Pastor McKinley Rice will be guest speaker at St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church’s annual Scholarship Program this Sunday, Jan. 14, at 3 p.m. Pastor Rice was born and raised in Okmulgee and is past...

Okmulgee First Assembly of God Church will celebrate its 100 year anniversary Sunday, Jan. 14. Pastor Johnathan and Melissa Hanshaw invite everyone to attend the celebration service which will start 1...

8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Please come join us this Sunday morning! Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Our combined Traditional/Contemporary Worship Service begins at 1...

“Confidence in an unfaithful man (or any person) in time of trouble is like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint,” (Proverbs 25:17). Ouch! How painful is a jagged tooth piercing the tongue. The first...

The Okmulgee Elks Lodge #1822 joined Morris Boy Scout Troop 298 to honor Austin Rolen. The organization put on a ceremony and presented him with a certificate to congratulate him on becoming an Eagle ...

In 1848, a young struggling family of four immigrated from Scotland to the United States. Andy, who was 13 years old, jumped right in to help his financially strapped family. His parents let him get a...

Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Boynton will hold a Pastoral Installation for Pastor Designate Elder Jerry Moore Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. at the church, located at 125 N. 1st St. in Boynton. Pastor Ric...

“You don’t have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it’ll go,” said Yogi Berra. In life, everyone wants to hit home runs. It’s the lack of timing that causes so many strike outs. M...

“In thee, O Lord, do I take refuge ... for thou art my rock and my fortress.” (Psalms 71 1a and 3b) As I studied my Bible a few days ago, I glanced at the heading on the top of the page that contained...

As we reflect on this past year, we are so very thankful for all the donations we receive; your generosity has been astounding. We appreciate the assistance from members of our community and beyond wh...

“For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame t...

“You don’t have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it’ll go,” said Yogi Berra. In life, everyone wants to hit home runs. It’s the lack of timing that causes so many strikeouts. Ma...

The year 2024 is quickly approaching and 2023 is rapidly coming to a close. At this time of the year, some of us - maybe many of us - are in personal inventory mode. It might be financial, physical, m...

8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Please come join us this Sunday morning! Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Our combined Traditional/Contemporary Worship Service begins at 1...

What kind of New Year would you like? Was 2023 really a good year? Or, would you call it an unlucky year for you? Are you really looking forward to 2024 with hopeful anticipation, eager to explore new...

Happy Holidays from the Cornerstone Foursquare Family, along with Pastors Mickey and Marcie Baldwin and their family. A joint service Sunday New Year’s Eve Service will be held Dec. 31. Come at 9:30 a...

“O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. But thou, O Lord, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cry a...

“I would give baby Jesus some food, because they probably didn’t have a lot of money. They might have been poor, and they weren’t near a place with food,” says Megan, 9. It’s easy to look at poor peop...

1:30 p.m. - Love’s Travel Stop - Public Service 3:18 p.m. - N. Oklahoma Ave. & Fairgrounds Rd. Motor Vehicle/Pedestrian Accident 4:08 p.m. - 700 Block E. Chicago St. - Medical Assist 4:21 p.m. - 700 B...

In Genesis 3:15, we have the promise of the birth of the Savior and immediately following that promise we find the prophecy of His sacrificial death for sinners. Revelation 13:8 tells us that the Lamb...