Motorists traveling on North West Avenue between West Electric Avenue and West Carl Albert Parkway can expect detours beginning today, March 31, through Friday, April 4, 2025, due to ongoing work on the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Project 14. Truck traffic will be redirected east to North A Street, then...

The City of McAlester installed a three-way stop at the intersection of Tanglewood Drive and Crooked Oak Lane. The update includes new stop signs and stop bars - thick painted stripes on the pavement indicating where drivers should stop. The project's next phase will include additional striping along Tanglewood Drive, ...

City councilors voted to approve and adopt ordinances for a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district along George Nigh Expressway. The action outlines the anticipated parameters of the TIF agreement. City Attorney John T. Hammons said the approval means the council will forgo $10 million in tax collections in exchange fo...

Early voting for several local elections in Pittsburg County is now underway. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at the Pittsburg County Election Board. "You do not need to provide an excuse to vote early. Oklahoma allows early voting for all electio...

On March 19, agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the McAlester Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence in McAlester, leading to the seizure of firearms, ammunition, and suspected drugs. The warrant targeted a residence believed to be the ...