Economy

I'm not too sure just how many carwashes one town needs but obviously, we haven't reached that unknown number to date. It's been the running joke that every time someone breaks ground somewhere in Lawton everyone just assumes it's another car wash.

It's been two long years but the wait is over. Long John Silver's in Lawton, Fort Sill has officially reopened! The glorious news broke over the weekend that LJS on the corner of N.W. Cache Rd. and 26th St. is BACK!

It's been an empty lot for years and years but soon we could be seeing a new car wash at 1503 N. Sheridan Road in Lawton. While I'm glad that the lot will no longer be empty, do we really need another car wash in Lawton?

So what new businesses would you like to see open at the 'Scissor Tail Point' shopping center on N.W. Cache Road? We all have a wishlist of different companies or stores we'd love to have in town. From retail to restaurants, even some fast food places we don't have. So how about you?

It's looking like Oklahoma Walmarts could start stocking and selling spirits and liquor. While it hasn't happened yet, the mega-chain is rumored to be working on legalizing the sale of liquor and spirits for not only themselves but all grocery stores in the Sooner State!

It's still way above where it was...

Say goodbye to white people taco night.

China and foreign-backed investors are buying up enormous amounts of farmland in rural Oklahoma. We're talking hundreds, even thousands of acres! Why are they doing this and is there any real potential threat?

Abandoned no more! If you haven't heard the news yet Crossroads Mall in Oklahoma City, OK. will be reopening sometime this fall. That's right, one of the greatest malls in the Sooner State will return in 2022 with retail, restaurants, and a HUGE three-story convention center!

CNBC just released their 'America's Top States' report and ranked Oklahoma as the 3rd worst place to live and work in the U.S. Sure the Sooner State isn't perfect and we've got some work to do, but to be listed as the 3rd worst place to live in the country is more than a little insulting.

It looks like Oklahoma will be voting on the legalization of recreational marijuana in the Sooner State this November. Once the signatures are verified, (SQ-820) will be placed on the ballot for a vote of the people. So what will this do to current cannabis laws and medical marijuana?

Glorious news, the Long John Silver's on N.W. Cache Road in Lawton, OK. will be reopening soon! If you've been near the corner of 26th Street and Cache Road lately you've probably seen all the construction.