Category: News Article
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FNBT Rush Springs Scores Big for School
How does Rush Springs keep doing that? Despite its small size, the town of Rush Springs shows fierce Redskin team spirit every year and keeps earning one of the highest donations among the 20 communities that participate in the Team Spirit Card Program at The First National Bank & Trust Co. This year, loyal fans…
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Rush Springs Christmas Parade and Toy Run
The Rush Springs Christmas Parade and Toy Run will be held Saturday, December 10. The parade will begin at 1 p.m., with line up at 12:30 p.m. in front of the school. Everyone is welcome to participate in the parade, whether you have wheels or legs! Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will be leading the…
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Redskins Found Bright Spots Last Week, Keep Striving for First Win
The Redskins will be off this week as they prepare to take on the Ringling Blue Devils next week. The Redskins, though winless, found some bright spots in the last half of their game against Mangum. The first half wasn’t pretty for the Redskins as they found themselves down 14-0 at halftime. The Redskins weren’t…
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Lady Redskins Picking up Steam
The Lady Redskins softball team is simply having a good season. Although it hasn’t been perfect, they do have a record of 20 wins and 7 losses thus far on the season. Additionally, the Lady Redskins will host Union City and Empire for district play, which will be September 22-24.. Monday night, which was Senior…
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Lady Redskins Softball Continue Their Winning Ways
The Rush Springs Lady Redskins softball team continues to fight and claw their way to find victories. The Lady Redskins defeated Verden last week 3-1. Other scheduled games were postponed due to rain last week. The Lady Redskins took on Union City in a double header Tuesday. The outcome of those games weren’t available at…
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Bratcher Proves Himself with Prize Melons
First time watermelon grower, Casen Bratcher, decided he might just grow watermelons again next year. Casen, a freshman at Rush Springs High School, experienced a phenomenal year raising his first crop of watermelons and his season could not have ended better. Casen exhibited the Grand Champion watermelon, a Black Diamond. He also turned in the largest…
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Lt. Governor Pinnell Completes Coronation of Royalty
Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell was on hand Saturday to crown the Tiny Tot Winners and present them with the Little Mr. and Miss Rush Springs titles and do the final coronation of the 2022 Watermelon Queen. The Lt. Governor was a great addition to our line-up, jumped right in, clapped for the Tiny Tot winners…
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Rush Springs Native, Johnson Announces Commitment to OU
Jacobe Johnson became the Sooners’ 20th commit for 2023. Regarded as the No. 2 player in Oklahoma, Johnson is a senior at Mustang High School. Although Jacobe Johnson now resides in Mustang with his parents, Malcolm and Marcia Johnson and twin brothers, Jaytee and Jayden, Jacobe Johnson grew up and attended school at Rush Springs…
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My Time at the Rush Springs Gazette
As my time here at the Rush Springs Gazette comes to a close, I am very thankful to my boss, Mary Hill, and also the Oklahoma Press Association for the opportunity. Working for the newspaper this summer has been an invaluable learning experience. I had a fantastic time learning more about the day-to-day operations of…
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77th Annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival
The 77th Annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival will return on Saturday, August 13. Easily the biggest day of the year for the “Watermelon Capital of the World,” the town sees its small population of 1,200 expand to greet 20,000 to 40,000 guests at Jeff Davis Park. So, for those who may be unfamiliar with the…
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