God gave us a choice between spiritual life and death “so He could have people on His side,” says Damian, 9. It sounds like we’re picking teams for a giant volleyball or baseball game. Wes, 11, believ...

Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Henryetta First Christian Church is located at 412 N. 5th Str...

Anchor of Hope Women’s Conference will be held Sept. 9-10, at Jubilee Christian Center. The theme of this year’s event is “Release, Restore, Rejoice.” This annual conference brings together women from...

September The Okmulgee County Fair will be held Sept. 8-10 at the County Fairgrounds starting at 9 a.m. each day. A Family Fun Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. All churches...

Beggs Public Schools welcomed the following new staff members for the 2022-23 school year: Beggs Elementary: Kindergarten: Heidi Eyer; 2nd Grade, Nancy George; Koby Love, teacher aide; 3rd Grade: Vick...

Okmulgee Bulldogs of all ages enjoyed Homecoming Week festivities on Friday. A district wide pep assembly was held Friday morning at Brock Gym, and at 4 p.m., the annual parade was held through the st...

Sometimes it takes the patience of Job, and the funding of a Bill Gates (well, almost nearly but not hardly quite) to get that dream job a lot of us aspire for but very few attain. Such was the case f...

Okmulgee Schools All breakfast served with juice. Choice of 1% or Fat Free Milk offered each day at breakfast and lunch. For high school, juice, fruit and salad bar is also offered daily for lunch. • ...

Part 11 Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the post and will be providing a brief history over the next few months in advance of the 100 year celebration. Ac...

The Okmulgee Young Professionals held a successful Roll-Off Day last Saturday, helping to beautify Okmulgee. The group gave a huge “thank you” to everyone who stopped by to participate in the event. T...

RANDY ZINN PASTOR, RUSSELL MISSIONARY BAPTIST “Sticks and stones may break my bones” (remember this one?), but words have the potential to pierce to the very depths of the heart and soul. Speech is a ...

Anchor of Hope Women’s Conference will be held Sept. 9-10, at Jubilee Christian Center. The theme of this year’s event is “Release, Restore, Rejoice.” This annual conference brings together women from...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, Sept. 4, is the 12th Sunday after Trinity. The readings are from Isaiah 29:17-24, Romans 10:9-17 and Mark 7:31-37. Faith Comes from Hearing A man who was deaf and ...

September 1-2 A benefit yard sale will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 1-2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1407 N. Alabama Ave. featuring Indian Tacos and a dessert for $8 and meat pies for $5. Contact T...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse’s next presentation is “Let’s Dance.” It will be held Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre. Cassandra Northington of the OCP invites the public to come and see th...

All Okmulgee City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments will remain operational...

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 0730 meeting is Thursday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. in the Shoney’s Restaurant, 619 E. Main St. (across the street from the Walm...

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven,” said Jesus (Matthew 7:21). “I think it means that whoever says somethin...

Henryetta First Christian Church Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Henryetta First Christian Ch...

OSU Institute of Technology’s 222nd graduating class included more than 300 students dressed in regalia, diplomas in hand and industry bound with jobs secured before graduation. The commencement was h...