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Last month’s Federal election has delivered what is being considered as the most progressive parliament that Australia has witnessed for some time. Such a change represents a shift in values, experiences and priorities held by everyday Australians. As the Australian Catholic Church continues its process of self-examination through the Plenary Council, what can it discern from this election result? By Anne Walker, Emma Carolan

We'll post results here as they come in.

District 3 Pittsburg County Commissioner Ross Selman and challenger Trent Myers are set to face each other again during an August runoff election.

Firefighters responded to a fire at the First Assembly of God Church in McAlester. The church is the polling place for Precincts 7 and 40. Officials directed those voters to

A spokesperson said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to a McAlester church fire Tuesday due to a federal mandate.

The Coffee County Young Farmers, a chartered chapter of the Georgia Young Farmers Association, recently recognized local producers, agriculture business professionals and students for their involvement in the local Young Farmer Program and commitment to advancing the Agriculture industry in Coffee County, Georgia and around the United States. All nominees and recipients were nominated and then voted on by members of the Coffee County Young Farmer Chapter.

One of Kentucky's biggest yard sales is back! Highway 41 will be a pickers' paradise this weekend. It's 150 miles long and spans 26 cities. We have the official map.

The paradigms of education are constantly changing. In America, education used to take place almost exclusively in the home. Once territories began applying for statehood, the federal government assigned the

The week of the Plenary Council's Second Assembly, unlike the First Assembly, will largely be devoted to voting. My best guess is that there could be about 100 rounds of consultative votes (including amendments and then thirty amended motions) during the week. This will be followed by deliberative voting by the bishops and their proxies. Before voting there will be many short, sharp speeches from among the 280 members interspersed in the program. This will make for an extremely tight timetab...

One of Kentucky's biggest yard sales is back! Highway 41 will be a pickers' paradise this weekend. It's 150 miles long and spans 26 cities. We have the official map.