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Supreme Court rejects James Pavatt’s final request before execution
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected James Pavatt’s final request to halt his execution on Thursday. The 73-year-old Oklahoma death row inmate was executed just over an hour after the court denied his request for a stay and…
Warrant issued for man who assaulted deputies
A warrant was recently issued for a Pittsburg County man accused of assaulting law-enforcement officers after a vehicle wreck on South Old Highway 69 on October 9. Deputies and Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers responded…
THE FRONTIER: Oklahoma executes James Pavatt for 2001 murder of Rob Andrew
Oklahoma executed James Pavatt on Thursday for the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew, the estranged husband of Pavatt’s lover. Pavatt made no final statement before his execution, nearly 25 years after the killing.
OSU Extension extends blanket drive donation deadline
Pittsburg County OSU Extension has extended the deadline for donations to its annual blanket drive. The community campaign is in its sixth year and collects blankets to give to people in need. Donations will continue to…
Oklahoma man is put to death over 2001 killing
An Oklahoma man was executed by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in McAlester on Thursday for the 2001 fatal shooting of his girlfriend’s estranged husband. The execution was the first of two scheduled in the…
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Oklahoma man executed for killing of girlfriend's husband, with a Texas lethal injection in children's beheadings to follow
James Pavatt, 73, was executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma on Thursday for the 2003 murder of his girlfriend's husband. This marks the first of two scheduled executions in the U.S. today. Meanwhile, Texas is…
Ejecutan a James Pavatt en Oklahoma por el asesinato del esposo de su novia; se espera una segunda ejecución en Texas
James Pavatt fue ejecutado en Oklahoma por el asesinato del esposo de su novia. La ejecución tuvo lugar en la prisión estatal de Oklahoma, en McAlester. Además, se esperaba que Texas llevara a cabo otra ejecución, en un…
Oklahoma man executed for 2001 killing of girlfriend’s husband
Oklahoma executed James Pavatt by lethal injection Thursday at the state penitentiary in McAlester. Pavatt, 73, was convicted of fatally shooting Rob Andrew, his girlfriend’s estranged husband, in 2001 as Andrew arrived…
Oklahoma man executed for killing of girlfriend’s husband, with a Texas lethal injection to follow
James Pavatt, 73, was executed by lethal injection Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester for fatally shooting his girlfriend’s estranged husband. He was pronounced dead at 10:12 a.m. CST. Pavatt’s…
Oklahoma man, 73, executed for plotting murder of lover’s husband, offers no last words
James Pavatt, 73, was executed by lethal injection Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester for plotting the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew. Pavatt was pronounced dead at 10:12 a.m. local time and made no…
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Oklahoma man James Pavatt executed for killing of girlfriend’s husband
Oklahoma executed James Pavatt by lethal injection Thursday at the state penitentiary in McAlester. The 73-year-old was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the 2001 shooting death of Rob Andrew, his…
Pavatt executed for murder of Rob Andrew
Oklahoma executed death row inmate James Dwight Pavatt by lethal injection Thursday morning, Nov. 12, for the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew. Pavatt was convicted of killing Andrew, his lover’s husband, in a plot to collect…
James Pavatt executed in Oklahoma for plot to kill Brenda Andrew's husband
James Pavatt, 73, was executed by lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on Thursday for plotting the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew. Pavatt was pronounced dead at 10:12 a.m. local time, according to…
Death row inmate James Pavatt executed at Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Death row inmate James Pavatt was executed today at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Pavatt had been convicted for his role in the 2001 murder-for-hire plot involving the death of Alberto Roman. The execution was…
Oklahoma Executes Air Force Veteran, Murderer James Pavatt After Groups Protested Measure
Oklahoma executed Air Force veteran James Pavatt by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on Thursday, November 12. The 72-year-old was sentenced to death for the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew, an…
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Oklahoma executes James Dwight Pavatt
Oklahoma executed James Dwight Pavatt by lethal injection Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Pavatt, 72, was convicted of killing his lover’s husband in 2001 as part of a plot to collect life…
State of Oklahoma executes James Pavatt, 25 years after the murder of Rob Andrew
Oklahoma executed James Pavatt at 10:12 a.m. Pavatt was convicted of murdering Rob Andrew in Oklahoma City in 2001. The state Pardon and Parole Board denied his clemency request last month by a 3-2 vote. Members of the…
Executions in Oklahoma, Texas include a father who beheaded 3 children
Two men were scheduled to be executed Thursday in Oklahoma and Texas. John Allen Rubio, convicted of killing three young children he was raising in Texas in 2003, was set to die at the state prison in Huntsville. James…
Pavatt set to be executed this morning
James Dwight Pavatt, 72, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He was convicted of killing his lover’s husband in 2001 as part of a plot to collect…
Oklahoma death row inmate James Pavatt set to be executed
Oklahoma death row inmate James Pavatt is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Pavatt was sentenced to death for the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew…
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James Pavatt set to be executed for role in 2001 Oklahoma murder
James Pavatt is scheduled to be executed Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester for his role in the 2001 killing of Rob Andrew. Pavatt was convicted in the shooting, and prosecutors said an…
2 men to be executed in US, one in Oklahoma and another in Texas
Two men were scheduled to be executed Thursday, one in Oklahoma and one in Texas. James Pravatt was set to receive a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester for the fatal shooting of his…
Executions in Oklahoma and Texas include father who beheaded 3 children
John Allen Rubio in Texas and James Pavatt in Oklahoma were scheduled to be executed Thursday. Rubio was convicted of killing three young children he was raising in Brownsville in 2003; his first capital murder…
McWinter Wonderland right around the corner
McAlester will bring back McWinter Wonderland for a second year, beginning Nov. 24 with the Festival of Trees and Lights. Local businesses will decorate trees at Arvest Park, where the lights will be switched on that…
City of McAlester seeks feedback on proposed outdoor learning classroom
McAlester officials are asking residents to complete a survey on a proposed Safety Town and outdoor classroom at the McAlester Discovery Campus. The planned learning area would include miniature streets, sidewalks…
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Pavatt set for execution Thursday
James Dwight Pavatt, 72, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Pavatt was convicted of…
Acting sheriff appointed after McClendon hospitalized
An acting sheriff has been appointed in Pittsburg County after Sheriff Frankie McClendon was hospitalized and underwent a successful medical procedure. District 18 District Attorney James Green said McClendon is…
MPS announces holiday program schedule
McAlester Public Schools has released the schedule for its upcoming holiday programs, which will be held at the S. Arch Thompson Auditorium. The events are free and open to the public, featuring performances from…
McAlester, Krebs students compete in Special Olympics bowling competition
Students from McAlester and Krebs participated in a Special Olympics bowling competition hosted by Southeast Oklahoma Athletes Rising at Great Balls of Fire. The event provided a platform for local athletes to compete…