Checotah family's theater hopes turn sour with economy
CHECOTAH — The single stoplight in Carrie Underwood 's song is just steps away from where the Coleman family found its little movie theater.
The humble theater is rich with stories of bug-eyed, fanged creatures let loose, Underwood sightings and segregation undone. The shoebox building offered the family a ticket to the simple life.
At first, it seemed that renovating and running the theater was just meant to be. B...
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