The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners signed a proclamation recognizing two men for their long-time government service. The proclamation, presented by the Okmulgee County Democratic Party, recogn...

Holly Barris is just one of the many residents and businesses in the area that have donated to the annual Harlan Ford Toy Drive, which continues through Dec. 17. Drop off locations include Harlan Ford...

Muscogee Nation officials Chief David Hill and Second Chief Del Beaver are joined by Sen. Roger Thompson and State Reps. Scott Fetgatter and Logan Phillips for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of ...

Okmulgee Masonic Lodge No. 199 A.F. & A.M. presented the Okmulgee County Sharks with a check in the amount of $250 to help with their operations on Nov. 30 COURTESY PHOTO

OCHS Thrift Store employees are working to clean up after a mess made this weekend behind the business. OCHS Executive Director Brenda Brewer asks those wishing to make donations to do so only during ...

Funky Blessings, located at 102 E. 6th Street, is once again helping out the Okmulgee Humane Society. The store has their Angel Pet Tree set up at Funky Blessings to help out their fur friends in fost...

The Beggs Community came out in full force for the 2021 Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce’s Jingle Bell Days. “Jingle Bell Days was an amazing day for Beggs,” Ali Goebel with Beggs Area Chamber of Commer...

A show featuring Christmas music will be held next weekend at the Orpheum Theatre. The Okmulgee Community Playhouse will hold “The Christmas Show” on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. This show will fea...

As many families are decorating their homes for the Christmas season, many are looking to find the perfect Christmas tree. Residents in the area now have the chance to find that perfect tree in the Mo...

The Dec. 14 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature Attorney General John O’Connor. A.G. O’Connor has declared his candidacy for the office of the Oklahoma State Attorney General. “We ...

The Harlan Ford Toy Drive was recently featured on Channel 8’s Good Day Tulsa. Lindsey Hansen with Good Day Tulsa visited with Fred Harlan Thursday morning as he highlighted the annual event. The Toy ...

Sheri Freeman has been named First National Bank’s new First Priority Club Coordinator. Freeman earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Tulsa University and recently retired from Wilson Publi...

The Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inducted its 2021 class - its third ever - last week at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. Bruce Benbrook, with Stock Exchange Bank in Woodward; Steve Burr...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce Pecan Festival Committee has begun preparation for the 2022 Okmulgee Pecan Festival. Due to other events in the area, the 2022 Pecan Festival will be held the third we...

Over Thanksgiving break, the Okmulgee County 4-H officers went shopping for items for their angel tree kids. They put their money together to buy wonderful gifts for a boy and a girl to be happy this ...

The deadline for payment of county taxes has been extended. Vonna Lampkins, Okmulgee County Treasurer and her staff mailed out the 2021 Tax Statements on Thursday, Dec, 2. According to Lampkins, the r...

Guilty pleas were entered for a number of Okmulgee County court cases, according to District Attorney Carol Iski. The following defendants entered the guilty pleas, with several being sentenced alread...

After a stormy, windy weekend, many of the Christmas trees set up around the lawn of the Council House were knocked over. On Monday, Muscogee Nation employees worked to put the trees back up, and othe...

Okmulgee Main Street has made final preparations for the Festival of Lights Parade set for Thursday, Dec. 9. The theme for this year’s parade is “An Okmulgee Christmas.” “We have several Main Street m...

Several county residents began filing their Declarations of Candidacy on Monday at the Okmulgee County Election Board office. The filing period ends today at 5 p.m. for school board posts and the City...