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No Sunday Evening Crier tonight — with Christmas week here and no major meetings on the calendar, I’m using the time to work on a few deep dives and update the website. Look for new explainers dropping this week (including a Westwin), plus a brief Merry Christmas message on Christmas Day.

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This week’s Sunday Evening Crier takes a look back at Lawton’s Holiday in the Park festivities, revisits our reporting on Flock Safety license plate reader cameras, summarizes recent City Council actions, and previews what’s on the agenda for this Tuesday — the final scheduled meeting of 2025.

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Ward 4 voters have elected Tiffiney Dimery to the Lawton City Council, unseating incumbent George Gill in a November 18 runoff. In this Sunday Evening Crier, Lawton Town Crier explains how the race got to a runoff, what happened on election night at the Comanche County Courthouse, and what this change could mean for…

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This week’s Sunday Evening Crier looks ahead to Lawton’s November 18 Election Day, recaps Ward 4 coverage, previews TIF reporting, highlights the United Way Chili Cook-off, features interviews with George Gill, David Madigan III, LPD PIO Charlie Whittington, and closes with an LTC flight tracker update.

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We sat down with Ward 4 Councilman George Gill to talk about the upcoming election, improvements in Ward 4, traffic, TIF, and public safety. Lawton Town Crier also extended multiple interview invitations to his challenger, Tiffiney Dimery, who declined.

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Be Our Guest” is a Lawton Town Crier citizen roundtable recorded after the Ward 4 forum, where residents discuss city issues, communication, and accountability. Views expressed belong solely to each participant and do not represent any organization or employer officially.

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The Lawton–Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ward 4 City Council candidate forum Tuesday night at the Hilton Garden Inn & Convention Center, giving voters a chance to hear directly from George Gill and Tiffiney Dimery ahead of the upcoming election.

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The Lawton Town Crier has added a new tool to our website: a live aircraft tracker that lets you see planes passing over Lawton and southwest Oklahoma in near real time. If you’ve ever heard a jet overhead, seen a blinking light crossing the night sky, or watched the Goodyear blimp drift by and…

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The Lawton Town Crier speaks with Matt Tranquill for a candid “On The Record” conversation about Lawton, leadership, and what it means to serve this community. In this interview, Matt talks about his path to Lawton, the challenges he sees on the horizon, and the opportunities he believes our city can seize if residents…