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June 22, 2023

Sonny’s closing permanently

Sonny’s closing

Sonny’s announced that they will be closing their Checotah location this week.

They stated – To our Checotah Customers: The Sonny’s family is saddened to announce that the Checotah store will permanently close on Friday, June 23rd. This was a difficult but necessary decision. Thursday and Friday most remaining inventory will be offered at a 15% discount.

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