
4:00 pm - Library closes at 6:00pm
Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
6:00 pm - MS Rebels & Lady Rebels Basketball vs Madill
Silo Public Schools Durant, OK 74701
4:00 pm - CC Meeting Rm - Boots & Badges Blood Drive
Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
11:00 am - BB Theater - Boots & Badges Blood Drive
Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
11:00 am
Saturday December 13
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Monday December 22
📣 Durant Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Elementary Christmas Program
Caddo Public School Caddo, OK 74729
7:00 pm - đJr High Basketball vs Tushka @ Calera (5th-8th)
Calera , OK 74730
4:00 pm - đHS Basketball @ Marietta
Calera , OK 74730
6:30 pm - OSF: A Christmas Carol
Montgomery Auditorium , 425 University Blvd , Durant
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Weekend Shift - Unit 1032 in Durant. Apply here.
- Quail Springs Culinary posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Durant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durant here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ardmore
- Southern Oklahoma to welcome small farm hub to help conservation, community health (kosu.org)
- ODOT streamlines operations with new maintenance yard (oklahoma.gov)
- Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to host 'Wreaths Across America' ceremonies (kxii.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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