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Ever wondered what pops up when you type in 'Is Lawton' on Google? It's always interesting to see what other people search for especially when it comes to your hometown. Thanks to Google Trends and recent popular searches you'll get kinds of suggestions appearing.

Lawton, Fort Sill woke this morning after the thunderstorms yesterday evening to splotches of mud rain covering just about everything, from houses to cars. It was everywhere. If like me you hit the windshield wipers and all you got was mud streaks you know exactly what I'm talking about.

A recent post on the Lawton Sub-Reddit page by a person who is about to move here asked what areas they should avoid in Lawton, Fort Sill and what the crime rate was like. That's a great question and it appears that there are plenty of answers as well.

When you think of college towns in Oklahoma more often than not you think of Norman and Stillwater, home to O.U. and O.S.U. However, it might surprise you that Lawton, home to Cameron Univesity, has been named the #1 college town in Oklahoma.

If you've just moved to Lawton, Fort Sill or if you've been here a while, maybe your entire life, and aren't aware of these Facebook groups and pages you should definitely check them out. All of them are focused on Lawton, Fort Sill and have great information, news, entertainment, and are worthy of hitting join, follow, and like.

The Sooner State has an abundance of really funny, unusual, and downright crazy street names. Every town and city in Oklahoma has at least a few unforgettable street names that non Okies and even Okies alike find hilarious! Here's a rundown of some of the state's best and funniest street names.

The past couple of months have been incredibly busy for all of our volunteer fire departments around Comanche County, OK. and we certainly owe them a BIG THANK YOU for all they've done and continue to do for us.

"You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town!" That's right the man in red will be coming to Lawton, Fort Sill to the Central Plaza in downtown Lawton.

Lawton is getting trashed on an online forum. Some are commenting that it's the worst place to live in Oklahoma.

The most haunted place in Lawton, Fort Sill is downtown. There are more ghost stories and reported sightings there than anywhere else in town. While Lawton is best known for its rich history and beauty, we also have a few scary tales!

It was a crazy and unexpected storm yesterday evening in Comanche County. Mother Nature became moody and let loose with rain, high winds, tons of lighting and thunder, and even some hail. It's late in the season for this type of storm, but it's Oklahoma so anything can happen at any time weatherwise.

It seems like we've had more than our fair share of shootings, stabbings, break ins, vehicle thefts and an apparent increase in overall violent crime and property crime in Lawton, Fort Sill lately. In the past few weeks I've had the same conversation over and over with friends, family and co-workers. A lot of people don't feel safe and are worried about our current crime rates. So how about you? Do you feel safe living or visiting Lawton, Fort Sill?