Voters in Okmulgee County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 8 Federal, State, and County Midterms, General Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes ...

With the start of the fall season, and cooler temperatures expected, it is time to start thinking about the Okmulgee Main Street’s Harvest Spoon Chili Festival. The event will kick off Saturday, Oct. ...

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...

September 23 Okmulgee Farmers Market | The Okmulgee Farmers Market is open each Friday through October from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. The 8th annual Be...

With the Nov. 8, General Election right around the corner, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes is encouraging all registered voters to verify their voting information using the Stat...

Oklahoma residents have just a few more days to visit the joint federal/ state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Muskogee County. The center will close permanently at 7 p.m. today. The DRC was opened ...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce is seeking teams for their upcoming golf tournament. It will be held Oct. 1, at Fountainhead Golf Course located at 112469 OK-150, Checotah. Sign-in will begin at 7:30...

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Muscogee Creek Nation, for critica...

1980s nostalgia has come to Beggs in the form of Muriel J. Fahrion and her art studio Outta Thin Air, located on Main Street. Outta Thin Air is hard to miss - it’s a tiny home art studio painted a liv...

Four Okmulgee County High School cheer squads are headed to state after placing at Regionals last weekend in Stroud. The Morris High School cheer squad was named regional runner-up. Teams from Beggs, ...

It was a full week of fun for Morris Schools as the Eagles celebrated their annual Homecoming. Besides the themed dress-up days, the community enjoyed the parade Thursday afternoon. On Friday, Homecom...

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

4-H Results Section 106 • Salad Making - Natalie Norem, Jr. Salad - 1st • Table Setting - Mattie Story, Jr. Picnic - 1st • Table Setting - Natalie Norem, Jr. Casual - 1st --- Section 108 - Tractor Dri...

Beggs coach Rodney Tate was brought to tears last Friday night as the sign was revealed dedicating the Beggs High School football field as “Tate Field” in his honor. Tate, a 1978 Beggs High School gra...

Covington Aircraft has donated an airplane to Okmulgee School’s Center for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (C.A.A.T.). The King Air A100 by Beechcraft will be housed on the C.A.A.T. campus. Wade L...

Several Memorandums of Understanding were approved during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County board of commissioners. Approved were: • Memorandum of Agreement with Muscogee Creek Nation • Memorand...

With no measurable rainfall during the past seven days and the already dormant vegetation, the current fire danger continues to be at a critical level. The Okmulgee County Commissioners have again iss...

  WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Muscogee  Nation, for c...

I was raised in the city. My parents were not. They were raised doing things and were accustomed to a farm life that I was not. I don’t mean I didn’t know anything of country life or farm life, but I ...

2022 Okmulgee County Fair Livestock Results Angus Heifers • Champion - Andrea Smith, Henryetta 4-H • Reserve Champion - Andrea Smith, Henryetta 4-H --- British White Heifers • Champion - Avery Smith, ...