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 [...]
REI’s Women’s Business Center Luncheon
Rural Enterprises Inc. of Oklahoma’s Women’s Business Center is partnering with OSU Extension, and the Pauls Valley Chamber of Commerce to present a “social networking” luncheon. Scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9, the two-hour event is set to begin at 11 a.m., and will be held in the chamber’s office building, located at 112 E. [...]
Of wine, wool, and wild honey
“What does it mean to know Jesus is the Good Shepherd and the Lamb of God when the only places I’ve encountered sheep are petting zoos and Greek restaurants? How do we learn to wait for the harvest when we live in a culture of easy access? How can I understand the promise of a [...]
Video: Update on Sept. 8, GC Technology Event
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Small Towns To Connect The Online, Offline
Thought leaders from throughout Garvin County (Okla.) are scheduled to connect next month to discuss the uses for technology in their respective small towns. Set for Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 7 – 9 p.m., at Cornerstone in Pauls Valley, the gathering is free of charge but limited to the first 60 people to reserve seating. [...]
If you had a city…
If you had a city, what would be its name? What would be its purpose? How would you describe it? What would define its boundaries? Who would you welcome to live there? Visit the “City of Hope“
Interview with Mike Dyson
A small town transplant and aspiring school pschyologist, Mike Dyson considers himself a big dreamer in a community of less than 3,000 people. Dyson is scheduled to graduate with his Masters in Psychological Services from East Central University, this summer. In addition to this academic accomplishment, he is also a published children’s author. His book, [...]
Interview with Brian Black
Running into burning buildings. Conversations interrupted by passing freight trains. Adrenaline-induced bicycle racing. More than a Hollywood movie script, this is Brain Black’s life. A husband and a father, Black resides with his family in the same small town where he and his wife first met over twenty-three years ago. He also leads a church [...]
Garvin County Twitter Tribe (Twibe) Launches
Friday, May 15, marked the official launch of Garvin County’s first Twitter Tribe. Also known as a “twibe“, this online gathering serves a two-fold purpose for Twitter users in the rural Oklahoma county. First, the twibe functions as a digital directory for those persons interested in knowing—and being known—among other Twitter users in the state’s [...]
Interview with Michael Eaton
Approximately two years ago Michael Eaton moved to south-central Oklahoma to his new home in Pauls Valley. A move that brought him to Garvin County from Abilene, Texas. A move from a city with a population of 115,930, to a city with a population of 6,256. A move that brought him to Bethlehem Missionary Baptist [...]
