Misty Wallace: A Warrior for Life and Mission “I’m just simple … I love to do and keep myself busy. I love my community and have been here 41 years, almost 42, and I barely go outside my community. So...

Okmulgee native Hattie Mann will celebrate her 100th birthday with family and friends this Saturday. Born Feb. 20, 1923, to parents Ira Lee and Exie (Griffith) Hood near Sharp Road, Hattie became baby...

School board meets in regular session Okmulgee Public School board has approved the employment of Coach Randy Jackson as head football coach for the upcoming school year. The action came during the re...

Municipal elections on tap April 4 A runoff has been set for April 4 for the Ward 2 seat for Okmulgee City Council. Tuesday’s municipal election drew only 330 ballots cast for the four candidates vyin...

Tigers begin postseason with double digit wins The Wilson Tiger varsity basketball team began their postseason journey on a winning note, capturing the Class B, Area III, District 5 championship Satur...

Wilson cage squad faces tough 2-week road to State following setback The Wilson girls varsity basketball team extended their season at least one more week last weekend, finishing with the runner-up tr...

The Dewar varsity basketball program earned district tournament runner-up finishes last Saturday evening with double-digit losses to the Wetumka Chieftains and Lady Chieftains in Wetumka. The Dewar ca...

Sixshooters, Saddlebags and Sunbonnets: Some Remarkable Women of the Wild West will be presented by Okmulgee County OHCE Genealogy Group President Jan Beattie on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 10-11 a.m. Th...

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

Green Country Technology Center is proud to announce that it recently hosted the SkillsUSA Regional Cosmetology Competition Monday, Feb. 13. This exciting event brought together some of the most talen...

The Muscogee Nation held a graduation for the Fall/Winter Fiber Lineman Class at OSUIT’s Covelle Hall on Feb. 10. The class had 13 students graduate from the program, featuring a 100 percent graduatio...

It’s time once again for the Okmulgee Times “Music Match” contest, found on page A10 of this issue. Readers have the opportunity to win some fun prizes and get to know some local businesses a little b...

Farm Bureau Week is Feb. 20-24 The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners appointed David Kennedy as Assistant Executive Director for Okmulgee County Emergency Management (OCEM) during Monday’s meetin...

Rachel Goodson shares story of hope “Behind the Mask” is a part of the Give Me Shelter series that highlights the Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter. Behind the Mask talks personally with clients and st...

House of Orpheus is featured band at Saturday, Feb. 18, event Life is great in Okmulgee, and the community is invited to share in the fun happening this weekend. Okmulgee Community Theater (OCT) will ...

The Morris varsity basketball progam came away with a pair of split decisions in their first two games this week. The MHS cage squads began the week with a trip to Eufaula for a showdown with the Eufa...

Henryetta and Beggs closed out its regular-season basketball series for 2022-2023 this past Tuesday evening at the Beggs Event Center. The visiting Henryetta cage squads emerged from Tuesday’s county ...

Beggs lone county cage squad beginning postseason on road Postseason for high school basketball teams in Classes 2A-4A will get underway with district tournament action next Friday and Saturday at var...

Helping citizens for 40 years For around 40 years, The Unity Club has helped many addicts and alcoholics to recover and become productive members of the community. The Unity Club is located at 1201 N....

The District 7 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold their 2nd annual Loyalty Days Family Freedom Festival in McAlester on May 6, according to Tricia Bear, Veteran Service Officer for VFW Post 539 in Hen...