Pocket park is point of pride

The downtown Sallisaw pocket park at Cherokee Avenue and Oak Street is transitioning into autumn with pumpkins, gourds, sweet potato plants, mums and hanging baskets.

“This is a Main Street project that we try to keep as aesthetically pleasing as possible, usually with the hanging flowers, things that are there now,” says Lance Montgomery, president of Sallisaw Main Street. “That’s a point of pride for us, keeping that clean, keeping that presentable, keeping that accessible and beautiful...