The Jan. 11 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature three candidates, Senator Roger Thompson; mayoral candidate for February 8 election Richard Larabee; and District 1 County Commissio...

Happy New Year, Okmulgee. We complete the year of 2021 with a sad story with a wonderful ending. On December 14, 2021, our office was contacted by the manager of the Tag Office. A very pregnant German...

There will be an opportunity for Public Review of the Federal Programs at the January School Board Meeting on Monday, Jan. 10. The meeting will take place at the Morris School Board of Education in th...

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 0730 will meet on Thursday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at the Shoneys Restaurant, 619 E. Main St. (across the street from the Wal...

The Okmulgee County Family YMCA renovation of the Fitness Center is complete. Kyle Wilkes, Vice President of the YMCA of Greater Tulsa, says the new equipment is streamlined for the best experience fo...

Thanks to Neal’s Furniture for sponsoring the annual Dodge Brawl competition which allowed Okmulgee School teachers to apply for classroom grants Jesseka Womack, Taylor Neal, and Tammy Smith from Okmu...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners held their first meeting of the year Tuesday morning. The members reviewed and signed the Plan Cover Page for the Dentonville Road Project Phases I and II. A...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins, right, and staff member Genny Mooney, collects mail from the drop box in front of the courthouse. Residents wishing to make their property tax payments can us...

The Town of Grayson will hold a nonpartisan General Election at a Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with voting at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the Grayson Communit...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce’s first 2022 Legislative Forum will be Jan. 7 at 8 a.m., says Chamber Executive Director Kay Rabbitt-Brower. The forum will be held on the 6th floor of the McCulloch B...

The jobless rate in Okmulgee County was reported at 2.6 percent for the month of November, according to figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. This number was unchanged from Septemb...

Tamara Fleming Laughlin, left, and Mable Fleming of Randy’s Foods in Okmulgee presented Leman Lewis a check to assist in the restoration project for the former Black Hospital, now called the Landmark ...

Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes is issuing a reminder to citizens about upcoming deadlines. The Voter Registration Deadline for the Feb. 8 election is Jan. 14. “All absentee app...

The Okmulgee Police Department is investigating a shooting Tuesday afternoon that sent one man to the hospital. According to Chief Joe Prentice, the OPD was dispatched around 3:45 p.m. Dec. 28 regardi...

As the year 2021 comes to a close, the Okmulgee Times is taking a moment to look at some of the events and headlines that made this a year never to forget. The year gave us a historic freeze that caus...

Members of Conversion Ministry Church are preparing for a special dinner and event today. The church, led by Pastor Greg Richardson, is holding a New Year’s Eve Watch meeting, from 6-8 p.m. Before the...

The Okmulgee County Health Department, in collaboration with OU Physician’s Tulsa, is happy to announce the launch of their Maternity Health Program. Be ginning Jan. 15, 2022, expecting mothers will b...

The deadline for payment of county taxes has been extended. According to Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins, the regular deadline is Dec. 31 for the first half of the taxes, but she has extended...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a few agenda items during their last regular meeting of 2021 Monday morning. Due to the absence of Chairman Ron Ballard, Commissioner David Walker l...

Earlier this year, our Okmulgee YMCA became part of the YMCA of Greater Tulsa. With that merger came the opportunity to make some needed improvements on the facility in order to better serve the Okmul...