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The City Council will review the recommendations on Monday.

The City Council will review the recommendations on Monday.

The city is about five years out from completing construction on the long-awaited building, which will sit next to the YMCA

Tuesday, September 14th (09-14-21). In order to vote in the upcoming election youll have to be registered to vote by the Friday, August 20th (08-20-21) deadline or youll have to sit this one out. Make sure youre registered to vote and know which polling station you need to report to. But, what if youre wanting to run for office? Well the City of Lawton just posted a video that answers a lot of the questions you may have about becoming an elected public official and the steps youll need to take...

What New Stores Would You Like to See at the Central Mall? Capitol Improvement Program) funds. The ideal behind it was to use empty space in the mall to house the FISTA (FIRES Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator) project. Both the old Sears and Dillards locations in the Central Mall are currently empty. They will be remodeled and repurposed for military contractors that will be a part of the FISTA project. The remaining space will be used for retailers. Last week the Lawton City Cou...

Once a Week Trash Pick Up in Lawton Starts April 5th Monday, April 5th (04-05-21). The City of Lawton and City Council made the decision to go to once a week residential trash pick up awhile back at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic due to expected budget shortfalls, but delayed action until now. Originally it was suppose to happen back in October of 2020 or at least that was the target date. However, the city had to prepare for this change and ensure solid waste collection was prepar...

City of Lawton Has Purchased The Central Mall (FIRES Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator) project. The Lawton City Council met last Friday (12-18-20) in a special session to finalize the purchase of the mall at a price tag of 14.6 MILLION! Theyll be closing on it (01-05-21). A few months ago it was announced that the FISTA program would be located in the old Sears space in the Central Mall, click here for all the details. The LEDC (Lawton Economic Development Corporation) switch...