The return of the Fifth Friday Art Walk in downtown Pauls Valley is set for Friday, March 31, from 5:55 to 9 p.m., presented by the Pauls Valley Arts Council.The Pauls Valley Cultural Center, 220 W. … more

The following persons have been charged by the State of Oklahoma with traffic or other violations or have filed other court actions in McClain County District Court between March 16-22, … more

A series of thunderstorms dumped 1.9” of rain on the Heart of Oklahoma Thursday and overnight hiking the total for the year to 8.05”. Comparatively, the area had recorded 7.5” … more

A former detention officer with the McClain County Jail pleaded guilty to being deliberately indifferent to a substantial risk of serious harm to a pretrial detainee’s physical safety, thereby … more

Editor’s note: Answering  The Purcell Register’s five questions this week is Lauren Tharp, co-owner of Main Street Vintage. Q: How did you get into vintage items? A: My … more

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigated two serious accidents in the Purcell area Monday afternoon and evening. The first at mile marker 99 in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 closed the … more

Lexington Elementary School and two educators will be honored at the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation Excellence in Education Awards Banquet April 21 in Oklahoma City. The finalists and … more

Veteran Purcell Public Schools teacher Paul Wollenberg has been named District Teacher of the Year. He was also named building Teacher of the Year for the Purcell Junior High School. Wollenberg … more

Purcell’s Rotary Club is celebrating an historic occasion this Thursday, March 30. A banquet will be held at Southwind Hills in Goldsby to commemorate the occasion. The civic club has … more