East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative invited state senators and representatives for an afternoon of celebration at their newly expanded headquarters in Okmulgee Friday. The expansion project beg...

Okmulgee FFA officers attended the NE Area Chapter Officer Leadership Training in Glenpool last week. The chapter was recognized as a 3-Star State Superior Chapter, 3-Star National Chapter, and as a f...

Over 25 of Beggs High School’s students will represent various organizations in the 2022 Homecoming ceremonies before the football game tonight. Homecoming festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m tonight b...

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 in Okmulgee for critical wate...

Officers of the Morris FFA chapter participated in the 2022 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Aug. 30 at the LifeChurch in McAlester. The eight state FFA officers planned and...

The State of Oklahoma is in a child welfare crisis. Oklahoma has 6,663 children in state care and of that number, 1,639 children are out of their county of origin and 180 are separated siblings. Right...

The Okmulgee Police Department is one of 58 agencies that were recipients of the 2023 Safe Oklahoma Grant, announced this week by Attorney General John O’Connor. The OPD also received grants in 2021 a...

Part 1 Members of the Okmulgee School board heard numerous department reports, and considered a lengthy meeting during their session Tuesday. Superintendent Renee Dove updated the board on the start o...

Businesses in the Beggs area have partnered to bring the ‘big screen’ to town. A new 15’x25’ big screen mural is being painted on the east exterior wall of NAPA, in the Kanokie Coffeehouse parking lot...

This action designates the Muscogee Nation to serve as the recipient for FEMA public assistance, allowing local communities to submit as sub-applicants through the tribal government. The Muscogee Nati...

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, ...