Free dump days at the Okmulgee Landfill have been announced this year. This is only for City of Okmulgee water and sewer account holders. You must show a current utility bill to use the service. Hours...

Inclement weather is definitely possible this week and Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton spoke briefly about the conditions during Monday’s county commissioner meeting. “They...

Voters in Okmulgee County wishing to cast their ballots earlier for the upcoming Okmulgee Councilman At Large (Mayor) position begin Thursday. Residents who will not be able to make it to the polls on...

The February Legislative Forum, sponsored by the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce, is dependent on the weather, says Chamber Executive Director Kay Rabbitt-Brower. “We know winter weather is forecast, so ...

Okmulgee Main Street is gearing up for another year of growth in Historic Downtown Okmulgee as well as a calendar full of exciting events. To kick-off 2022, Okmulgee Main Street and Lumberjack Attack ...

Okmulgee voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide between two candidates for Councilman At Large (Mayor) post. Richard Larabee will face Letisha LeBlanc. Early voting begins tomorrow at the fi...

The Salvation Army is in need of non-perishable items to feed those in need throughout the year. The shelves are currently bare and assistance is desperately needed. If you would like to donate items,...

The Henryetta football program will have a new field general when they step onto the football field this Fall. After Lance Beck was relieved of his duties at the conclusion of the 2021 campaign, the H...

The Henryetta varsity basketball team came away with a split decision this past Friday evening at Kellyville High School. The Knights earned their seventh win of the 2021-2022 campaign last Friday, de...

Henryetta senior golfer Skylar Smallwood, center, signed a letter of intent to play collegiate golf at Seminole State College in Seminole, OK Monday afternoon. Seated with Smallwood at Monday’s signin...

The Beggs varsity basketball program left the Perry Anderson Fieldhouse in Eufaula with a 1-1 record. The Lady Demons were on the losing end of a 58- 28 defeat, while the Demons began the road trip la...

The Dewar Dragon varsity basketball team had a sure-fire home win taken away with no time remaining in regulation last Thursday at the Clell W. Henson Fieldhouse in Dewar. The Dragons led the visiting...

The Dewar Lady Dragons were held to a season-low 13 points in last Thursday’s home meeting with the Class A No. 6 Strother Lady Yellowjackets. Last Thursday’s offensive struggles was the second time t...

The Wilson varsity basketball program welcomed the Wetumka Chieftains and Lady Chieftains to the Tiger Den this past Friday evening. The host Wilson cage squads suffered a pair of defeats to the visit...

The Morris varsity basketball program found themselves on different ends of double-digit outcomes this past Friday at the Don Shoemake Fieldhouse in Morris. An offensive struggle in the second period ...

There has been much conversation about censorship and “cancel culture” recently. They are two sides of the same coin, and both are dangers to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Som...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 17-year-old male whose mom passed away six months ago. From the time I was a small child, she was mean to me and never had time for me, but I never wished her dead. She was mean to m...