Pauls Valley McDonald's to hire more staff
Need a job? McDonald’s is hiring. 50,000 people to be exact. The fast food company is set to add 50,000 new employees across America beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19. Each restaurant will add an average of 4 new employees according to McDonalds’s USA CEO Jan Fields. That number could be be tripled in Pauls Valley though. [...]
Garvin County school bond elections results
According to the Garvin County Election Board, Pauls Valley and Paoli’s respective school bonds passed Tuesday, April 5; Wynnewood’s did not. The percentage results for Pauls Valley’s bond (valued at $1.25 million) are as follows… - proposition 1: yes—80.81; no—19.19 - proposition 2: yes—79.12; no—20.88 The percentage results for Paoli’s bond (valued at $300,000) are as follows… - proposition 1: yes—82.31; no—17.69 [...]
'Unusual' gathering of birds near Wynnewood
According to Susie Ruby, naturalist and certified heritage interpreter, a recent gathering of hawks near Wynnewood, Okla., is “unusual”. Up to 200 of the birds were sighted sitting on a field owned by Menefee Farms east of Pauls Valley and north of Wynnewood at one point earlier this week. One farm employee stated that the hawks have [...]
Gov. Fallin celebrates Elmore City event
“We thank (Forum Energy Technologies) for your investment in our state; we congratulate all of the employees,” Gov. Mary Fallin said on Friday, March 11. “Congratulations, Elmore City. We’re proud of you.” The Oklahoma governor’s comments came during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Forum Energy Technologies $2.2 million expansion near Elmore City. “I know that [...]
Multi-million dollar expansion continues near Elmore City
Less than two weeks remain until the Forum Energy Technologies ground breaking ceremony set for Friday, March 11, at 10:30 a.m., west of Elmore City, Okla. The multi-million dollar expansion of the company’s production facility continues this week as the Duncan Construction Company of Duncan, Okla., pours a 21,000-square ft. concrete slab. The slab will serve [...]
Garvin County is growing, its towns shrinking
The United States Census Bureau released the 2010 census numbers Tuesday, Feb. 15, and the figures reveal that Garvin County’s population is growing while its towns are shrinking. The county’s only exception is Stratford which posted a 3.5 percent population growth (51 people) from 2000 to 2010. According to Stratford Public Schools, the district’s overall [...]
Census numbers released for Garvin County
The United States Census Bureau released the 2010 census numbers yesterday, Tuesday, Feb. 15. As a whole, Garvin County grew from 2000-2010 by 366 residents (1.3 percent). By contrast, six of the county’s seven towns shrank: Pauls Valley, Lindsay, Wynnewood, Maysville, Elmore City, and Paoli. Stratford is the only town to post a population growth [...]
Governor Mary Fallin coming to Garvin County
Sen. Susan Paddack announced yesterday that Gov. Mary Fallin will be in Garvin County, Okla., next month. The governor will be in Elmore City for a ground breaking ceremony on Friday, March 11, at 10:30 a.m. Forum Energy Technology–Production Equipment (formerly Titan Tanks & Vessels) will host Gov. Fallin to commemorate the expansion of the company’s [...]
Reynolds Rec. Center holds grand opening
With the cut of a ribbon the Donald W. Reynolds Recreation Center is now officially open. The recreation center, located in Pauls Valley’s Wacker Park, opened its doors to the public on Monday, Jan. 3, with a grand opening (shown above) on Friday, Jan. 14. According to Steven L. Anderson, Donald W. Reynolds Foundation president, [...]
Multi-million dollar center almost complete
The Donald W. Reynolds Recreation Center in Pauls Valley, Okla., is almost complete. One year and two months after city officials broke ground on the multi-million dollar project in Wacker Park the center’s doors are set to open next month. According to Jennifer Samford, City of Pauls Valley Parks and Recreation Director, the venue’s official [...]
