The necessity and importance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ cannot be exaggerated. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel, which I preached ...

Most public agencies will be closed Friday, April 15, for Good Friday (Federal Holiday). A Public Notary must notarize all Declarations of Candidacy. The County Election, which will be open Friday, ca...

With the return of Spring comes the annual ‘Keep Okmulgee Beautiful’ program sponsored by the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce. Each year the program recognizes both residential and commercial properties ...

Various items in preparation for the upcoming school year was discussed during Monday’s meeting of the Morris School Board. The board approved the re-employment of all principals for FY22-23. They are...

The Okmulgee City Council will consider several items on their agenda for the regular meeting on Tuesday, April 19. The session will begin at 5 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 4th and Centr...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, April 21, at 6 p.m. in the OSUIT Student Union. The public is welcome to join them as they build their “Get Out the Vote” campaign and work to ...

Oklahoma School for the Blind awarded a bronze medal in the freshman category to Kennedy Sullivan, from Morris, in the 20th Braille Challenge® regional competition. Sullivan is a third-grader at OSB. ...

McTeacher Night was held from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the Okmulgee McDonald’s. The school raised $1,975.19, and received 20 percent of the sales, amounting to $555.80. Pictured are some of the ...

Part 4 Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the post and will be providing a brief history over the next few months in advance of the 100 year celebration. Acc...

Okmulgee Primary School teacher Deanna Richison was excited to learn Wednesday that she was the winner of the Professional Oklahoma Educators School Supply Showdown. She was the winner of $200 to purc...

“Hold onto Your Hat” will be presented by the Okmulgee Community Playhouse at the Orpheum Theatre, 210 W. 7th Street. This comedy will be playing April 30 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The play takes place ...

Maranatha SDA Church of Okmulgee will hold a giveaway of baby wipes, diapers, and basket of food on Saturday, April 16, beginning at 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hut, located at the corner of Smith a...

Leman Leman (right) accepts a donation from Dr. G. Bret and Michelle Anderson toward the restoration of the former Okmulgee Black Hospital, now known as the Landmark For All Generations, Inc. Dr. Ande...

Okmulgee Primary School staff and teachers celebrated a successful McTeacher Night Fundraiser this week. On Tuesday, staff of the school were joined by parents, children, other district faculty and th...

Statewide candidate filing officially began Wednesday and will end today at 5 p.m. As of press time Thursday, the following citizens have filed for local offices: County Assessor • Ed Johnson, Republi...

People involved in the sport of boxing will be gathering in Okmulgee later this month for a reunion. The event, called the Oklahoma Boxing Champions Reunion, will be held April 30 at the Okmulgee Coun...

The Morris City Council met Monday for their regular session with all members present. Opening the session, citizen Michael Haney was present and expressed concerns of traffic on 2nd and Washington St...

Children at Sherl’s Day Care Center in Okmulgee got an early visit from the Easter Bunny as he makes his rounds. Misty Wallace of Sister Love Community Outreach accompanied the Easter Bunny to drop of...

Distinguished graduates from the 2022 graduating class at Beggs High School enjoyed a luncheon recently at Pete’s Place in McAlester. These graduates will be honored during graduation ceremonies at Be...

OCCJA officer Aaron Swayze is joined by his wife following his promotion to Captain for the agency last week. A longtime member of law enforcement, Swayze was joined by Deputy Executive Director Chris...