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Victory in Jesus
By MARY MORRIS HENRYETTA RESIDENT 
May 7, 2025
Revelation 3:12 - I will make those who are victorious pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the ne...
How can God be everywhere?
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How can God be everywhere?
May 7, 2025
“I think God can be everywhere because he can look at everybody from the sky,” says Kate. “God has angels everywhere to help him be everywhere,” says Emilee, 8. Friends, I believe you’re trying to con...
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Maintaining Our Commitments
By Randy Zinn Russell Missionary Baptist Church 
May 7, 2025
Sometimes we look around us and we wonder if commitment has become one of those lost virtues. Most of us remember the statement, “There was a time when a man’s word was his bond.” It seems “back in th...
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Mental health agency warns of payroll issues
May 7, 2025
Leaders at Oklahoma’s mental health agency have told lawmakers the cash crunch is so severe, the agency may have trouble meeting its payroll obligations this month. The Department of Mental Health and...
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Common car noises and what they may indicate
April 30, 2025
Although there are many drivers who understand what goes on under the hood of a vehicle and the inner workings of car mechanics, there are plenty of others who might not know a spark plug from a dipst...
Adopt a Pet from the Okmulgee County Humane Society
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Adopt a Pet from the Okmulgee County Humane Society
April 23, 2025
Patsy This adorable 9-week-old terrier mix is ready to find her forever home! Patsy is playful, feisty, affectionate, gentle and full of personality - with a scruffy little face that’s impossible to r...
Should you tell the truth even if people won’t like it?
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Should you tell the truth even if people won’t like it?
April 23, 2025
After hearing a speech in the House of Commons, Winston Churchill remarked, “I should think it hardly possible to state the opposite of the truth with more precision.” Whether lies are told with preci...
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Keep the Covenant
By MARY MORRIS HENRYETTA RESIDENT 
April 23, 2025
1 Kings 8:56-61 - “Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses. May the Lord ...
Okmulgee High Holds 2025 Prom
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Okmulgee High Holds 2025 Prom
April 23, 2025
Okmulgee High School held its 2025 Prom last week. Pictured are some of the attendees at the event.
Seeing Resurrection Sunday Through the Eyes of a Child
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Seeing Resurrection Sunday Through the Eyes of a Child
April 23, 2025
A longtime friend of mine, Bob, passed away two weeks ago. He was a dedicated Christian and a skilled servant of Christ Jesus. Everyone who knew him spoke well of him. Unfortunately, over the past few...
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Trinity Lutheran Church
April 18, 2025
This Sunday, April 20, is The Resurrection of Our Lord. The readings are from Job 19:23-27, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 and Mark 16:1-8. “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor. 5:7). By th...
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A Message for Holy Week
By ROSIE LYNCH OKMULGEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR 
April 18, 2025
True Evangelism is about speaking truth to power. Jesus calling out the hypocrisy of religion and offering compassion to the vulnerable. Politics is about seizing power to defend the truth. Our truth ...
How would you proclaim Jesus’ resurrection?
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How would you proclaim Jesus’ resurrection?
April 18, 2025
If Jesus rose from the dead today, how would you announce his resurrection? “I would be screaming,” says Meg, age 9, “‘Jesus is not in the tomb.’ I would be telling everyone in the world. I think ever...
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The Whole of God’s Promise
By MARY MORRIS HENRYETTA RESIDENT 
April 16, 2025
1 Kings 6:12 - As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father...
Why did Jesus ride a donkey into Jerusalem?
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Why did Jesus ride a donkey into Jerusalem?
April 16, 2025
“I think Jesus wanted to ride the donkey so he wouldn’t hurt his feet,” says Mary Jane, 7. “His feet had just got washed by expensive perfume.” Mary of Bethany had anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive ...
Philosophy According to Paul
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Philosophy According to Paul
April 11, 2025
It is a non-negotiable truth that Christians dearly hold the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant, sufficient and final authority in all matters of faith and salvation such that all religious study must...
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Continuing Spiritual Maintenance
April 11, 2025
Most businesses, organizations, health facilities, schools, churches, etc., employ critically essential personnel known as maintenance staff. Every area of our lives seems to be an ongoing maintenance...
Who is the world’s most polarizing figure?
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Who is the world’s most polarizing figure?
April 11, 2025
It is not who you might think. A local news outlet in Campbell County, Kentucky, reported that in 2024, graduating high school senior, Micah Price, told his classmates at the beginning of his commence...
What is God like?
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What is God like?
April 2, 2025
“God is very loving. I imagine he is very tall. I love him,” says Lauren, 9. Yes, God is very loving, but he’s also a “sin hater” who’s the “nicest man in the world,” says Justin, 10. “I think he has ...
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Filled and Fulfilled
By MARY MORRIS HENRYETTA RESIDENT 
April 2, 2025
1 Samuel 30:6 - David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God....
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Harlan Ford Toy Drive continues
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Harlan Ford Toy Drive continues
December 12, 2025
The 10th annual Harlan Ford Toy Drive continues through Dec. 20. Organized with the support of the Okmulgee County Department of Human Services and the Okmulgee Police Department, this year’s toy driv...
‘Care Cart’
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‘Care Cart’
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
December 12, 2025
Sometimes leadership doesn’t start with a title, a committee or a grant. Sometimes it starts with an 11-year-old girl who simply notices people around her - and chooses to care. That’s exactly what Mo...
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Beggs City Council hires new municipal judge
By KAY RABBITT-BROWER SPECIAL TO THE TIMES 
December 12, 2025
During its final meeting of the year, Beggs City Council accepted the resignation of the municipal court judge, hired a new municipal judge, approved an internet service contract, took action on a DEQ...
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OPS board handles staffing at December meeting
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
December 12, 2025
The Okmulgee Board of Education met for its regular meeting on Tuesday, with all members present. Board members approved the Nov. 11 meeting minutes, monthly encumbrances across district funds and one...
Downtown Okmulgee Is Merry & Bright
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Downtown Okmulgee Is Merry & Bright
December 12, 2025
Holiday spirits are high in downtown Okmulgee. Be sure to take a drive down Okmulgee’s 6th Street to see all the lights, including the decorated Council House Square, as the holiday season continues, ...
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