All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Friday, April 15, in observance of Good Friday. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments will remain operational on th...

Part III 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. A...

Nonprofit leaders this unveiled the nation’s first-ever interactive map of historic Black Towns and Settlements, 82 communities across the United States designed to bring to life, honor and cement the...

Would you like to learn about para archery? Are you a wounded Warrior, have physical disabilities, an amputation, or in a wheelchair? There will be a meeting Monday, April 18, at the Safe Room at Morr...

This past weekend, the Okmulgee County 4-H held it’s Clover Rally at the Fairgrounds on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Students competed in Jr. and Sr. Speech, Jr. and Sr. Illustrated Speech, ...

The Refuge Church Pastors Rocky and Samantha Ausbrooks invite you to The Refuge Church, where our heart is to be a place of healing and restoration, a safe place for the guilty and broken to have an e...

On Thursday, March 31, the Okmulgee City-Wide Prayer Band celebrated 65 years of gathering for prayer. Rev. W. M. Haynes founded the Prayer Band in 1957. Today, Rev. Gregory Richardson of Conversion C...

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...

Pastors from the Okmulgee community came together Thursday, March 17, for the Prayer365 Pastors Prayer Luncheon. Jim Fuller of Pastoral Care Inc. shared details to help pastors live stronger lives unt...

St. Michael Catholic Church 3rd Sunday of Lent (C) 3rd Sunday of Lent (C) (Zep. 3:14-18/Phil. 4:4-7/Lk. 3:10-18) By: Father Pete Phung We are on the third Sunday of Lent. The Church invites us to hear...

St. Michael Catholic Church 2nd Sunday of Lent (C) (Gen. 15:5-18/Phil. 3:7-4:1/Lk. 9:28-36) By: Father Pete Phung This Sunday we celebrate the second Sunday of Lent. The Church invites us to hear and ...

St. Michael Catholic Church 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) (Eccl. 27:4-7/1 Cor. 15:54-58/Lk. 6:39-45) (Eccl. 27:4-7/1 Cor. 15:54-58/Lk. 6:39-45) By: Father Pete Phung The topic I want to share with y...

Morris’ own Cheyanne Buzan has been named the 2022 Okmulgee County Miss United States Agriculture. Buzan, a 2021 graduate of Morris High School, is a student at Connors State College and part of their...

Morris Assembly of God Morris Assembly of God recently welcomed new leadership. Pastors Preston and Jennifer Rider have been married and in ministry together for 29 years. They have been ordained mini...

St. Michael Catholic Church 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) (Jer. 17:5-8/1 Cor. 15:12-20/Lk. 6:17-26) We read Luke’s Gospel today as the Liturgy of the Eucharist plunges us into the world of the Beati...

A support group to help citizens dealing with the loss of a loved one has begun. GriefShare, a non-denominational support group, held its first meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. on the 6th floor of...

As the nation is taking part in the social media #10yearchallenge, OSU Institute of Technology also reflects on the past ten years. Dr. Bill R. Path was named the fourth president of OSU Institute of ...

The Special Olympics Oklahoma Winter Games were held in Edmond earlier this month. Okmulgee’s own Courtney Coleman competed in swimming at the Mitch Park YMCA Aquatics Center placing 2nd in the 50 met...

A barbecue fundraiser will be held Feb. 4-5, to benefit the H.O.P.E. Foundation. Helping Our People Excel Foundation is a grassroots nonprofit organization committed to helping the community elevate t...

Beggs Demons Baseball will hold their annual Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 12. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Beggs Event Center. The team is raising funds to assist the program and presale tickets m...