Leakes to share in event at Greater Jones Greater Jones Chapel, 1226 E Smith St. in Okmulgee, will be the host for the 126th Session of the Oklahoma Conference of the A.M.E. Zion Church. The meeting i...

Lions host representatives during weekly meeting When I read or hear the words “Safe Harbor,” it conjures up thoughts of safety or a refuge, keeping one safe from the rocky shores of life and living’s...

Our petroleum scholar went to work hammering out his PhD dissertation. Its premise centered on the task of increasing smoother, more efficient liquid flow through the interior chambers of miles and mi...

Increases to commercial, rural water rates approved The Okmulgee City Council met for their regular monthly session Tuesday, as they named a new city manager and approved commercial water rate increas...

Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the American Legion. According to Rogers, the Okmulgee American Legion was the 10th in the State of Oklahoma. Though there...

Green Country Technology Center had the privilege of hosting the annual Okmulgee County Teacher and Support Staff Awards banquet. Award recipients for this year are: Beggs • Elem. Teacher of the Year:...

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Congratulations to Okmulgee Dunbar 5th grade Science Teacher Tissa Carter for being recognized by Alpha Plus for being one of a handful of teachers in the state to have her students show the greatest ...

May to bring awareness and promote wellness May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to come together as a community to shift from stigma associated with mental health issues, raise awareness of r...

Okmulgee County stands at 4.0 percent Okmulgee County’s jobless rate declined slightly during the month of March, according to the latest report from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The c...

GCTC Construction Trades Open House Green Country Technology Center’s Construction Trades department invites the public to their Project Home open house Friday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the GC...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party meets the third Thursday each month from 6-7:30 p.m. The next meeting will take place Thursday, May 18, at the OSUIT Student Union. Everyone is welcome. May 19 Spa...

With crime increasing in the country, state and locally, those events can not only affect physical wellness, but mental, emotional and spiritual wellness. On Monday, May 22, at 1 p.m., St. Matthew Mis...

Green Country Technology Center is thrilled to announce that 23 out of 24 of Mr. Steven Hale’s a.m. and p.m. welding students have passed their welding tests and are now officially certified welders i...

Mabrey Been, Henryetta High School senior, and Alexia Holdaway, Beggs High School, were given the 2023 Herman Lee Brown Memorial Scholarships last week at their respective awards programs. Making the ...

Leman Lewis from Landmark for all Generations, Inc. accepts a Walmart Foundation Grant from Okmulgee Manager Deanna Hewitt.

The Democratic Congressional District 2 Convention was held last Saturday, May 6, in Muskogee. Democrats from the district voted for delegates to represent their respective counties, along with agreei...

The Unity Club will hold a benefit spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Friday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Okmulgee Elks Lodge, 701 S. Mission in Okmulgee. Tickets are available in advance for $10 or at ...

Okmulgee Public School Superintendent Renee Dove and Board President Rod Wiemer congratulates the Lil’ Paws graduate, with the help of Josie Ferguson, during the ceremony Monday morning at Brock Gymna...

FFA shows off new trophies The Morris School board met for their regular monthly meeting on May 8. The meeting was called to order, and the minutes from the regular meeting on April 10, as well as the...