Keep McAlester Beautiful

10/19/2026

On November 14th, Old Town is getting a new look!

The rustic light poles, while beautiful, have lost some of their shine. We're planning on giving them new life by adding a fresh coat of paint to cover up the years of scrapes and nicks.

McAlester's Old Town is a uniquely beautiful part of our city. Not only is it a charming area, but it is also where our city began all those years ago. I can't think of any better place that encapsulates McAlester more than Old Town, so we must take care of this slice of McAlester's history while we can.

We can't do this alone, so please join us in painting the light poles in Old Town. We will start painting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14th. Volunteers should wear clothes that they don't mind getting paint on.

10/15/2026

Reminder that our luncheon is today at noon!

Join us for a good meal at the Yardbird. I hope to see you there!

Our monthly luncheon is tomorrow at noon!

We'll be talking about upcoming projects, and if you have any suggestions for future projects, come join us this Thursday at the Yardbird.

Hopefully I'll see you there!

10/14/2026

Gotta give a big shout out to the MHS boys and girls basketball teams for picking up Chadick Park on Monday!

So many students were out there picking up litter across the whole park. I'm always happy to see big volunteer groups come together for our park cleanups. The more people we have, the more trash we can remove!

And this group removed quite a bit of trash. They collected 10 bags of trash from the whole park.

The boys soccer team also had park cleanup recently. Soccer Coach, Ra'shaud Buie and the soccer team have adopted Mullen Park and held their first cleanup last Friday.

So grateful for the many active park adopters we have in our program. Thank you guys for taking the initiative to clean up our community.

Go buffs!

10/14/2026

Our monthly luncheon is tomorrow at noon!

We'll be talking about upcoming projects, and if you have any suggestions for future projects, come join us this Thursday at the Yardbird.

Hopefully I'll see you there!

10/13/2026

Fall Cleanup is officially over!

We had a great two weekends, despite the rain. I'm excited to see just how much junk we removed from the community.

Gotta give our partners Republic Services, CSI Recycling, District 18 Drug Court, RTR Environmental, The Sustain Group, and the City of McAlester a big thank you for their continued support of our cleanups each year.

That also goes to our awesome volunteers who showed up every weekend to work the cleanup. We had a good group this fall and I hope to see them again in the spring.

If you missed our cleanup, we will be hosting another one this April so be on the lookout for those dates when the time comes!

10/10/2026

Last weekend to use the Fall Cleanup! If you have any furniture, bulk trash, electronics, appliances or metal you need to throw away you can bring them to the recycling center today and tomorrow!

For brush you will need to take that to the McAlester Landfill. In collaboration with the Fall Cleanup, they are open at the same time as us for the weekend.

I hope to see you out here!

10/08/2026

Honored to be a finalist for our work this spring! Hopefully we can out do ourselves next Spring

10/06/2026

Our first weekend of the cleanup may have been damp but we made it through!

Through rain or shine, KMB and our awesome volunteers were out there unloading trash. Many of our volunteers stayed the whole duration of the cleanup, even when the rain was coming down the hardest.

I can't express how grateful we are for their support. We couldn't have done it without the kind individuals who showed up to help.

And of course we couldn't do it without you all taking the initiative to load up your trailers, bring your garbage to the right place, and donate money to our organization. So if you have any more furniture, bulk trash, tires, metal, or electronics be sure to bring it by this weekend!

The 10th and 11th are the last days of our Fall Cleanup so mark your calendars. The cleanup will not be returning until April of 2027 so take advantage of it while there is still time!

We will be accepting brush at the McAlester Landfill who will be open during the same time as the cleanup.

We had a great crowd of volunteers last weekend but we still need more to finish out the Fall Cleanup. Anyone 18 and up can volunteer. Closed-toe shoes and thick long pants are a must.

10/02/2026

Thank you to the Pittsburg County Republican Women for cleaning up their block on Monday!

The Pittsburg County Republican Women have been committed block adopters for years. These 4 volunteers spent their afternoon on Monday picking up litter along Wyandotte Ave. from Main to 4th Street.

They collected about 4 bags of trash from the cleanup. We're grateful to have organizations like theirs to help pursue KMB's mission to make McAlester a cleaner and more beautiful place to live in. Every litter pick pushes us closer to that goal.

Again, thank you, Pittsburg County Republican Women, for being a block adopter! If you're interested in adopting a block of your own you can sign up here --> https://keepmcalesterbeautiful.com/community/adopt-a-block/