With the Nov. 9, County Commissioner District 3 Special General election approaching, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes encourages all registered voters to verify their voting inf...

Officers of the Beggs FFA participated in the 2021 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Sept. 14 at the Glenpool Conference. The eight state FFA officers planned and conducted t...

A man charged with a federal crime in an incident at the Okmulgee County Jail, entered a guilty plea last week in court. David Hurl Lemmon, 48, entered a guilty plea to Possessing Contraband in a Pris...

September 29 Amazing Customer Service Training | Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce will hold a free Amazing Customer Service Training event Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Uni...

Congratulations to Morris 2021 Homecoming Queen Mercedes Dunn and King Mateo Terriquez, who were named royalty before Friday’s game. See additional photos from Homecoming, including the parade, on pag...

The Town of Grayson welcomes the return of the Gumbo Fest. Last year’s festival was cancelled due to COVID-19 along with many other events, but on Oct. 2, you can ‘get your eat on again,’ according to...

Former Okmulgee mayor and local radio announcer Paul Brown, died in a car crash Monday afternoon in Muskogee County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 4:47 p.m. on Oktaha Road...

As the rodeo season begins to wind down for several associations across the country, many local athletes have found themselves with a chance to compete for a national championship. In the Internationa...

The Preston Pirate fall baseball team needed a late-inning rally Friday night to earn a 12-5 victory over the Ripley Warriors. The 7-run win came in the championship game of the Class A district baseb...

The varsity football teams from Beggs and Henryetta met this past Friday night at Golden Demon Stadium in Beggs. Friday’s county showdown in Beggs was the District 2A-7 opener for both squads and the ...

Okmulgee’s Nicardio Hunt races towards the finish line during last Friday’s annual Okmulgee Invitational cross country meet at Okmulgee Municipal Park, located behind the Okmulgee County Family YMCA i...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team needed just one half last Friday night to extend their current winning streak to 19 games. The Dragons’ non-district meeting with the Foyil Panthers at Dr. Ted L...

The three remaining fastpitch softball teams from Okmulgee County have their sights set on earning an appearance at next week’s state fastpitch softball championships at USA Hall of Fame Stadium in Ok...

The Wilson Tiger varsity football team came up on the losing end of a 36-14 decision last Thursday night at home against the Graham-Dustin Chieftains. The double-digit setback came in the District C-4...

The Morris Eagles began their journey towards a district championship last Friday on a sour note, suffering a 58-7 loss to the visiting Victory Christian Conquerors. Prior to last Friday’s District 2A...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team was unable to find an answer last Friday night in their District 2A-7 opener against the defending 2-time Class 2A state champion Metro Christian Patriots. T...

Okmulgee Municipal Park, located behind the Okmulgee County Family YMCA in Okmulgee, was the host of the annual Okmulgee Invitational cross country meet this past Friday. The annual meet featured six ...

The Morris Youth Football program played host to the Victory Christian Conquerors this past Saturday evening in three Central Football League contests at Eagle Stadium in Morris. Pictured on this page...

“God created babies to entertain people,” says Jacob, age unknown. “They entertain by looking cute and talking baby talk. For some reason, people find it entertaining. Personally, I think it is silly....

DEAR ABBY: I took exception to your response to “Former Friend in Oregon” (July 1), who vaped marijuana while visiting a friend in the presence of the friend’s 12-year-old future stepdaughter. The fri...