Julie’s School of Dance is moving to a new home Dec. 1. They will be relocated to 108 S. Morton and will share a building with Lumberjack Attack, located across the street west of the Council House. C...

A Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show sponsored by Prairie Bell OHCE will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Morris High School Gym. Vendor Hazel Rissler will sell handmade Christmas ...

November is Native American Heritage Month, and the College of Muscogee Nation (CMN), a tribal college located in Okmulgee, is giving its students, faculty, staff, and the greater community an opportu...

Okmulgee County’s jobless rate remained steady in September according to the recent figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. During the month, Okmulgee County once again reported a 4....

The District 7 County Health Departments celebrated local leaders at the conclusion of the Health Equity and Leadership Summit on Oct. 28. Leaders were nominated by their peers and awarded for advanci...

Okmulgee City Council approved several ordinances during their regular session Tuesday at City Hall. Not in attendance at the session were members Dawn Carter and Everett Horn. Agenda items approved w...

Small Business Saturday The holiday season is upon us, and with that, there are lots of opportunities to help local, small businesses to continue to thrive. Okmulgee Main Street is once again encourag...

The Okmulgee Times is excited to announce the return of the Cookie Crawl, in conjunction with Okmulgee Main Street and Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26. “Last year, the event was a great success with ...

The Morris School board of directors met Monday and received updates from Supt. Chris Karch during the session. The current enrollment for Morris Schools is 942 students. As November is Native America...

Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Executive Director Brenda Brewer thanks the Okmulgee Elks Lodge for their continued support of the agency, especially during these difficult times. This week, Elks Lod...

Charges have been filed against an Okmulgee man wanted in connection with a shooting in late October. A warrant was issued Oct. 31 for Timothy Dale Chastain, 40. Felony charges were filed in district ...

The bond for Joseph Lloyd Kennedy, 67, a person of interest in the murder of four Okmulgee men, was increased to $10 million following a hearing on Wednesday in district court. Kennedy was booked into...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity basketball team held a preseason scrimmage Tuesday at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium in Okmulgee, battling Konawa and Okmulgee County rival, the Henryetta Lady Kni...

The number of high school football teams battling for eight championships in Oklahoma in 2022 was cut in half following last week’s opening-round schedule. As for Okmulgee County, the number of playof...

The Preston varsity basketball program took to the road for the first time this season, traveling to Pittsburg on Tuesday to battle the host Pittsburg Panthers and Lady Panthers. The Preston cage squa...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from September business. The monies they reported this period represent sal...

Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) partner, Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging will be available at the Henryetta Public Library on Nov. 22, 1:30 - 4 p.m. The State Health Insur...

Cornerstone Foursquare Church “Come enjoy a special joint service this Sunday, as the First Nazarene Church Family and the Family of Cornerstone meet up to celebrate this thankful holiday season as Je...

It was Bob Jones, Sr., founder and first president of Bob Jones Christian University, who said, “When the flower of gratitude dies on the altar of a man’s heart, that man is well nigh hopeless.” One o...