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🌳 A great day at Mullen Park!We were proud to celebrate the completion of major park improvements with a ribbon cutting ...
09/22/2026

🌳 A great day at Mullen Park!

We were proud to celebrate the completion of major park improvements with a ribbon cutting and ceremonial tree planting alongside community partners, volunteers and residents.

From 50 new native trees and a StoryWalk to shade structures, playground and splash pad improvements, this project is all about creating a better place for families to gather, play and enjoy McAlester.

We were also delighted to have Rachel Burke, great-granddaughter of the park’s namesake, William T. Mullen, join us for the celebration.

Thank you to everyone who helped bring this project to life! 💚

🎉 TODAY'S THE DAY!The improvements are complete.The partners are ready.And there's only one piece left.Join us at 11 a.m...
09/22/2026

🎉 TODAY'S THE DAY!

The improvements are complete.

The partners are ready.

And there's only one piece left.

Join us at 11 a.m. today at Mullen Park for the ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the approximately $650,000 park improvement project.

🌳 Final tree planting
📚 Final StoryWalk piece
✂️ Ribbon cutting
📸 Community celebration
📍 Mullen Park | A Street & Springer Avenue
🕚 11 a.m.

Come help us put The Final Piece in place.

After years of planning, improvements and partnerships, we're ready to celebrate Mullen Park.Join us tomorrow as we:🌳 Pl...
09/21/2026

After years of planning, improvements and partnerships, we're ready to celebrate Mullen Park.

Join us tomorrow as we:

🌳 Plant a final tree
📚 Unveil the final StoryWalk piece
✂️ Cut the ribbon
🤝 Recognize the partners who helped bring the project together

MULLEN PARK RIBBON CUTTING

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 22
🕚 11 a.m.
📍 Mullen Park | A Street & Springer Avenue

We'll see you at the park.

💦 Play.📚 Read.🌳 Walk.🎾 Compete.🛝 Explore.🧺 Gather.There's no single way to use Mullen Park — and that's part of what mak...
09/19/2026

💦 Play.
📚 Read.
🌳 Walk.
🎾 Compete.
🛝 Explore.
🧺 Gather.

There's no single way to use Mullen Park — and that's part of what makes the investment important.

Across its 12.7 acres, the park brings recreation, green space and family activities together with amenities that include the splash pad, playground, walking track, StoryWalk, courts, picnic areas and newly expanded tree canopy.

The goal wasn't simply to add one attraction.

It was to create a stronger neighborhood park with something for different ages, interests and seasons.

Come see the completed project with us.

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 22
🕚 11 a.m.
📍 Mullen Park

Mullen Park may be a City park, but its transformation is a community story.The project has included support and involve...
09/17/2026

Mullen Park may be a City park, but its transformation is a community story.
The project has included support and involvement from organizations at the local, state and federal levels — along with people right here in McAlester who donated time, expertise and resources.

That includes the McAlester Community Tree Board, McAlester Public Library, Keep McAlester Beautiful, Oklahoma Forestry Services, U.S. Forest Service, Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department, the Land and Water Conservation Fund program, Choctaw Nation Language Department, community partners, donors, volunteers and our own McAlester Parks & Recreation crews.

The Tree Board's Shade and Story: Transforming Mullen Park project helped bring native trees, irrigation and an educational StoryWalk experience together in one neighborhood park.

Different organizations. Different pieces.

One park built for the community.

Join us as we recognize that partnership:

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 22
🕚 11 a.m.
📍 Mullen Park

If you've been to Mullen Park recently, you've already seen — and probably used — many of the improvements.That's becaus...
09/15/2026

If you've been to Mullen Park recently, you've already seen — and probably used — many of the improvements.

That's because Mullen Park wasn't transformed overnight.

The project came together piece by piece.

🌳 New trees and expanded shade
💦 Splash pad improvements
🛝 Playground improvements
📚 StoryWalk features
🚻 Restroom improvements
🏡 Pavilion improvements
💧 Irrigation improvements
🌿 Landscaping and beautification

Some pieces have been serving families while work continued on others.

The Sept. 22 ribbon cutting isn't about opening a park that has been closed. It's about celebrating the completion of the larger vision and recognizing everyone who helped make it possible.

One week to go.

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 22
🕚 11 a.m.
📍 Mullen Park

Long before today's splash pad, playground and StoryWalk, the name Mullen was already connected to McAlester's history.W...
09/12/2026

Long before today's splash pad, playground and StoryWalk, the name Mullen was already connected to McAlester's history.

William P. Mullen was a local businessman and owner of the Mullen Coal Company during an era when coal helped shape the economy, neighborhoods and identity of the McAlester area.

Today, William P. Mullen Park carries that name into a very different chapter of McAlester's story — one centered on recreation, families and community.

On Sept. 22, we'll celebrate the newest chapter.

📅 Mullen Park Ribbon Cutting
Tuesday, Sept. 22 | 11 a.m.

09/11/2026

On September 11, we pause as a nation to remember the lives lost, the courage shown by first responders and the sacrifices made in service to others.

Here in McAlester, the Heroes Memorial at Will Rogers Park provides a place to reflect on that spirit of service and sacrifice while honoring local heroes who gave their lives serving our country and community.

As we observe Patriot Day, we invite you to take a moment to remember those lost on September 11, 2001, and to honor the fallen McAlester heroes whose names and stories are preserved at the memorial.

We will never forget.

09/09/2026

After a few schedule changes, we're ready to make it official.

Join us at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Mullen Park as we celebrate the completion of one of McAlester's largest recent neighborhood park improvement projects.

The approximately $650,000 transformation brought together new and improved amenities, more shade, new trees, the StoryWalk and partnerships from across the community.

We'll celebrate by planting a final tree, unveiling the final StoryWalk piece and cutting the ribbon on the completed project.

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 22
🕚 11 a.m.
📍 Mullen Park, A Street and Springer Avenue

The pieces are in place. Now it's time to celebrate.

🤝 Projects like this take a community.The transformation of Mullen Park has brought together City employees, community o...
09/01/2026

🤝 Projects like this take a community.

The transformation of Mullen Park has brought together City employees, community organizations, volunteers and partners with a shared goal: creating a better place for McAlester families.

From major park improvements to the “Shade and Story” enhancements featuring native trees, irrigation and Story Walk features, a lot of work has gone into bringing the project to this point.

On Sept. 22, we get to celebrate everyone who helped make it possible.

🌳 “The Final Piece” Ribbon Cutting & Dedication
📅 Tuesday, Sept. 22
⏰ 11 a.m.
📍 Mullen Park Pavilion

Thank you to everyone who has played a part in investing in Mullen Park and our community.

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