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City Of Durant - City Clerk 580-931-6640 Oklahoma Natural Gas 800-664-5463 City of Durant - Utilities 580-931-6630 Oklahoma Tax Commission 800-522-8165 Durant Area Chamber of Commerce 580-924-0848 Workforce Oklahoma - Durant Center 580-924-1828 Making the Steel that Builds America Commercial Metals Company is excited to be a part of the Durant community. From responsible metal recycling to innovative steelmaking, CMC is proud to support the communities where we live and work. That’s a Commitment You Can Count On. CMC Steel Oklahoma 584 Old Hwy 70, Durant, OK 74701 www.cmc.com WWW.DURANTCHAMBER.ORG 5 S17 FROM THE CHAMBER DISCOVER DURANT, the City of college. SOSU enhances our rural Magnolias! Durant is the Gateway to STAFF setting by providing quality Savage Lake Texoma, home of the World’s JANET REED Storm sporting events, theatrical and Largest Peanut, Southeastern Okla- Executive Director musical productions including the homa State University and the great [email protected] renowned Oklahoma Shakespearean Choctaw Nation. Durant’s high quality Festival each summer. SOSU also and affordable family-valued lifestyle KATIE QUINN includes an award-winning Aviation is located a convenient 90 miles north Chamber Manager Program. of Dallas on Highway 75 and 150 miles [email protected] Be sure to visit our charming southeast and south from both Okla- downtown. The Durant Main Street homa City and Tulsa. Visit Durant and JENNIFER BREWER program has enhanced the original experience our hospitality and strong Chamber Assistant business district through working sense of community while enjoying with business owners, property [email protected] our recreation and entertainment. owners, partners and volunteers. Recreational opportunities are Along with a variety of restaurants abundant on beautiful Lake Texoma, JENNIFER TAYLOR and unique shopping on Main Street, offering a wide variety of water sports. Membership Services another asset to our downtown is the Only 15 minutes from Durant, the lake [email protected] Three Valley Museum. Three Valley has 89,000 acres of water to enjoy. Museum received its name from the With the numerous activities, Lake more. three rivers – Red, Blue and Washita – Texoma can make anyone’s vacation Durant is fortunate to have the flowing through our area and features the ultimate experience. headquarters of the Choctaw Nation many historic articles and exhibits. Don’t forget to include historic Fort located in our city with Chief Gary Whether you are DISCOVERING Washita in your agenda as well. Fort Batton and Assistant Chief Jack Aus- DURANT on a visit or establishing Washita is located 15 miles northwest tin, Jr. providing leadership for the a permanent residence, we invite of Durant at 3348 State Road 199. Choctaw Nation. Many of their busi- you to come and enjoy our hospital- The Magnolia Festival is one of the ness enterprises operate throughout ity and quality of life. For additional largest events in south central Okla- Bryan County, and among the most information on Durant, contact the homa and celebrates its 23rd year in popular is the Choctaw Casino and Durant Area Chamber of Commerce 2019. Festivities begin the weekend Resort which provides a wide variety at 580-924-0848 or visit us online at after Memorial Day at the Choctaw of first class entertainment. In 2018, www.durantchamber.org, Facebook Event Center. The Festival is packed several projects including the new and Twitter. Also stop by our office with family fun including the Texoma Choctaw Health Clinic, Wellness Cen- located at 215 N. 4th Avenue from 8:00 Arts Association Art Show, carnival, ter and Headquarters were completed. a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. live entertainment, unique shopping Durant is proud to be home to Discover Durant – we’re a great booths, food vendors, fireworks, 5K & Southeastern Oklahoma State Uni- place to be! #MyDurant Fun Run, Rotary Bike Ride and much versity (SOSU), a four-year regional www.durantchamber.org “This season, make it All Seasons!” www.allseasonstravelok.com Shelley W. Lovan Owner 60711490 580-924-9201/800-552-5484 1203 W Main St [email protected] Durant, OK 74701 Discover Durant 2017 6 Discover DURANT 2019 S5 AREA STATISTICS POPULATION Durant (74701): 23,681 Bryan County: 46,774 State of Oklahoma: 4,027,541 DURANT AREA STATISTICS (74701) Households: 9,259 Families: 5,529 Average Household Size: 2.42 Median Age: 33.4 Median Household Income: $41,811 Average Household Income: $57,363 Per Capita Income: $22,826 We appreciate those who buy from us and we do everything we can to take care of them! To show our appreciation, when you buy your new vehicle from Stuteville Chevrolet, you’ll 585 Silo Rd. be automatically enrolled in our Stuteville S.T.A.R. program, which stands for Superb Durant, OK 74701 Treatment And Rewards. We designed this (580)924-1890 program to give you, our most valued customers, priority service and discounts, along with a few extra special touches that 149 Dairy Rd. will make you feel like, well, a S.T.A.R. 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