Davis Elementary Fourth grade students present “A Musical King Arthur”
The Davis Fourth Grade will present their production of “A Musical King Arthur” on Friday, March 25 in the Dorothy Jameson Performing Arts Center at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The morning show is for the Elementary. Anyone is welcome to come but the Pre-K through fourth grades will have priority seating in the front.…
Read MoreDavis Community and Senior Center will open Monday
The Davis Community and Senior Center will reopen Monday, March 21 to seniors wishing to dine in the facility. Community Services Director Stacey Harness is excited to open the doors to friends the facility hasn’t seen in two years. Monday will come with other changes, too. Drive-through is no longer an option, but carry-out is.…
Read MoreCity looking to form a committee for the care and upkeep of Greenhill Cemetery
By Alisha Thompson Did you know that artificial flowers, plants or other decorative items placed on graves at Greenhill Cemetery for more than 90 days are subject to removal according to a city ordinance for the cemetery. Fresh flowers are allowed 7 days before they are slated to be removed from a grave. This announcement…
Read MoreS3DA ARCHERY COMPETITION
Davis High School Junior Braeden Hefley competed in the S3DA archery competition in Norman on Feb. 19 and 20. Hefley placed second and received several scholarship offers. Three members of the team, Discover Archery, are state champion and Hefley and another team mate earned second in the competition. Family members said it was her first…
Read MoreResidents will see new water/sewer rate increases on May bills
By Alisha Thompson Councilmen voted to pass the first water/sewer rate increases the city has seen in the last 7 years. Councilman Jeremy Bumgarner seemed to echo the sentiments of the majority of the council when he said that the decision was very hard for him to make, that it was hard on everyone, but…
Read MoreRoyce McGee
Funeral Services for Royce McGee will be held at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel in Walters, Okla., Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. with Joseph Woods officiating. Memorial donations can be made to the Walters Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 485, Walters, OK 73572. Royce McGee was born to Elis F. and Eva Bernice (McCrary) McGee on…
Read MoreFreda Lee Sluder
Services for Freda Lee Sluder will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at the Grace Christian Fellowship Church in Ada, with Pastor Derrick Marshall officiating. Freda was born Jan. 25, 1959, in Detroit, Mich., to the late Andrew Edmerson and Florence Joann (Kinkade) Barnes. She passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022,…
Read MoreSummers buries back-to-back buzzer beaters
Buzzer beaters and steady improvement highlighted a busy week for Davis’ two basketball teams. Inclement weather forced both squads to play three games in a four-day span. The Lady Wolves defeated Lexington, Washington and Lindsay to go 3-0 Feb. 8-11. The Wolves continued to show promise despite losing to all three conference schools. Davis 38,…
Read MoreA HERO’S FAREWELL
Davis stood still for a moment when a procession led by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Honor Guard escorted retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Roy Rogers through the streets he called home a final time on Feb. 10. Rogers joined OHP in 1968 and retired in 2010. He served his brothers and sisters as the longest…
Read MoreSheriff’s Office drug arrests continue, Fentanyl overdose saved by Narcan
The gold star for hard work this week goes to Murray County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Deputy Percero. A man, in the United States “illegally” is now one of two men in a few months arrested for trafficking by deputies at MCSO. K-9 Percero assisted the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in taking drugs and cash off the…
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