Live music, vendor booths and lots of Italian food are being readied as volunteers worked to finalize preparations for the 51st McAlester Italian Festival.
This year’s Italian Festival featuring everything from live music to vendors’ booths and plenty of Italian cuisine is set for Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13, at the Southeast
Longtime Italian Festival organizer Bob "Bobby" Lenardo, of McAlester, is being remembered as a man who worked tirelessly for the annual event that celebrates the Italian heritage of the McAlester