The year 2022 is drawing to an end. Okmulgee County has seen it’s share of highs and lows through another year dealing with the COVID-19, extreme weather conditions, and headline-making crime. Here is...

The Old Morris Highway is currently closed to through traffic as Okmulgee County District #2 crews begin bridge construction between Skyline and Prairie Bell Road. According to Commissioner David Walk...

Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot during the 2023 election year can request absentee ballots now using the State Election Board’s OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/elections/ovp or downloa...

The Okmulgee Times will be featuring local residents who are making a difference in the community. These individuals don’t seek accolades for themselves, but go about their day doing all they can to c...

Okmulgee County District 3 Commissioner Dan Artussee was severely injured in an accident Thursday morning on Interstate 40. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol issued a notice of the accident which closed the...

Okmulgee City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in observance of the New Year holiday. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments, will re...

Ongoing Events Muscogee Creek Freedman Coalition | Muscogee Creek Freedman Coalition will meet every third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. at St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, 1001 E. Chicago, ...

Oscar G. Higgs III was honored during Tuesday’s county commissioners’ meeting for his service and upcoming retirement. Chairman David Walker first read a citation from Okmulgee County in “appreciation...

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...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from September business. The monies they reported this period represent sal...

Okmulgee police are still looking for a man connected to a shooting incident Friday morning. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice stated around 4:23 a.m. Dec. 23, officers responded to a shooting in the...

The community and law enforcement are mourning the loss of Andy Lee Blizzard. Blizzard, 59, died Dec. 22 in a Tulsa hospital. At his passing, he was the Chief Investigator for District 25, which inclu...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau’s annual collection drive has ended. The Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, Farm Bureau Agent Jim Hall and Farm Bureau members also made monetary donations tha...

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) offers free resources to help Oklahomans achieve their New Year’s health resolutions through small daily steps. Whether you wish to eat more nutritiously,...

Oklahoma Watch and reporter Whitney Bryen are suing the City of Tulsa seeking details of an incident that resulted in the violent arrest of a woman in the throes of a mental health crisis. Bryen reque...

A Texas developer canceled plans for a $1.5 billion hydroelectric storage project in this southeast Oklahoma river community last week, citing protests from 200 residents and opposition from the Choct...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce announces several events that will be coming in the first of the new year. The first Legislative Forum for 2023 will be held at the Mabrey Meeting Room, Jan. 6 at 8 a....

When cattlemen and women gather in Oklahoma City for Cattlemen’s Congress, Jan. 1-16, 2023, to showcase and market their elite cattle genetics, they will also have three opportunities to receive their...

OSU Institute of Technology’s 223rd graduating ceremony included more than 250 industry-bound graduates ready to begin their careers. The commencement was held on December 16 in Covelle Hall on the OS...

National hunting and conservation groups expressed dismay as a landmark wildlife conservation bill failed in last-minute negotiations to include it in the year-end omnibus spending bill late Monday. D...