Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 at 4:47 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Justin Allen Rose
Event Coordinator from Stop and Shop Local, Kat Funaki, spoke with 7News anchor Tarra Bates about the upcoming event taking place on Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 5:22 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Tarra Bates
In this edition of Community Conversations we spoke with Adriene Davis with Hungry Hearts Feeding Ministry about what inspired her to start the program.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 4:53 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
The City of Lawton landfill will be temporarily unable to process credit and debit card transactions to upgrade its systems.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 4:22 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
Altus resident Larry Duffy celebrated his 45th year working for Western Oklahoma State College, his whole working career.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 8:12 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man out of Comanche County for alleged aggravated possession of child pornography.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 8:11 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
A Lawton man has been arrested on two counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16 years old and one count of Peeping Tom with photographic equipment of a minor child.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 8:11 PM CST
|By Billie Hill, Tarra Bates and Cole Brumbelow
7News was joined by members of the Comanche County Retired Educators Association, President Carol Gardner and Chairperson Cheryl Tate.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 5:29 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Justin Allen Rose
People from across Lawton came out to grab a hot bowl of chili, and maybe even a couple sweets, in support of one hardworking organization.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 5:19 PM CST
|By Billie Hill
In this Community Conversation, we chat with Kaylee Hearst a committee member for the Duncan Main Street Holiday Stroll about what's in store for shoppers.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 4:51 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
The Comanche County Veterans Council hosted its Legislative Breakfast today bright and early at VFW Post 5263 in Lawton.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
On this day in 1907, Oklahoma officially became a state, and on this day in 1973, the Oklahoma Territorial Museum opened to the public.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 4:35 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
Gail and Jerry Dixon will soon be celebrating 50 years of marriage and right now, they’re holding each other up as they both battle cancer.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:29 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
The United States Chamber of Commerce gave out the distinction.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:26 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
Edison Elementary School hosted a ‘Stack Up’ cup stacking event today in an attempt to set a new World Sport Stacking Association World Record.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 5:43 PM CST
|By Billie Hill
In this Community Conversation we talked with chair members of the 50th Annual Craft Harvest Craft Show.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 5:06 PM CST
|By Billie Hill
For this edition of Community Conversations we welcomed Lawton Chamber of Commerce President John Michael Montgomery for a conversation.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2023 at 9:15 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
Rosezella Burrage has done this before, but never by herself!
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 4:59 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Justin Allen Rose
This edition of Community Conversations saw Jeff “Fireball” Johnson from the Lawton Coalition of Motorcyclists (LCOM) joining 7News anchor Tarra Bates to talk about their annual toy run.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 4:53 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
Cameron University has earned a fifth-place ranking for “Best for Vets: Colleges.”
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 4:43 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
Oklahoma University announced an $86 million initiative to benefit students in 28 high-poverty Oklahoma schools.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
The coolest design and building competition in Duncan saw students racing CO2 racecars built by their own hands.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 5:56 PM CST
|By Billie Hill
In today’s Wednesdays with Fort Sill, we were joined by Keith Pannell Deputy Director of Fort Sill FIRES Center of Excellence who chatted with us about upcoming events for Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 5:46 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
Matt Ferrell and Friends are having a benefit comedy show at the Vaska on Friday, Nov. 10, and every dime of the proceeds will go to veterans.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 4:58 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
Students were out today at the cemetery showing their respects to soldiers we’ve lost for Flags for Heroes and the community is encouraged to do the same.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 7:28 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
Christian Family Counseling Center was the recipient of a $10,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation on Monday.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 5:31 PM CST
|By Billie Hill, Tarra Bates and Cole Brumbelow
Walking is good for all of us but 7News learned about a walk that isn’t just a stroll in the park.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose, Billie Hill and Tarra Bates
For this edition of Community Conversations, we welcomed a future farmer here to discuss a special annual tradition just in time for Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
Fort Sill command met to discuss important happenings on post for the month.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:40 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose, Billie Hill and Destany Fuller
Tanya Organ from Lawton Public Library joined 7News anchor Destany Fuller for this edition of Community Conversations to discuss an array of events coming to the library in November.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:03 PM CST
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
Duncan Blessing Boxes distributed 116 Baskets of Blessings for the holidays this year.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:01 PM CST
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
Cameron University’s VetFest kicked off this morning, Nov. 6, with cannons firing promptly at 10:15 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 4:28 PM CST
|By Billie Hill, Destany Fuller and Cole Brumbelow
The partnership is between the Lawton Board of Realtors, Real Estate Experts and the United Way of Southwest Oklahoma.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 4:56 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose, Billie Hill and Tarra Bates
Today is Friday, so that means it is Furry Friend Friday and Roy Rodrick from Lawton Animal Welfare has come to the studio with an Australian Shepard mix.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 4:38 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
LHS teamed with GearUp and visited booths to learn life skills, money skills and more at the event.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 4:33 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
Students at the New Horizons PreK Learning Center got the warmest welcome ever this morning.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Cole Brumbelow, Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
On Dec. 16, volunteers across the country will lay wreaths on the graves of cemeteries in remembrance of our veterans.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose, Billie Hill and Tarra Bates
During the conversation, the Vienna Boys Choir, their upcoming performance, as well as who and how much it will cost to attend were discussed.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 12:23 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
The annual event now has more than 14 participating businesses offering their wares for shoppers, and eateries and wineries and coffee shops have joined in too.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 4:43 PM CDT
|By Billie Hill, Tarra Bates and Cole Brumbelow
With the holiday season upon us, there are plenty of events happening on Fort Sill.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 4:37 PM CDT
|By Billie Hill and Cole Brumbelow
CASA of Southwest Oklahoma’s 17th annual “Jingle Jog” is fast approaching.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
Victims of trafficking, abuse, or sexual abuse who commit crimes against the offender may have their punishments adjusted, or portions of their sentences suspended.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
November 14 marks the day for several elections across our state, including right here in Lawton for Ward 7 voters.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 5:04 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
The 67th annual AMBUCS Pancake Day is coming up on Monday, Nov. 6. To talk about this stable of an event, Larry Holcomb joined 7News anchor Tarra Bates in the studio for a conversation.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 4:41 PM CDT
|By Billie Hill, Tarra Bates and Cole Brumbelow
With a lot of unknowns, Lawton Police Department Chief James Smith joined 7News to discuss Halloween safety.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose, Billie Hill and Tarra Bates
The founding and evolution of the film festival, as well as line up for this year’s festival were discussed during this edition of Community Conversations.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose, Billie Hill and Alexis Young
Members of the ‘Employee Flex Spend Program’ will soon be paying for their own monthly dues.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2023 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Billie Hill, Tarra Bates and Cole Brumbelow
Gala and Festival Committee Member Kaley Patterson joined 7News to give the details on the event such as participation, the purpose of the event and other information.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2023 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Billie Hill, Haley Wilson and Cole Brumbelow
Pastor Willie Tiller from Union Baptist Church and Pastor Michael Logan from Galilee Missionary Baptist Church joined 7News to discuss the upcoming Lawton Community Fall Festival.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 6:01 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
The election ends a saga of more than three weeks as the GOP cycled through three other nominees.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 4:58 PM CDT
|By Justin Allen Rose and Billie Hill
There will be a special presentation of music of Greer County’s history on Thursday, Oct. 26.