by Rod Cleveland | Sep 2, 2025 | Cleveland County, Economic Development, Oklahoma
Building a Brighter Economic Future for Oklahoma At the heart of Cleveland County and across Oklahoma, we all share a common goal: ensuring our kids and grandkids have a real shot at the good life. That means access to well-paying jobs and a thriving economy that can...
by Rod Cleveland | Feb 12, 2018 | Economic Development, Education, Legislation, Oklahoma
Over the past couple of years, the education system has called for a $5,000 teacher pay raise. Oklahoma’s statutory starting salary for first-year teachers is set at $31,600. While this is the statutory minimum, it does not include the cost of state-supplied health...
by Rod Cleveland | Feb 9, 2016 | Legislation, Oklahoma, Transportation
With the looming $1.2 billion short fall in the Oklahoma State budget and the public secondary school system demanding raises for teachers, Oklahoma public road funding is in the crosshairs again. The public roads that will take the biggest hit is the county highways...
by Rod Cleveland | Nov 20, 2015 | Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Cleveland County Early Settlement Mediation leads the state of Oklahoma in overall number of mediation held, with 513 total mediations conducted in fiscal year 2015 (July 2014 to June 2015). There were 367 Small Claims, 132 family, and 12 child permanency cases...
by Rod Cleveland | May 22, 2015 | Cleveland County, Deaster Events, Disasters, Oklahoma, Transportation
Please watch the Memorial Day weekend weather outlook for central Oklahoma and Cleveland County. There is a low potential chance of tornadoes but high potential for flooding. Cleveland County is expecting 4″ of rain over the next 4 days. During A Flood Watch:...
by Rod Cleveland | May 11, 2015 | Cleveland County, Oklahoma
The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners awarded the winning bid for the demolition of the Cleveland County Jail at the Courthouse complex. The Cleveland County Jail was built in 1983 for a cost of $3,500,000 and totaled 40,000 square feet. This jail replaced the...
