The 2021 Harvest Spoon Chili Festival Hot Pepper Eating Contest sponsored by Miss Mary’s Market started with several contestants, but the ultimate winner was Roz Franklin. Pictured with Roz is 2nd Pla...

Funky Blessings Pet Costume Contest during the Harvest Spoon Chili Festival brought out some adorable pooches in their favorite costumes. This year’s winner was a rescue pup dressed in a colorful ponc...

Jonathan Hensley Celebrates Sweet 16 Jonathon Hensley turned 16 years old on Sept. 10. Jonathon is in the 10th grade and has been a student at Preston Public Schools since Pre-K. He is the son of Dani...

October 12 Pastor’s Luncheon | A Pastor’s Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 12, at 12 noon in the Blue Room of the McCulloch Building. Tell about pastor and RSVP to 918-815-2430. October 14 NAR...

St. Michael Catholic Church 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) The Servant and His Servants The Church invites us to hear Jesus teaching how to serve each other this Sunday Mass. Most people see authori...

“God tested me when I had raced with my friends. When they won, I didn’t say ugly words,” says Rachel, 6. Vince Lombardi once said, “If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?” To win in lif...

Congratulations to the 2021 Pride of Morris on a great showing Saturday at OBA State Championships. They were awarded Class 2A High Music, and 3rd place in Class 2A. They were awarded 4th Place in Fin...

Okmulgee High School Students of the Month for September are Faith Detharage and Kali Perez. Not pictured are senior Jade Whinery and sophomore Heavenly Tucker. Faith is active at Green Country in the...

The Showpiece of Okmulgee placed 4th at the Class 3A Holdenville Blue and Gold Marching Classic. Congratulations to the band on their achievements. COURTESY PHOTO

Morris Elementary School announced its September Students of the Month. Winners include Autumn Brigge, Pre-K; Lilly Eddings, Kindergartern; Aspen Henry, 1st Grade; Braden Leist, 2nd Grade (not picture...

Congratulations October Employees of the Month at Dunbar School. Tristan Morgan, 6th and 7th grade Social Studies and Donna Hammon, Secretary were honored for their work. Presenting the awards is Prin...

Pictured are the Beggs High School Homecoming representatives. The winner will be announced when Beggs hosts the Morris Eagles at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Members of the Okmulgee community gathered on the Council House Lawn in downtown Okmulgee to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day this past Monday. The event included guest speakers, song, food, a traditi...

Bob Walker and Ethan Warren invite you to visit the Okmulgee First United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch. The event opens daily throughout the month of October. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ...

St. Michael Catholic Church 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) God’s Wisdom The readings this Sunday Mass emphasized the Wisdom, not human wisdom but divine wisdom only God can give us if we know how to...

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Caldwell, III of Okmulgee recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. On Oct. 3, 1971, 50 years ago, Deniece Fay Ross and Joseph Preston Caldwell, III said “I Do!” They met...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting was more of a historical lesson of one man’s passion, but could almost chronicle the “taming of the West,” or maybe more appropriately, “claiming of the West”, al...

Beginning this month, the City of Okmulgee will begin a leaf collection program for residential customers. This will help keep storm drains and catch basins clean to prevent localized flooding and imp...

Many times those that are part of the foster care community find they are in need of specific items they don’t always have the extra funds to purchase. Foster families in the Okmulgee County area have...

The OSSAA State Cheerleading Competition saw three teams from Okmulgee County compete this past weekend. Though no one came away with the title of State Champion, each athlete put on a show for their ...