Development of the Wade Watts Corridor District on the south side of McAlester has another project with plans to construct a building for a new business on the busy Avenue.
A proposal by Mayor John Browne to begin a process to de-annex the Southeast Expo Center from the McAlester city limits did not get far with the city council.
A local group known as the McAlester Stampede which traveled to Washington met with Congressional leaders and military personnel to advocate for the defense industry in the area.
A standing-room-only crowd filled the Council Chambers at City Hall on Tuesday night as councilors considered a request to reclassify a zoning district on the city’s west side.