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Elgin will soon have a new eating establishment once doors open on DWhites restaurant. Restaurateur Demetrius White plans to offer home cooking the way his grandmother taught him. The menu will include burgers, steak, chicken, tacos, fajitas, and eventually seafood, he said.Southwest Chronicle photo by Curtis Awbrey

Elgin will soon have a new eating establishment once doors open on DWhites restaurant. Restaurateur Demetrius White plans to offer home cooking the way his grandmother taught him. The menu will include burgers, steak, chicken, tacos, fajitas, and eventually seafood, he said.Southwest Chronicle photo by Curtis Awbrey

Restaurateur’s plan in the works

Tim Farley
Friday, July 8, 2022
ELGIN - Demetrius White plans to give Elgin and surrounding communities home cooking away from home when his DWhite’s restaurant opens later this month.
Garrett Tucker, of Elgin, competes in the first round of bronc riding at the Chickasha Open Rodeo held June 24-25 at the Grady County Fairgrounds. Tucker finished third in the competition. (Photo by Hugh Scott)

Garrett Tucker, of Elgin, competes in the first round of bronc riding at the Chickasha Open Rodeo held June 24-25 at the Grady County Fairgrounds. Tucker finished third in the competition. (Photo by Hugh Scott)

Elgin’s Tucker pursuing his passion through rodeos

Tim Farley
Friday, July 8, 2022
CHICKASHA – Garrett Tucker was “goofing off” when he tried his hand at bronc riding 10 years ago, but now he’s riding those wild horses almost every weekend. That was the case June 24-25 as Tucker competed in the 83rd Chickasha Open Rodeo where he finished third in the bronc riding and earned $260.
Retired Crosby Park Elementary School first-grade teacher Ellie Wright congratulates Alyssa Johnson, an Academic All-Stater from Elgin, during the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Banquet, held recently in Oklahoma City. Johnson, a 2022 graduate of Elgin High School, was among 100 outstanding seniors from Oklahoma public schools who were honored by the foundation as Academic All-Staters. She received an Academic All-State scholarship sponsored by the McCasland Foundation. Wright was Johnso

Retired Crosby Park Elementary School first-grade teacher Ellie Wright congratulates Alyssa Johnson, an Academic All-Stater from Elgin, during the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Banquet, held recently in Oklahoma City. Johnson, a 2022 graduate of Elgin High School, was among 100 outstanding seniors from Oklahoma public schools who were honored by the foundation as Academic All-Staters. She received an Academic All-State scholarship sponsored by the McCasland Foundation. Wright was Johnso

Elgin graduate named Academic All-Stater

News Staff
Friday, July 8, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – A recent Elgin graduate is one of 100 outstanding seniors from across the state to be recognized by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence during the organization’s annual Academic Awards Banquet in Oklahoma City.

Speedway summer standings

News Staff
Friday, July 8, 2022
LAWTON – With two months left to race, Lawton Speedway is hitting the halfway point in the season but there’s still a long way to go in the points.

Lawton Speedway slings dirt around on Texas Night

News Staff
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
LAWTON – Lawton Speedway hosted their annual Texas on June 25, where all residents can get into the races free with proof of Texas residency. IMCA RaceSaver Sprints In the IMCA RaceSaver Sprints, Jermey Allen’s 17A started on the outside pole and was able to take the victory in Heat 1.
A calf-roper competes at the Chickasha Open Rodeo June 24-25 at the Grady County Fairgrounds. Rafter D Rodeo livestock have been used at the biggest rodeos in the U.S. and Canada. HUGH SCOTT/PHOTO PROVIDED

A calf-roper competes at the Chickasha Open Rodeo June 24-25 at the Grady County Fairgrounds. Rafter D Rodeo livestock have been used at the biggest rodeos in the U.S. and Canada. HUGH SCOTT/PHOTO PROVIDED

Livestock company keeps state’s rodeos going

Tim Farley
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
STERLING – A family-owned livestock business that spans four generations has kept Don and Mary Jean Dees busy organizing Oklahoma rodeos for the last 50 years. Rafter D Rodeo was started in the early 1970s by the couple and life has never slowed down.

Rep. Worthen to keynote 2nd annual Patriots in the Park

News Staff
Friday, June 24, 2022
LAWTON – The Comanche County Republican Party will host its 2nd annual Patriots in the Park Saturday, July 9.   State Rep. Rande Worthen (R-Lawton) will be the keynote speaker for the event which will be held at the Patriots Pavilion in Elmer Thomas Park (4th and Ferris).
Gail Turner

Gail Turner

Turner seeking seventh term on county commission

Eric Swanson
Friday, June 24, 2022
LAWTON – County government has changed dramatically in the 24 years since Comanche County Commissioner Gail Turner began his service on the commission, he said. “Our monies haven’t changed much, but our expenses have changed a whole lot,” he said in a June 13 interview.
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