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...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program was a new story for a middle-age agency that has been around for quite some time now - the Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Shelter, commonly referred to as the Ann...

11:27 a.m. 9000 block Ferguson Road. Phone Call - RP stated between 2-4 a.m., there was a subject in a hoodie on their camera, kept saying ‘sheriff ’ and there are missing items. Wants to speak with d...

CF-2023-00062 05/03/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Hamlin, Sandy Jo Assault & Battery Upon Officer CF-2023-00063 05/03/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Stephens, Truth Allen Felony Value-False Pretense, Bogus C...

Beggs High School Senior Destiny Jackson signed this week with OCU Cheer team, and received two scholarships to the university. She is joined by her parents and an OCU representative.

Lighthorse investigating incident Around 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning, at least three people broke into the Big Dollar Pawn shop, located off Highway 75 south of Okmulgee. The thieves are said to have st...

New Beginnings Church, 1019 S. Florida Ave. in Okmulgee, will hold a yard sale Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale will feature lots of items, including clothes, furniture, shoes and more...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced earlier this week that Neil Shai Cameron Lewis, 28, of Okmulgee County, was sentenced to 18 1/2 years in prison for M...

Awards, scholarships announced The Okmulgee Service League (OSL) celebrated another successful year recently, and hosted their annual Provisional Dinner to award this year’s recipients, along with stu...

The Dunbar Alumni Association, Inc. invites the public to attend several upcoming fundraisers and events. • Lasagna Lunch, May 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meal includes lasagna, salad, garlic bread and desse...