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The other two candidates he’ll face in the primary election — current school board member Donna Drury and former state representative Kent Stevens — are as equally qualified as he is for the open 53rd District seat, fellow candidate Stewart Gritton said.
Voters will have a tough choice during the May primary election, he said, but he hopes voters in all three counties he’d represent will take a strong look at his experience and dedication to move the 53rd District forward.  

They've grown up right before my eyes, and the eyes of those who quickly realized they were witnessing something special.

I can't really tell you the first time I ever saw this group of Anderson County girls' basketball players. But I can tell you my first thought was, “They've got a chance to win the whole shebang before they are done.”

And, I didn't just mean winning the Eighth Region.

This year’s spring musical may feature singing cowboys and farm girls riding in surreys, but “Oklahoma!” isn’t a production stuck in the past, students said.
Junior McKenna Lewis, who portrays “sassy aunt” Aunt Eller in the famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, said “Oklahoma!” brings up questions of identity and of living up to an image that someone else has created for you.
That’s something a modern audience can definitely identify with, she said.
And who’s never dreamed of being a cowboy?

A foreclosed home up for sale on Bluebird Court caught fire early Thursday morning, triggering the evacuation of residents living in two neighboring structures.
According to City Fire Chief Bobby Hume, when firefighters arrived at 207 Bluebird Court at about 4:51 a.m. on Thursday morning, the entire roof was on fire.
Hume said two neighboring residences were evacuated as a safety precaution given the fire’s close proximity to other buildings.
“Apparently it had been burning for a while,” Hume said of the Bluebird Court home.