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City Seeks Grant for Five Year Capital Improvement Plan
By Alisha Thompson Councilmen made quick work of a 4 page agenda Monday night in an hour and twenty minute long meeting. Abatement orders, budget talk and department reports dominated conversations for the night. Councilmen Josh Oakley and Jeremy Bumgarner were absent. A Public Hearing was held prior the council meeting to discuss Orders of…
Read MoreMiddle School Principal Resigns Staffing Changes Dominate May School Board Meeting
By Jennifer Lindsey The resignation of middle school principal Tonya Finnerty was among multiple staffing changes approved at the monthly Davis School Board meeting. “She is going to Madill High School, and we’ve begun advertising for that position,” said Superintendent Jamea Gilbert. Other resignations were middle school English teacher Audra Mooneyham, elementary reading specialist Patti…
Read MoreDavis Student Dies in Car Accident
A fatality collision on May 10 claimed the life of 18 year-old Averiee Osmundson on May 10 around 7:36 a.m. on Foothill Road, .4 miles west of United States Highway 77, approximately 3 miles north of Springer in Carter County. Osmundson, a senior at Davis High School, was pronounced dead at the scene due to…
Read MoreFelony Arrest for Davis Police after Man Fails to Stop at Stop Sign
A SIMPLE TRAFFIC violation led to the seizure of 19 pounds of marijuana and over $10,000 in cash. Running a stop sign put Liqiang Sun in the path of Davis Office Blake Snyder while on patrol. With the help of a translator app and other Davis officers, the stop took drugs off the street. Well…
Read MoreCOMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER
The Tyre Masonic Lodge #42 and helped presented a $4,175 to Gayla Garrison Smathers to help cover medical expenses as she fights stage four breast cancer. The Masonic Lodge hosted a pulled pork sandwich fundraiser in October that brought the community together to bless one of our very own in need.
Read MoreSparks Appointed to Murray State College Board of Regents
DILLON SPARKS has been appointed by Governor Stitt and confirmed by the Senate to a seven-year term as the newest member of the Murray State College Board of Regents. Pictured (from left:) Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Chancellor Allison Garrett, Murray State College Regent Dillon Sparks and Murray State College President Dr. Tim Faltyn.…
Read MoreDavis Native enters Class of 2027 Plebe Summer at the U.S. Naval Academy
Troy Bullman, a graduate of Davis High School was inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2027 on June 29, marking the beginning of sic challenging weeks of basic midshipman training during Plebe Summer. Approximately 1,200 candidates are selected each year for the Academy’s “plebe” or freshman class, and each student is required to participate…
Read MoreCouncil Talks Budget 23-24, Hanover Road Project and Sixth Street Project
By Alisha Thompson Money was on the agenda for this meeting. Passing the 2023-24 Budget and about talking million dollar loans took up the hour and a half meeting. Councilman Josh Oakley was absent from the May 8 meeting Budget Hearing The meeting began with a budget hearing for the 2023 -24 year City manager…
Read MoreLt. Governor Matt Pinnell Talks Tourism in Davis
OVERFLOWING with gratitude. Members of the Davis community had the chance to hear the Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell speak about the tourism industry in Oklahoma and hear his insight into last year’s $10.2 billion dollar money maker for the state. The Lt. Governor toured Turner Falls and Cross Bar OffRoad Park after the meeting. By…
Read MoreCouncil Talks Sidewalks and Side by Sides
By Alisha Thompson The Davis City Council met April 10 with all councilmen present. Councilmen approved the Sixth Street Project option 1 as approved in the March meeting (Davis to Bird Streets) with a projected base bid at $1,767,000. With an “add alt.” of sidewalks on those streets of a projected cost of $150,000 ($25,000…
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