A county man was taken into custody last week after he was accused of taking items belonging to a delivery driver. According to district court information from the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Departmen...

The City of Beggs received approval for $1,000,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the City’s infrastructure. Improvements to the dam will be financed by t...

Hears from public on possible cooling centers The Okmulgee City Council voted to approve the budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year during their meeting Tuesday evening. Each board member was provided a...

The Okmulgee Times recently launched a new online calendar where readers can find out what’s going on in their area and beyond. Plus, readers can add their own events, Jeff Mayo, Times publisher, said...

3-part installation, fundraiser this Thursday American Legion Auxiliary of Post 10, will hold a special ceremony tomorrow at the post home, located at 6th and Oklahoma. There are three parts of the ce...

Live entertainment planned for this weekend It will be a busy time this weekend in the capital of the Muscogee Nation as their annual festival begins Thursday. Sporting events that are part of the Mus...

Rice gives report on weekend storm damage The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners moved to allow the Sheriff ’s Office to apply for a Safe Oklahoma grant at Monday’s meeting. According to the offic...

Repairs and restoration of electricity to citizens are underway after a major storm swept through the area late Saturday evening into Sunday morning, uprooting trees and leaving many in the dark. Seve...

Two people are in custody, after a child welfare check revealed abused children. Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice stated on Monday, June 12, around 6 p.m., deputies responded to the 1300 block of Sou...

Stiffer sentences needed for convicted felons using weapons, DA warns Several jury trials have been completed over the past two weeks, with two men being handed prison sentences. During the first week...

Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice stated on Monday, June 12, around 6 p.m., deputies responded to the 1300 block of South Oklahoma Street on a welfare check. Upon their arrival, deputies located three...

Another Okmulgee County school district will have therapy animals, after the Henryetta School board approved the program during their meeting Monday. HES Counselor Jennifer Huckabay addressed the scho...

The Senior Citizens of the Nutrition Center of Okmulgee presented a 30-minute play about the U.S. Government’s act of trying to persuade the Muscogee Creek people to accept 160 acres of land for every...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Library and Archives will go live with a new digital archive on June 14. The digital archive will be available to Mvskoke citizens and the public and will feature ...

Preston Public Schools announces its participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). All participants in attendance are served meals at no extra charge to the parents. In accordance wi...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Martha Christine Simpson, age 46, of Henryetta; Jabaica Lee Tecumseh, age 43, of Morris; and Tommy Glen Tecumseh...

African American Studies class to resume African-American Studies Class will resume Monday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1118 E. 3rd Street in Okmulgee. All ages are welcome, according to Rae An...

Acts sought for third annual production Okmulgee’s Got Talent returns next week to the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Okmulgee. “It’s spring, it’s all new. It’s time for more talent,” Cassandra Northingt...

‘The 2-6-7’ Alumni Banquet deadline postponed due to mail issues Due to mail issues, the Beggs Alumni Association has extended the deadline until Friday, June 16, to reserve your seat at the Alumni As...

Roundup Club Rodeo is Friday, Saturday There will be lots of activity this weekend in Beggs. On June 17, there will be a reopening ribbon cutting by the Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce at Frisco 16 Nut...