Okmulgee VFW Auxiliary #1189 President Carol Smith and Commander Guy Duckworth presented the cash awards to Okmulgee High School Speech students participated in the VFW’s Voice of Democracy Contest. O...

Congratulations to the Okmulgee High School Students of the Month for October. Pictured left is senior Raynee Howell. Pictured right (from left) are freshman Parker Larabee and sophomore Dustin Dunlap...

The Okmulgee girls basketball program received a sizeable donation last Thursday from Hibbett Sports. John Hastings, District Sales Manager of Hibbett Sports, back row center, and Aubrey McGovran, sto...

The Prairie Bell OHCE will be raffling off this beautiful quilt at the end of their Craft Show that is to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Morris High School Gym on Saturday, Nov. 20. The quilt wa...

The annual Dripping Springs Rendezvous returned last weekend as participants from around the area relived the 1800’s, which captures the lives of the mountain men and women of the Fur Trade Era. Visit...

We know you care about your pets’ well-being - here are some great tips. There is one simple thing you can do to avoid a trip to the animal ER this holiday season: avoid the temptation to feed pets fr...

The Morris Booster Club thanks the public and the Elks Lodge for their support of their Spaghetti Dinner held Monday evening. There was a big turnout for the event. Thanks to the athletes that sold ti...

A special award will be presented to Okmulgeean Leman Lewis, Sr. this Saturday at the Dunbar Learning Center, located at 2nd and Muskogee. The public is invited to attend. At 1 p.m. Nov. 20, Legacy Ke...

South County Law held their Veterans Day Dinner and Light Display to honor local military veterans and their families. The dinner was catered by OSUIT’s Culinary Arts department. Pictured above is Dru...

The Okmulgee Times has begun accepting donations for our annual “Giving Tree” to assist the Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter and CASA during the winter months. Anyone wishing to donate is encouraged t...

The Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office, in conjunction with the District 25 Violent Crime Task Force, is investigating a shooting that occurred in the Dentonville area during the morning hours of Nov. ...

With Christmas quickly approaching, the Okmulgee County Salvation Army is in need of volunteers to sign up to ring the bells at Walmart. Donating just two hours of your time will make a difference in ...

The Annual Fred Gragg Veterans Appreciation Luncheon was held Saturday, Nov. 6, in Langston. Mrs. Archietta Burch James, Author of ”Francis Clinton: A Buffalo Soldier, and American Hero” was the guest...

Dan Artussee was sworn in as District 3 commissioner, after winning last week’s special election. Artussee replaces James Connors who retired in June. Connors was in attendance to support his former e...

The Morris School football field has a new name, following last week’s meeting of the board. The board approved naming the field as “Larry Bookout Field.” A longtime coach at Morris, Bookout was prese...

Two men who escaped the Moore Detention Center in Okmulgee Friday are back in federal custody following a weekend long search in Rogers County Ṁembers of the U.S. Marshalls as well as the Rogers Count...

Your Okmulgee Times is excited to announce the First Annual Cookie Crawl. The Cookie Crawl will be held Saturday, Nov. 27 in conjunction with Shop Small Saturday. Those wishing to participate are aske...

“You are in for a treat today,” Superintendent Renee Dove said, in welcoming the Okmulgee High School student body, along with community guests last week. OHS Assistant Principal David Dunlap opened t...

What an absolutely enjoyable time was had by all at Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting, celebrating our annual Veterans’ Day program, presented by Lt. Col. Tanya Roland. She was ably assisted (and ...

Numerous events were held this week, celebrating military men and women and their sacrifices and dedication. On Wednesday, Okmulgee FFA held a ‘Coffee with a Veteran’ event, which gave the opportunity...