AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in McAlester Oklahoma. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/mcalester-ok 144 69 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/mcalester-ok https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:18:39 -0600 Join us for the award-winning, McAlester Italian Festival at the Southeast Expo Center in McAlester Oklahoma. For 52 years, The McAlester Italian https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/52nd-annual-mcalester-italian-festival-31660895-mcalester-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/52nd-annual-mcalester-italian-festival-31660895-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Recipient of Oklahoma Travel and Tourism Association's RedBud Award for "Best New Event" the Dancing Rabbit Music Festival is the best darn street https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2024-31660931-mcalester-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2024-31660931-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 2024 Grillmarks Ribtoberfest Competition and Best Bite Cook-Off The competition is Saturday November 2, 2024. Each team must arrive and check in https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/ribtoberfest-2024-31697888-mcalester-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/ribtoberfest-2024-31697888-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 The Great Divide with The Damn Quails and Red Dirt Rangers and Noah Bowman This Fall, we’ll have you seeing Red, and we’re not talking https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2024-31705369-mcalester-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2024-31705369-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Ready to create a garden that’s both beautiful and beneficial? 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Our mission is to bring a https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/mcalester-oktoberfest-2025-31764358-mcalester-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/mcalester-oktoberfest-2025-31764358-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Brent Cobb & The Fixin's with Bryan White & The Lowdown Drifters & Cole Phillips & IV and The Strange Band. IV & The Strange Band https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/dancing-rabbit-music-festival-brent-cobb-and-the-fixins-2025-31765650-mcalester-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/dancing-rabbit-music-festival-brent-cobb-and-the-fixins-2025-31765650-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Today, Governor Kevin Stitt released the following statement celebrating the passage of HB 1955, cutting the state grocery tax: "Today, we get to https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-celebrates-end-of-state-grocery-tax-31658358-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-celebrates-end-of-state-grocery-tax-31658358-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Today, Governor Kevin Stitt along with Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur, Secretary of Human Services Deb Shropshire, and Secretary of Tourism, https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-cabinet-members-file-lawsuit-for-clarity-on-attorney-general-opinion-31658360-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-cabinet-members-file-lawsuit-for-clarity-on-attorney-general-opinion-31658360-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Stitt announced the finalization of a motor vehicle compact with the Choctaw Nation. 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This time, the rhetoric coming from state leadership has contributed to the https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/the-oklahoma-democratic-party-demands-a-response-from-the-superintendent-of-public-instruction-31658851-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/the-oklahoma-democratic-party-demands-a-response-from-the-superintendent-of-public-instruction-31658851-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600