CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sunlike star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of the solar system.

Mixing materials

Oscar Quintero mixes up some concrete to use for the construction of the new Clinton Middle School Building Thursday morning. 

Dates for Clinton City Council candidacy filings are approaching for Ward 1 and Ward 3. The opening for filing will begin at 8 a.m. on July 28, and will close at 5 p.m. on July 30.

Clinton Regional Airport will be receiving a total of $1.9 million in grants to fund construction of a new 10-unit T-hangar and 60-foot by 60-foot box hangar, according to a press release issued by the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics. The project will receive $1 million in federal grant funds, $769,000 in state grant funds, and $96,000 in sponsor funds.

Here's your preview of Thursday's paper

- Sewer issues still dominate meeting

- Activities scheduled before school starts

- PSO scam making rounds to various customers

- Recent Clinton grad looks to go to work in oil fields

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