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By Jayson Knight editor@tuttletimes.com Shayd Akins, 26, is being held at the Grady County Law Enforcement Center in Chickasha, currently without bond, for Felony Pointing of a Firearm for an incident that occurred Friday, December 2 in Tuttle. According to Tuttle Detective Shana Berryhill’s official arrest report, a Tuttle woman went to the police department…
The Board of the Grady County Commissioners met Tuesday, and preceding the meeting, new county officials were sworn in by Oklahoma District 6 Judge Kory Kirkland. The newly-elected officials included Grady County Assessor Bari Firestone, District 3 County Commissioner Gary Bray, and District 1 County Commissioner Zac Davis, who will represent Tuttle, Minco, and the…
Tuttle’s Home for the Holidays will be held Thursday beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the town tree lighting across the street from Tuttle City Hall, which is located at 221 West Main Street in Tuttle. A Home for the Holidays beauty pageant called Little Miss Merry will be held, beginning at 5:30 p.m. running until…
Bryan Lile, 61, is being held in the Grady County Law Enforcement Center without bond on six charges of Lewd Acts In The Presence Of A Child Under 12 and one charge of Rape By Instrumentation. Law enforcement was initially notified by Lile’s wife after she walked in on Lile showing pornographic images to his…
By Jayson Knight On June 6th, 2022, at approximately 1650 hours, Grady County Deputy Hayden Jarrett was notified by Grady County Dispatch of a stolen vehicle reported in Tuttle. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the reporting party (RP). The RP told the deputy her truck had been stolen that day while she was…
The 2022 Northern District Fair will be held in the huddle Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20th, featuring livestock shows, the Miss Northern District contest, the little Miss northern district contest, a pet show, a cake contest, a parade, a cornhole tournament, and more. The Little Miss Northern District contest will be held at…
Tuttle Public Schools held the ribbon cutting for the Greg Henning Activity Center at Tuttle High School Friday, welcoming Coach Henning and his family out to tour the facility that is adjoined to the Tuttle High School basketball gym. The facility includes new locker rooms for both boys and girls, a new lobby that will include…
Currently the head coach at Ringling, Football Coach Philip Koons spent more than 20 years coaching the Tuttle Tigers, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Football Coaches Hall of Fame Saturday evening. As a head coach, Coach Koons has gone 266-67, and has won three state championships for football. He won his first two in…
A new restaurant specializing in authentic Mexican and Latin-inspired dishes is now open at 342 S. Mustang Rd. Cocina El Girasol has a huge menu and they pride themselves on bringing quality authentic cuisine to the area. “Our food is very authentic. Everything that is on the menu I eat at home everyday. It’s very…
R&M Arms in Minco started as a hobby for Mindy and Ronnie Porter in August of 2020. After opening their first storefront in Minco, business was booming, and they were able to move to a bigger and better location at 208 West Main Street in Minco. Mindy spoke Monday morning about how the business came…
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By Jayson Knight Photos by Rachelle Rogers The Tuttle Tigers faced the Bronchos in Bethany for each team’s first district matchup Friday. Tuttle drove up a big lead early on. Bethany stayed vigilant and voracious down to the last minute, but the Tigers ultimately won 40-34, and will play next in Harrah Friday at 7…
The Bridge Creek Lady Bobcats hosted the Jones Lady Longhorns Aug 23 for the first time this season. Bridge Creek caught fire early in the first inning with the bats as they put in four runs to start things off. A pair of RBI singles and RBI doubles gave them a 4-0 lead at the…
By Jayson Knight Tuttle Volleyball is currently ranked ninth in 4A after winning three straight games over Amber-Pocasset Thursday, August 25. Volleyball ‘sets’ are played to 25 and a team must win by two points to win the set. Whichever team wins three-out-of-five sets wins the ‘match.’ A fifth set, if necessary, would go to 15…
By Jayson Knight Tuttle Softball is 10-3, currently leading their district. District rival Elk City, 15-3, is vying for the top slot though. Currently, Tuttle is 5-1 in district play with a 32-point district differential; Elk City is 4-1 in district play with a 29-point district differential. The Lady Tigers took a loss in Elk…
By Joseph Ross Coming off a defeat the night before, the Lady Bobcats set their sights on the Noble Lady Bears as they matched up on Aug 19. A couple of runs scored to start things off for the Lady Bears as they reeled in a pair of singles and RBI singles to go ahead…
By Jayson Knight Tuttle Football beat the Cache Bulldogs in the season opener Friday 39-14. After a scoreless first quarter, Tuttle scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second, entering halftime up 20-0. Cache would eventually get on the board, but would not come within two scores the rest of the game. “We had 411 yards of…
By Jayson Knight Professional softball is coming to Oklahoma, thanks to the Oklahoma City Spark, one of a few teams that will compete in the Women’s Professional Fastpitch league. The Spark is the third team that has so far been announced to the WPF, following the Pride out of Viera, Florida and the Vipers of Evansville,…
By Jayson Knight Some local homeowners have been facing off with bobcats recently. The City of Tuttle received a report earlier this month about a potential big cat sighting at the Tuttle Soccer Complex, which includes a wooded walking track that was opened within the last few years. Grady County Game Warden Michael Zimmerman follows up on…
Story by Jayson Knight, photos by Charlene Sanders Tuttle had champions at the State Track Championships in Catoosa Saturday in the 400m dash, 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, 4x100m relay, and the 4x400m relay for the ladies. Tuttle junior Madi Surber was the state champion in the first three events listed above. The 4x100m relay team…
By Jayson Knight After winning state championships in softball, cheer, wrestling, and girls basketball this year, Tuttle has one of the last eight baseball teams remaining in 4A. The 4A Baseball State Championships will be played at Shawnee High School Thursday through Saturday. The 35-3 Tigers will play Verdigris Thursday at 4 p.m. in the…