New dean of career technical education looking to the future ... UAB, and a Ph.D. from a University of Alabama/UAB joint educational program. His calling in education began in Lawton, Okla., at Career Tech, where he stayed until 1985 when he relocated to Alabama and began working at what was Bessemer State ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:28:43 GMT Oklahomaa s annual sales tax holiday will be August 6-8 ... save money on purchases of clothing and shoes, and it provides a boost to Oklahomaa s economy, too,a Barrington, R-Lawton, said last year. a oeWe created the back-to-school sales tax holiday to help Oklahomans save money on purchases of clothes and ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:38:00 GMT Crematory opens in Wichita Falls ... They have to call the funeral home to set it up.a Previously, the closest cremation center to Wichita Falls was in Lawton, Okla., Lunn said. He also said: a oeCremations are growing. It is kind of where the industry is headed. They can have ... Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:41:58 GMT Texas man shot in leg at Walmart in Altus ... said. Investigators are trying to determine if the shooting was drug-related, he said. Coy Lee Alexander, of Lawton , was taken into custody about 3:30 a.m. after police found him hiding inside the Best Western Hotel , Patterson said. A second ... Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:41:35 GMT OBITUARY: Verla Elizabeth Hall ... all her life in Northern Idaho except for four months during 1945 when she followed her husband in World War II to Lawton, Okla., where he was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Verla is survived by two daughters: Barbara Ann Romine and husband Del ... Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:59:23 GMT All-State baseball notebook: Chandler's Jonathan Gray leads Large East to victory ... the bases with one outs on a pair of walks sandwiched around an error. But he quickly got out of it, striking out Lawton MacArthur 's Tanner Rainey and Guthrie's Jaden Chappell to end the threat. "I just had to make it interesting I guess," Gray ... Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:53:56 GMT Lawton Convention Center Vote Planned Work could begin soon on a convention center and hotel in downtown Lawton if the city council approves. Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:46:51 GMT Work On Lawton Convention Center Could Gegin Soon a ' Work could begin soon on a convention center and hotel in downtown Lawton if the city council approves. The council will meet Monday to vote on agreements that already have been approved by other entities involved with the project. For the ... Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:37:18 GMT Alert officer diverts possible tragedy ... both drew down on the two." Mitchell said one of the men spoke broken English and officers learned that they live in Lawton and work in Oklahoma City as roofers, although they wouldn't name their employer. Mitchell said the vehicle, which had Texas ... Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:29:39 GMT Field artillery museum in Oklahoma gains new exhibits LAWTON, Okla. a ' The Field Artillery Museum continues to gain new exhibits thanks to the hard work of its staff and volunteers and some outside help from the Walton Foundation and Arvest Bank. Publ.Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:56:52 GMT Deer blamed for cycle crash ... The driver then jerked the bike and hit a patch of gravel. The patrol identified the driver as Robert Paul, 39, of Lawton, Okla. He was transported to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center for an unspecified injury. Investigators said he wasn't ... Publ.Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:42:59 GMT Former Lawton, Okla., police officer killed in Afghanistan ... civilian firearms instructor in Mazar-e-Sharif, near Kabul. By ROBERT MEDLEY NewsOK.com Published: 7/23/2010 2:20 AM LAWTON - A former police officer working as a civilian firearms instructor in Afghanistan was shot to death by a Afghan army trainee ... Publ.Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:08:49 GMT People in Uniform Greene graduates from basic training Army Pfc. Courtney N. Greene has graduated with honors from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. Publ.Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Autopsy Shows Okla Couple Died In Murder-Suicide ... lf. Court records show Diane Dye filed for divorce July 8 and requested a protective order. ___ Information from: The Lawton Constitution, http://www.swoknews.com Publ.Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:32:29 GMT In The Military 7-22 ... ol, he plans to join the Foreign Service. Army Pvt. Grant Blush graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, in Lawton, Okla. He is the son of Nina Blush-Riley, of Laurel. Blush is a 2008 graduate of Reservoir High School. user comments (0) Publ.Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Prominent couple goes down in murder/suicide ... was shot to death, then he committed suicide." The shooter is being identified as 42-year-old Raymond Dye. He was a Lawton firefighter and owner of the Elgin Pride Fitness. The victim is 40-year-old Diane Dye. She worked at the gym and had been an ... Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Police: Lawton Firefighter Kills Wife, Commits Suicide in Elgin ... morning in the parking lot of the Bank of the Wichitas. The victims have been identified as Raymond Dye, a city of Lawton firefighter, and Diane Dye, an Elgin Public Schools teacher and coach. Witnesses said Raymond confronted his wife in the bank ... Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:15:00 GMT Dyer faces additional charges ... Gene Pool, who is now assigned to the Weapons of Mass Destruction division in Washington, D.C., but had been with the Lawton office during the time of the search warrant. There was also the last minute request by attorney Jerry Herberger, who had ... Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:10:56 GMT Darren "Buster" Lee Leavitt Darren was born June 28, 1962 on the Ft. Sill Army Base in Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of Ron and Karen Leavitt. Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:11:14 GMT Elgin murder-suicide ... was shot to death then he committed suicide." The shooter is being identified as 42-year-old Raymond Dye. He was a Lawton firefighter and owner of the Elgin Gay Pride Fitness. The victim is 40-year-old Diane Dye. She worked at the gym and had been ... Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:26:00 GMT