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Purcell Register Your Best News Source For The Heart of Oklahoma The Purcell Register is one of the
oldest continually-published newspapers
in Oklahoma. Mangum. R. H. Jenks. James C.

There have only been nine owners
of The Register in its illustrious
existence. The Montgomery family has owned the
newspaper since January of 1990
when John D. and Gracie purchased
it from the Nance-McCurdy family,
who had published The Register
for 55 years. The newspaper got its start under
Ed P. Ingle when he came to
Purcell. Its first issue was Nov. 23,
1887. Ingle played a big part in the
ear

ly development of Purcell and
was a leader in the planning of the
town site. Ingle was also very instrumental in
the founding of the town of Norman. In July 1889, Ingle established
The Norman Transcript and sold The Register to R.Y. Later the newspaper was sold
to W.H. Walker, who quickly
established himself as one
of the greatest editors in the
southwest. Walker’s greatest achievement
was an almost singlehanded
editorial campaign that
ultimately led to the statehood. Walker’s chapter in The
Register history spanned
from September 1890 until
his death. Parham, former publisher
of The Pauls Valley
Democrat, purchased the
controlling interest in The
Register in 1910. He continued
with The Register until
he purchased The Norman
Transcript and moved there as
business manager of the paper. The fifth chapter in the rich
history of The Register was
when J. Guy Hardie gradually
acquired ownership of the
newspaper in 1916. His business
manager was D.C. Hardie, who died in 1934,
was an aggressive, ambitious
editor and publisher and
worked for the improvement
and expansion of Purcell. Nance, who at the
time was publisher of The
Walters Herald, purchased
The Register from Hardie’s
widow, Martha Hardie in 1935. Nance was already a very
prominent publisher and also
one of the state’s top political
personalities. He remains the only person
to serve as both Speaker of
the House of Representatives
and President Pro Tempore of
the Senate. Maxwell McCurdy joined
the newspaper staff in 1937
when he married Nance’s
daughter, Rosamond. Maxwell
eventually assumed the duties
as President, Editor and Managing
Editor. Tom McCurdy was named
publisher of The Register
in 1973 after working at the
newspaper from November
of 1967. He also worked at
the newspaper at an early age. Now the Montgomerys have
added another generation to the
staff with John Denny and Emily Montgomery working at the newspaper.

06/11/2024

Weather moves Friday's game ...

Congrats to Purcell's new all-time leading rusher, Boston Knowles!
04/11/2024

Congrats to Purcell's new all-time leading rusher, Boston Knowles!

Purcell High School Football has a NEW All-Time Leading Rusher! On Friday night against Heritage Hall, Senior Boston Knowles surpassed Gerald Green's career rushing mark of 4,341 yards, set in 1974. Boston currently sits at 4,466 yards with one game left!

Hope everyone had a fun Halloween! Don't forget to send your pictures to purcellregister@gmail.com. At least 1 MB please...
01/11/2024

Hope everyone had a fun Halloween! Don't forget to send your pictures to [email protected]. At least 1 MB please 🎃

It's Halloween week! Email us your Halloween costume pictures! At least 1mb in size to [email protected].

Look for our annual picture page in next week's Register!

It's Halloween week! Email us your Halloween costume pictures! At least 1mb in size to purcellregister@gmail.com.Look fo...
29/10/2024

It's Halloween week! Email us your Halloween costume pictures! At least 1mb in size to [email protected].

Look for our annual picture page in next week's Register!

Get your Halloween plans made early! Purcell's Treats on the Trail is scheduled for October 26 at the Purcell Lake Trail...
02/10/2024

Get your Halloween plans made early! Purcell's Treats on the Trail is scheduled for October 26 at the Purcell Lake Trails. Don't miss it!

City-wide trick or treating in Purcell will be on October 31.

02/10/2024
02/10/2024

It's that time of year! The City of Purcell staff are gearing up for Purcell's Lights from the Heart! Lake Road will be closing on the west side of Purcell Lake from the north gate to the south west exit of the lake. A map is located in the comments below. For more information, please visit the following link:
Link: https://purcellok.gov/203/Lights-from-the-Heart

28/09/2024
28/09/2024
28/09/2024

Come out and join the fun, starts at 10am and will go on until the early evening hours.

Tomorrow is Festival Day!
27/09/2024

Tomorrow is Festival Day!

Here's a parking map and street closure guide for Purcell's Music Festival tomorrow.
27/09/2024

Here's a parking map and street closure guide for Purcell's Music Festival tomorrow.

Purcell's Homecoming parade begins at 1:30 today in downtown.
27/09/2024

Purcell's Homecoming parade begins at 1:30 today in downtown.

25/09/2024
The first Heart of Oklahoma Music Festival is this week! See you Saturday!
24/09/2024

The first Heart of Oklahoma Music Festival is this week! See you Saturday!

Two weeks from tomorrow!
13/09/2024

Two weeks from tomorrow!

Wayne Homecoming coronation tonight at 6:30 with Wayne vs. Lexington to follow at D.S. Zack Powell Stadium. Purcell vs. ...
13/09/2024

Wayne Homecoming coronation tonight at 6:30 with Wayne vs. Lexington to follow at D.S. Zack Powell Stadium.

Purcell vs. Washington at 7 p.m. at Reed Field

Wayne’s 2024 football homecoming will crown the new king and queen at 6:30 p.m. Friday prior to the gridiron clash between the Bulldogs and the Lexington Bulldogs at 7 p.m. Queen …

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