GRDA prohibits access onto low water dam rocks

To enhance public safety, the Grand River Dam Authority will no longer permit public access to the rocks creating the low water dam across the Grand River below Robert S. Kerr Dam.

GRDA recently installed new signage and markings on the riprap to designate the prohibited areas.

The low water dam has been a popular fishing destination for many years. However, anglers becoming stranded on the rocks during upstream water releases from Kerr Dam has been a frequent occurrence. Either they do not pay at...

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The former Agent Funeral Home was demolished in about four hours on Nov. 20 and the debris was hauled away during the following week. The concrete slab at the southeast corner of Chickasaw Avenue and ...

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Thomas Evans

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Sallisaw teams not playing in SCT this season, opting to play in Henryetta Tournament

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By BY DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

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