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A Triumph for Religious Liberty
Columns & Opinion, Commentary
A Triumph for Religious Liberty
By Patrick 
July 10, 2024
Gentner Drummond Oklahoma Attorney General Oklahomans are celebrating a tremendous victory for religious liberty after a recent ruling by our state Supreme Court. At issue in the case was a fundamenta...
We Can Stop Child Maltreatment, It Just Takes Vigilance
Columns & Opinion
We Can Stop Child Maltreatment, It Just Takes Vigilance
July 10, 2024
Child abuse and neglect - otherwise known as maltreatment - should not just be a grave concern; it should be a call to action for every person to do what they can to help those youngest among us. Chil...
A Plea for Help: Adopt Today
Columns & Opinion
A Plea for Help: Adopt Today
July 10, 2024
Please note that the Okmulgee County Humane Society is on complete intake hold until we can get our animals in foster care adopted, our dogs in boarding to be placed with a rescue, fosters or adopters...
Adoptive family burned by daughter’s birth mom
Columns & Opinion
Adoptive family burned by daughter’s birth mom
July 10, 2024
DEAR ABBY: We adopted our daughter, “Opal,” at the age of 2. She is 6 now. Opal lived with us off and on as a newborn, but by age 1, she lived permanently with us. We live in a small community, so eve...
Widower struggles to find a way forward
Columns & Opinion
Widower struggles to find a way forward
July 3, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I was married to a wonderful woman for 27 happy years until she passed last year. We did everything together. Now I feel lonely and depressed. We had a sweet furry guy named Maxx who was ou...
Columns & Opinion
FBC South thanks Times, community for successful car show
July 3, 2024
Dear Okmulgee Times Editor, Thank you very much for helping us inform the various public communities of our First Baptist Church-South’s 14th Annual Car Show held Saturday, June 15. Your Okmulgee Time...
It is Heroes Ball Month!
Columns & Opinion
It is Heroes Ball Month!
July 3, 2024
Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) holds a gala to celebrate our state’s champions for children. At this event, we recognize those whose good works have provided a significant...
OCEM Report
Columns & Opinion, Community
OCEM Report
June 28, 2024
Jeffrey Moore OCEM Director Monday, June 17 Off due to illness. --- Tuesday, June 18 Provided traffic cones for Sheriff's Office: Delivered and set up traffic cones at the courthouse for election retu...
Set Free for Freedom
Columns & Opinion
Set Free for Freedom
June 28, 2024
I once heard about an experiment done by some psychologists using the wall-eyed pike fish. They created a fish tank that was divided into two parts. The separator of the two parts was a sheet of glass...
Lisa Watson to represent state at National Pageant
Columns & Opinion
Lisa Watson to represent state at National Pageant
June 28, 2024
Okmulgee County resident Lisa Watson will represent Oklahoma’s rich heritage and attraction on the National stage soon. As Ms. Oklahoma Tourism 2023-24, Watson has been able to travel the great state ...
Primed
Columns & Opinion
Primed
June 28, 2024
The relief of speedily landing a job within one’s profession-of-choice after years of intense studies and research endeavors can generate euphoria. While the news of gaining his first-ever professorsh...
Wife refuses to repeat husband’s tall tales
Columns & Opinion
Wife refuses to repeat husband’s tall tales
June 28, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My husband of almost 40 years is not well. He has been a good provider, but his life stories are heavily laced with lies. That has been very difficult for me to live with. I believe he will...
“Jumping the shark” as bad in politics as on TV
Columns & Opinion, Lifestyle...
“Jumping the shark” as bad in politics as on TV
By Joshua 
June 26, 2024
Growing up as a child in the 1970s, I enjoyed my fair share of television shows. One of my favorites was “Happy Days,” celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “Happy Days” starred Ron Howard, a Du...
“Jumping the shark” as bad in politics as on TV
Columns & Opinion
“Jumping the shark” as bad in politics as on TV
June 26, 2024
Growing up as a child in the 1970s, I enjoyed my fair share of television shows. One of my favorites was “Happy Days,” celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “Happy Days” starred Ron Howard, a Du...
Workload and Expectations Don’t Align With Paycheck
Columns & Opinion
Workload and Expectations Don’t Align With Paycheck
June 26, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I am experiencing significant anxiety over losing another co-worker. I am happy for her, but I'm also sad because all her responsibilities will again be dumped on me. Our department consist...
10 Years Ago:
Columns & Opinion
10 Years Ago:
June 21, 2024
Okmulgee Mayor Steven Baldridge presented a service award to Tom Giulioli, who assisted the city over a seven-month period serving as Interim City Manager. Okmulgee High School sophomore Scottie Patto...
Muscogee Nation Breaks Ground on New Eufaula Hotel & Casino
Columns & Opinion
Muscogee Nation Breaks Ground on New Eufaula Hotel & Casino
June 21, 2024
Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises broke ground on a 78,000 sq. ft. Casino & Hotel in Eufaula. In addition to the 500 new state-of-the art gaming machines and Player’s Club in the 20,500 sq. ft. casin...
Granddaughters’ bikinis make waves at family gathering
Columns & Opinion
Granddaughters’ bikinis make waves at family gathering
June 21, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I have two granddaughters and four grandsons. My granddaughters, ages 19 and 20, wear thong bikinis at family swim events in front of their dad, grandpa, uncles and cousins. I believe this ...
Downstream Drama
Columns & Opinion
Downstream Drama
June 21, 2024
The Board cast a unanimous vote. Sometimes such things happen. The searing heat of Oklahoma’s mid-summer had eased and our annual volunteer-sponsored canoe float down the Illinois River was behind us....
29 Legislative Candidates Answer Survey on Children’s Issues
Columns & Opinion, News
29 Legislative Candidates Answer Survey on Children’s Issues
Goal is to Educate Voters on Candidates’ Positions
By Patrick 
June 17, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) sent a survey on children’s issues to every candidate running for seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Senate to gauge th...
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Candidate filing period concludes
By Patrick Ford Editor 
December 5, 2025
The three-day candidate filing period for local school boards and municipal offices in Okmulgee County officially closed Wednesday, setting the stage for a series of nonpartisan elections that will ta...
Last Stop Christmas Shoppe returns
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Last Stop Christmas Shoppe returns
December 5, 2025
More than twenty vendors are offering a variety of unique items just in time for Christmas at the Last Stop Christmas Shoppe Craft Fair tomorrow, Dec. 6. The fourth annual event, sponsored by Okmulgee...
GCTC students bring Okmulgee Christmas Marketplace to life
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GCTC students bring Okmulgee Christmas Marketplace to life
December 5, 2025
Downtown Okmulgee has officially transformed into a Winter Wonderland as Christmas on the Square opens for its inaugural season - complete with a festive Christmas Marketplace, sparkling lights and ha...
Salvation Army Bell Ringers Sought
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Salvation Army Bell Ringers Sought
December 5, 2025
Several residents took time out of their busy schedule last week to assist in ringing the bell for the Salvation Army Angel Tree. Pictured are Rev. Marcus Jeffery and Mark McGriff; Ken Ratcliff; and a...
Beggs barrel racer earns shot at Junior NFR in Las Vegas
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Beggs barrel racer earns shot at Junior NFR in Las Vegas
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
December 5, 2025
When Beggs High School sophomore Laney Hudson qualified for the 2025 Junior National Finals Rodeo barrel race in Las Vegas, it felt like the payoff to a dream she’d been chasing since childhood. She d...
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