Lawton News

Not this Sunday but next Sunday (03-14-21) is daylight savings time. We'll be springing forward an hour and losing another hour of sleep, oh' boy. The older I get the more I hate daylight savings time. It seems like it takes me a few days to re-adjust to the new time and to be completely h…

Now through June, when guests play slots with their Kiowa Rewards card on Wednesdays, the casino will give a portion of the game play to a variety of local organizations.

Yesterday afternoon (02-01-21) I was headed home from work when I saw the smoke rising from the East side, huge plumes of heavy black smoke and ash filling the sky. As I got closer and closer I realized it was coming from my neighborhood and feared the worst. I pulled in and immediately saw all the …

The "Phil Collins Collection Preview" will be on display in the Alamo Exhibit Hall from March 2nd through April 25th of this year.

Last Friday (02-26-21) Lawton Motorsports reopened in their new location at 5110 N.W. Cache Road near the corner of 52nd Street and Cache. If that address sounds somewhat familiar that's because Lawton Motorsports use to be there back in the day. They moved awhile back and were right next door …

FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Oklahoma to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe winter storms from Feb. 8-20, 2021.

This past Sunday night (02-28-21) the 78th Annual Golden Globes were held in Beverly Hills, CA. at the Beverly Hills Hilton. It was broadcast live on NBC and streamed across the inter-webs. A movie that was filmed in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The wait is almost over for the new shopping center in Elgin, OK. The "Elgin Square" is expected to be open sometime Spring 2021. We've been hearing a lot of rumors and rumblings about the new shopping center so we decided to take a quick trip to Elgin today to check it out for oursel…

Some of the biggest names in popular film, literature, television and music will be recognized during the 60th anniversary Western Heritage Awards, scheduled for September 17 – 18, 2021, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma could become the next entry into the growing list of 2nd Amendment sanctuary states. Across the country more and more states are introducing legislation to uphold the 2nd Amendment and refuse any additional gun control measures from Federal, state, county and even local governments. This wo…

Are they prepping us all for a high bill?

Yesterday (02-24-21) Oklahoma legislators passed another bill, HB 2273. It's a companion bill to SB 6 which passed the Oklahoma State Senate earlier. Both bills would make it illegal to photograph or video law enforcement and publish it on an online site, forum or social media platform. There&a…