Stratford News

Stratford Freewill Baptist Church will partner with Oklahoma Blood Institute on Sunday, July 12 for a blood drive to benefit Gary Carter.

FRIDAY JUNE 26, 2009 * Old Bank Gallery, 101 W. Main, hosts an exhibit of the work of photographer Blair Waltman and pottery of Dr.

An apparent kidnapping of a Stratford woman by her former husband turned deadly for the man as he committed suicide after a standoff with authorities Tuesday night.

Valley View Regional Hospital is the first hospital in Oklahoma to participate in a national program known as Project SEARCH, dedicated to workforce development for individuals with significant disabilities.

A Denton, Texas, man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an alcohol-related collision on U.S. 177 that killed a Stratford resident three years ago.

An emotionally-charged case has come to an emotion-filled end with the recent sentencing for a defendant facing both manslaughter and murder charges since the traffic death of a Stratford man more than three years ago.

As a lover of western heritage and the former volunteer webmaster of the U.S. Cavalry Association , I found Cathryn Blackburn 's video, "A Horse Story," very compelling.

A Pauls Valley man is dead as a result of a Garvin County crash, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.

Athens Cemetery needs donations ADA - Donations are needed for the upkeep of Athens Cemetery.

A lengthy investigation has closed in on criminal charges against a Stratford school bus driver, who also has served as a reserve police officer in Maysville, on allegations he sent lewd text messages to two teenage girls.

Gospel singing set Sunday night BYNG - Byng Free Will Baptist Church hosts a gospel singing at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 10.

Robert 'Bob' Brents Funeral services for Robert 'Bob' Brents, 78, of Lexington were held April 28, 2009 Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.

A ban throughout all of Garvin County on outdoor burning is history - at least for now - thanks to some much needed rain this past weekend.

Moving ever closer to completion is an effort to bring new mailing addresses to most of Garvin County as part of a 911 system on the way.

There's still work to be done as the smoldering heat continues to burn ever so slightly after a Tuesday fire devastated a historic building in downtown Pauls Valley.

A call of a structure fire was quickly followed by billowing black smoke and firefighters frantically working to slow down a devastating blaze striking downtown Pauls Valley early Tuesday afternoon.

Sample ballots are now available as less than three weeks remain for an election that should help shape the municipal leadership for a handful of Garvin County cities, including Pauls Valley.

A few scary moments for a Stratford area family have now turned into a formal criminal charge of trespassing against a single subject.

A new study out today says women who are optimistic live longer, healthier lives than pessimists, that's according to the University of Pittsburgh.

It's exactly one week before time runs out for residents in five area communities, including Pauls Valley, to get their voter registrations in order for a municipal election early next month.