Davis News

By Randy Mitchell Staff Writer ADA - The arrests Wednesday of 18 people in connection with dealing crack cocaine was preceded by months of investigation, according to officials.

By Randy Mitchell Staff Writer ADA - More than 10 people were arrested in Ada after a drug raid involving several houses Wednesday morning.

A year-long investigation led to more than 20 arrests and helped plug a major cocaine pipeline, police said.

Verizon Wireless celebrated their new business opening in Chickasha with a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 4, 2009 A* Divorce/Bereavement Support Group meets at 7 p.m. at The Compassion Outreach Center, 1124 Craddock Road.

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A free early childhood development summit will be held Nov. 18 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford.

A* Staff Writer Travina Coleman has an update on the math scores of Oklahoma students.

Saturday night dances have long been a staple in most parts of the country, including south-central Oklahoma.

After receiving about three inches of rain, Sulphur and Davis, OK are expected to get several inches more during tomorrow's storms.

THURSDAY OCT. 1, 2009 * The local Alcoholics Anonymous group meets Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church, 301 E. Kings Rd.

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FallsFest-goers in Lucy Park did just that Saturday night when rockers 38 Special doled out generous portions of Southern rock, complete with the band's impeccably harmonized vocals and solid musicianship.

Sanora Babba s long unpublished novel a oeWhose Names Are Unknowna now takes its place as a Dust Bowl classic in the discussion of the era.

A workshop for area teachers and East Central University students on "Dealing with Atrocity and Controversy in the Public School Classroom" will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, in the Regents Room in ECU's Memorial Student Union.

Marriages Jonathan Van Payne, 23, Mountain View to Monica Elizabeth Walker, 22, Ada.

In 2005, as part of expanding its mission, the Pauls Valley Arts Council welcomed professional actor, Obba Babatunde' as the keynote presenter at its first Valley Of The Arts Festival.

A man who fell from the tailgate of a pickup Saturday night in a bar's parking lot has died, officials said.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine announces the graduation of Stephanie Leemhuis Caywood on June 12, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo.

A Davis man was killed in a one-car collision after his pickup hit an electrical pole at about 6:40 Saturday evening.