Tuttle News

The continuation of a quarter-cent sales tax is on the ballot across the county today, with an expansion of the Grady County Fairgrounds promised should it pass.

The Tigers lost 7-4 to No. 1 Berryhill on Friday at Edmond Memorial High School, and finish the season with a record of 28-9, and ranked No.

Christian James Smith, 22, was arrested Friday on complaints of assault and battery and on two city warrants, according to a police report released Monday.

The destruction and demise left by fires rarely foster feelings of joy. Homes, businesses and even historic landmarks have fallen prey to this oxygen fueled terror and their owners are left with questions and confusion in the wake of the flames.

Neighbors say it's been an eyesore for nearly four years. At one point, there was a hoard of cats.

Large flames and heavy smoke poured from a downtown Tuttle building early Tuesday morning, destroying a structure that housed several businesses.

Officials are busy fighting the fire, the dispatcher said. Several businesses are reported to be in the burning building where Grady's Pub & Grille is one of the businesses.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says State Highway 92 is shut down at State Highway 37 because of the fire, which broke out at 5:30 a.m. Oklahoma City television station KWTV reports that the fire destroyed a downtown structure that housed several businesses.

Opposition to the continuance of the 1 4 cent sales tax that would fund additions and upgrades to Grady County Fairgrounds now appears to be much more of a minority across the county, even in the north where a Commissioner has come out against the measure.

The four representatives and senator that are responsible for districts in Grady County converged at the Fairgrounds in Chickasha Friday morning, where healthcare and education topped the discussion list.

A bill that never made it to the Oklahoma House floor could have prevented a young girl who ran away from home from being allegedly raped, the bill's co-sponsor said.

A 15-year-old girl was reportedly raped by a man she met over the internet who has since been arrested, according to a Grady County Sheriff's Office release.

Officials said Hart lives with his grandmother but that didn't stop him from luring the girl to the house where he is accused of having sexual relations with her.

Members of the Chickasha Fairgrounds Board say they have received mostly positive reactions to the proposed continuance of the 1 4 cent sales tax used to fund improvements to the facility but encourage people to vote as opposition still exists.