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Festivities begin with pageantry
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Festivities begin with pageantry
August 27, 2025
Junior Miss Labor Day 1st - Brenna Navas 2nd - Paidan Farrow 3rd - Violet Layman --- Little Miss Labor Day 1st - Mary Anne Bear 2nd - Finnleigh Robertson 3rd - Emilia Frankum --- Petite Miss Labor Day...
Uncovering the Forgotten
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Uncovering the Forgotten
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
August 22, 2025
When historian Wayman Lewis talks about Okmulgee’s Black history, he doesn’t recite timelines - he revives heartbeats. And this weekend, those heartbeats will rise again through the Hidden Histories E...
Council hears archway proposal for 6th Street
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Council hears archway proposal for 6th Street
By Patrick Ford Editor 
August 22, 2025
The Okmulgee City Council met Tuesday working through a full agenda of ordinances, property issues and community development proposals. An exciting presentation came from Okmulgee Main Street board me...
MN Supreme Court denies Freedmen citizenship case rehearing
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MN Supreme Court denies Freedmen citizenship case rehearing
By TRISTAN LOVELESS NONDOC 
August 22, 2025
The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court denied a motion to hold a rehearing on the court’s July 23 order that requires the Muscogee Nation Citizenship Board to enroll descendants of Muscogee Freedmen as tri...
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Beggs to hold budget meeting
August 22, 2025
The City of Beggs will hold a public hearing to review and approve the budget for the city on Monday, Aug. 25, at 6 p.m. at Beggs City Hall. The public is invited to attend. The budget summary was pub...
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Greater Jones to hold fried fish dinner
August 22, 2025
Greater Jones Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1226 E. Smith Street in Okmulgee, will host a fried fish dinner Sunday, Aug. 31, from 1-3 p.m. The $20 meal will feature fried cat fish, corn, baked beans, hus...
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County road closure for drainage project announced
August 22, 2025
Okmulgee County Emergency Management has announced that 300 Road, located north of Highway 266 and south of Cedar Road, will be closed for approximately 45 days to allow crews from District 3 to compl...
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Brecheen to host in-person town hall
August 22, 2025
Congressman Josh Brecheen will be making a stop in Okmulgee later this month as part of a busy slate of in-person town hall meetings across Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District. The Okmulgee event is...
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OK Opioid Abatement Board awards $16.6M to combat state’s crisis
August 22, 2025
The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board has recently awarded a total of $16.6 million in grants to communities and school districts across the state as part of ongoing efforts to address the state’s opioi...
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August 25 Okmulgee County Genealogical Society |
August 22, 2025
The Okmulgee County Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting Monday, Aug. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Okmulgee Public Library, featuring a presentation by Darrell Lewis on ‘Revisiting Basic Researc...
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HOROSCOPES
August 22, 2025
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 This week you are unstoppable, Aries. Your confidence will be shining brightly for all to see, and the right people are bound to take notice. Expect to tackle some projects. TAUR...
OCEM suspends search operations
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OCEM suspends search operations
August 20, 2025
The search for a missing woman has been suspended following a week-long operation. On Monday, the Okmulgee County Emergency Management (OCEM), in coordination with multiple local, state, tribal and vo...
Oral Health on Wheels
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Oral Health on Wheels
By DANIELLE HAYS OCCJA EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 
August 20, 2025
Last week, the Mobile Smiles of Oklahoma unit made its impactful presence known at the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority (OCCJA), delivering essential dental services in a specially outfitted...
Star Trek Day Pet Costume Contest planned Sept. 8
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Star Trek Day Pet Costume Contest planned Sept. 8
August 20, 2025
Boldly go where no pet has gone before! Local pet lovers are invited to set their phasers to “fun” for an evening of fur, fandom, and a whole lot of wagging tails as Okmulgee celebrates Star Trek Day ...
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AG deploys state agents to Okemah after police departures
By Patrick Ford Editor 
August 20, 2025
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has taken the unusual step of deploying state agents to maintain law enforcement in Okemah after the abrupt departure of five city police officers, including...
Let’s Show Some Respect
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Let’s Show Some Respect
August 20, 2025
Dear Editor, Concerning our community, I think most citizens, myself included, can agree there’s a long list of problems we have in Okmulgee. Our schools, our rundown houses and buildings, city street...
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Local girls encouraged to join Scouts
By Patrick Ford Editor 
August 20, 2025
Okmulgee-area families have a unique opportunity this fall as Troop 102G, an all-female scouting troop for grades 6-12, kicks off its first school-year meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. The m...
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Online complaint form for open records request denials launched
August 20, 2025
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has strengthened government accountability in Oklahoma by launching an online complaint form that allows citizens to seek help when open records requests are denied. ...
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OCEM Report
By JEFFREY MOORE OCEM DIRECTOR 
August 20, 2025
This report is a summary of activities Okmulgee County Emergency Management participated in and does not reflect all activities performed by or participated in by Okmulgee County Emergency Management....
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August 25 Okmulgee County Genealogical Society |
August 20, 2025
The Okmulgee County Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting Monday, Aug. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Okmulgee Public Library, featuring a presentation by Darrell Lewis on ‘Revisiting Basic Researc...
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A Salute to Our Hometown Heroes
By Patrick Ford Editor 
January 30, 2026
As the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance recognize the men and women of law enforcement and first responders across Okmulgee County in today’s special Salute to Hometown Heroes section included ...
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Good News for Local Schools
By Patrick Ford Editor 
January 30, 2026
A wave of encouraging news is rippling through Oklahoma’s education community, and several schools in Okmulgee County are among those being celebrated. According to a memorandum released by the Oklaho...
OSU Extension welcomes educators
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OSU Extension welcomes educators
January 30, 2026
The Oklahoma State University Extension Office in Okmulgee County is welcoming two new educators whose backgrounds and passion for service are expected to bring added value to local youth, families an...
Okmulgee’s ‘film-friendly’ status brings jobs, dollars and creative possibilities
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Okmulgee’s ‘film-friendly’ status brings jobs, dollars and creative possibilities
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
January 30, 2026
When people think about filmmaking, they often picture big cities, sound stages and distant studios. But in recent years, Okmulgee has quietly been building something different, a reputation as a plac...
MN, University of Edinburgh team for first international repatriation
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MN, University of Edinburgh team for first international repatriation
January 30, 2026
A Scottish university has completed what is believed to be the first-ever international repatriation of ancestral remains to mainland United States. More than 150 years after they were taken, the Univ...
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