Central Mall

There's been a rumor going around town that the City is considering purchasing the old Lawtonian Apartment building next to the Central Plaza in downtown Lawton. Some say it would be used in conjunction with FISTA.

Sadly there are more store closings at Lawton's Central Plaza. It seems more and more retailers are exiting the old mall and either opening elsewhere or leaving completely. Find out what stores have just packed up and left.

The Lawton City Council just voted and approved giving the FISTA (FIRES Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator) project an additional 2 million dollars. So what will this money be used for?

This is starting to become a habit. It seems every week now we've been announcing confirmed news of more businesses leaving the mall AKA Central Plaza in downtown Lawton, Fort Sill. Most of these stores are closing up permanently and/or completely leaving town, not relocating outside the mall somewhere else.

Well, it's looking like we'll be losing yet another business in the mall AKA Central Plaza. Pretty soon there won't be anything left, just empty spaces. We just heard the unfortunate news that the Lawton Great American Cookies will be closing.

You may, or may not have heard all the rumors about Chick-Fil-A in the Central Plaza in downtown Lawton closing down, but it's true. Sadly they'll be closing this Friday (12-31-21) permanently. Time is running out and so is the food so if you haven't said your goodbyes yet you'll want to stop by ASAP while you still can.

The Cirque Italia Water Circus is returning to Lawton, Fort Sill!

Now that the City of Lawton owns the Central Mall they're looking to fill empty space and there's a lot of it! Parts of the mall will be used for the FISTA project and the other for retail stores and restaurants. They hope to fill all the remaining empty spaces in the mall with new stores, places to eat and other businesses.

The City of Lawton, FISTA Development Trust Authority and the Comanche County Health Department have teamed up to make getting your COVID-19 vaccinations much easier. Starting today (02-22-21) the CCHD (Comanche County Health Department) will be set up in the Central Mall in the old Dillard's location doing COVID-19 vaccinations.

The City of Lawton is purchasing the Central Mall for the FISTA (FIRES Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator) project. The Lawton City Council met last Friday (12-18-20) in a special session to finalize the purchase of the mall at a price tag of 14.6 MILLION! They'll be closing on it Tuesday, January 5th (01-05-21).

If you've been in downtown Lawton lately near the Central Mall on C Avenue you've seen all the trucks and construction going on. So what's happening in the mall parking lot? Get ready for Cirque Italia "Aquatic Spectacular.” That's right Cirque Italia is returning to town for a limited time, you won't want to miss it!

The news broke late yesterday evening, or at least that's when I first heard about it. The City of Lawton is considering purchasing the Central Mall for the FISTA (FIRES Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator) program. The Lawton City Council will be meeting today (10-16-20) at 2:00pm CST in a special session to discuss the possible purchase of the mall. So what's the price tag? 14.6 MILLION!