October 13, 2017
By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph –
The Cordell City Council is expected to renew the city’s contract with two people to operate the Washita Theater and concession stand in Monday night’s council meeting.
Richard and Karrie Varner have been operating the historical theater for the last year and City Manager JC Moser believes the council is happy with them.
Mosier says the community has successfully supported a number of events and ideas that were initiated by the Varners to bring people out to the Washita.
Several years ago, city leaders spent a substantial amount of money to restore the deteriorated historic structure as well as updating both the theater and the technical equipment in order to run current movies including a new sound system.
The Washita Theatre was built in 1946 and ran a number of years, however it was closed for a number of years after that. The City of Cordell purchased the building and reopened it around 2000. After extensive renovations in 2014, the theater now shows first run movies with a THX-certified Dolby sound system.
The council meets tonight at 6 pm in the Community Center behind City Hall.
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