Alani was born to Alan Ransom and Takija Gaddis on Nov. 19, 2019, in Oklahoma City with the help of an awesome medical team at Integris Hospital. That magical day started a lifetime filled with joy an...

Morris Assembly of God Church donated Thanksgiving baskets to three families within Morris Elementary School. Morris Schools is extremely grateful for the wonderful kindness shown during this holiday ...

Okmulgee native Leman Lewis is presented the Legend Award by Sharon Ray in a special presentation Saturday afternoon at the Dunbar Learning Center. The award is for Lewis’ work on preserving the histo...

Okmulgee Main Street’s annual Sparkle Shopping Spree promotion will kickoff this Friday. This annual event encourages residents to shop and spend their money locally during the holiday season, accordi...

There are several events going on over the upcoming holiday that will provide free Thanksgiving meals. Today from 12-15 p.m. there will be a free Thanksgiving lunch at the St. Anthony’s Church Gym, lo...

Don’t miss the first Cookie Crawl in downtown Okmulgee in conjunction with Shop Small Saturday. Boxes will be available at 6th and Grand in front of the Okmulgee Main Street office Saturday morning be...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners covered a brief agenda during their Monday session. The members did approve an amendment to the Clearwater Enterprises Gas Agreement (Contract #23077) as nat...

Okmulgee Cub Scout Pack 102 is having a Towel Drive to benefit the Okmulgee County Resource Center Safehouse. Chair of the drive is Ashly Arney-Nelson. “We thought about a coat drive or something but ...

Okmulgee Main Street is gearing up for the annual Festival of Lights Parade. The downtown parade will kick off at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. A pre-show will set the stage for “An Okmulgee Christmas” sta...

Ericson Robinson, left, a member of the OJFA’s 6th grade football team, earned a prestigious honor this past Saturday evening during the OJFA awards banquet at the Dunbar Elementary cafeteria. Robinso...

We all remember or, at least, have heard or read of the great en masse migration of the Okies to California during the Dust Bowl years, but rarely do we hear of nor experience a Californian becoming a...

All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 25-26, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Emergency service operations, police and fire depart...

The Okmulgee Young Professionals (OYP) are hosting their annual Christmas lighting contest for residents and businesses. Registration is now open and you can enter your home or business by Dec. 15. Th...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, is the Last Sunday of the Church Year. The readings are from Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and Matthew 25:1-13. By Faith We Are Prepared f...

Is Thanksgiving just a holiday with family gatherings, a day off work and scrumptious food, or is there really more to it? I am so glad that our country has a day on our calendar set aside to remember...

Okmulgee’s own Coleman’s Burgers has seen an increase in customers over the past several months thanks to their once-in-a-lifetime honor of being named the “Best of the Best Burger” in Oklahoma as par...

Over this past weekend, Preston High School performed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” by William Shakespeare, to a sold out audience at Preston First Baptist Church. The performance was a two-act play wi...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from July business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

The Annual Morris Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show, sponsored by Prairie Bell OHCE, will be held this Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris High School gym. Pictured above, vendor Hazel ...

The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma (MCFOK) has gifted the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation $800,000 to bolster support for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project work within th...