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Davis 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 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 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…
Read MorePhysical Therapy Central went up in flames
PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTRAL will see patients in Ardmore and Pauls Valley until they can find a new space after a fire on Saturday damaged their facility. Davis Fire Chief Dusty Parsons said that the fire began in the kitchen and traveled, damaging the rest of the facility. Options for a Davis location for Physical Therapy…
Read MoreMurray County Sheriff Department continues to see drug related crimes in the area
The Murray County Sheriff Department continues to see drug related crimes in the area The Murray County Sheriff’s Department has had a busy couple of weeks with a high speed chase, attempted stabbing and seizing more than four times the weight for the threshold of trafficking in methamphetamine in a traffic stop. Sheriff Darin Rogers…
Read MoreDHS students learn Oklahoma and native history in new history class
By Trey Owens, Davis High School Principal Davis High School is constantly looking for ways to improve our educational options and do what is best for the growth of our students. This year, DHS offered a new Social Studies option for our students. The class consists of one semester of local history and one semester of Native…
Read MoreMassive Water, sewer rates hikes subject of Davis Town Hall Meeting
The City of Davis will host a Town Hall Meeting Monday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. regarding raising water rates and sewer rate changes inside and outside of the Davis City limits. The proposed increases will take place over the next three years and will be up for the Davis City Council to vote on…
Read MoreDavis awarded over quarter million dollars in federal funding
By Alisha Thompson A Monday holiday changed the October council meeting to Tuesday, Oct. 12. All councilmen were present for a meeting that could make Davis a “Film Friendly City” and a request to clear title issues for a property at Turner Falls Park turned into a lengthy discussion that will proceed into next month’s…
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