The Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the town’s newest business, Cody Johnson - Farmers Insurance. Community members from the area joined in the celebration with owner Cody Joh...

The filing period for County, State, Judicial and Federal offices ended Friday, with several races set for local candidates. The Candidate Contest Period closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday. On Monday, Erik Zoel...

The filing period for the State of Oklahoma has ended with several incumbents facing opponents for the upcoming election. The Primary Election will be held June 28 with Runoff Primary Elections on Aug...

Okmulgee High School Seniors Armon Frazier and Abigail Harris were named 2022 Prom King and Queen for the OHS event held Saturday. Due to cold and rainy conditions, the event was moved from the Histor...

Okmulgee police, fire and County Emergency Management responded Tuesday morning to the scene of a single vehicle accident on State High 56 just east of Wilson Road near the Okmulgee Lake Recreational ...

Tonya Day has been named as the new Okmulgee County Clerk, following the retirement of Cathi Murphy on March 28. The announcement was made Monday following an executive session of the Okmulgee County ...

Two recent traffic stops by Henryetta police revealed stolen vehicles, resulting in the arrest of two men. In the first incident, on April 4, around 10:38 p.m., a Henryetta officer was patrolling near...

The Okmulgee County Community Garden will hold a Spring Garden Social tomorrow, Thursday from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. According to Dr. Ann Alexander, there will be hot dogs, lemonade, chips, and s’mores. “Br...

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” - is not the official Postal Service motto though it appears chiseled in gr...

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 ...