February 10, 1955 - November 3, 2023 Services are pending for John Hill, 68, of Grayson, with Integrity Funeral Service. He passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, in Grayson.

October 22, 1933 - November 6, 2023 Norma Jean Watkins, age 90, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023, at Highland Park Manor in Okmulgee. She was born October 22, 1933, in Sulphur to the late M.D. and...

Belvin Baptist Church will conclude their Fall Revival Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. Mvhayv Locust will serve as guest minister and Phil Lawrence will be music minister. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p...

The 2023 Dripping Springs Living History Encampment and Mountain Man Rendezvous will open to the public on Friday and Saturday, with attendees getting a first-hand look at how life was in the 1800s. T...

A female employee in the office of Juvenile Affairs was beaten and stabbed during an assault in her office. Police were searching for the suspect who was a 19-year-old male. The Blue Cross and Blue Sh...

Okmulgee FFA had some spooky fun at their monthly FFA chapter meeting on Oct. 9. Several members of the Oklahoma FFA State Officer Team also attended this month’s meeting as a special surprise for mem...

A stabbing in the City of Morris Monday afternoon is being investigated by tribal authorities. According to Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice, the subject involved was identified as Native, and Muscog...

Valerie Naumann has been busy sewing for the upcoming Prairie Bell OHCE Christmas Craft Show. She will be selling beautiful baby blankets, cloth baby books, quilts and many other handmade items. The c...

Early voting begins Thursday for the Morris mayoral election for those who live within Morris city limits. Early voting continues Thursday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Okmulgee County Co...

A recent drug take back event at OSUIT collected 64 pounds of prescription drugs. The OSUIT campus police department and counseling office partnered with the office of OSUCommunity Wellness and Preven...

The 2nd annual Last Stop Christmas Shop Craft Fair, sponsored by Okmulgee First United Methodist Church, is planned for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9. The fair takes place in the Rowe Family Life Cent...

What does it all mean and what can we do to help these animals? Foster Fostering is available to animals coming directly out of the Okmulgee City Animal Shelter as well as animals currently in boardin...

Tickets are available for the upcoming Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Baked Potato & Bake Sale Fundraiser, which will take place Thursday from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. at the First Met...

Events planned to honor military Veterans Day is Nov. 11, and this date is set aside to honor the men and women who have served in the various branches of the United States Armed Forces. Many activiti...

Health department remodeling project approved Chief Lee Johnson of the Liberty Fire Department attended the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday with questions about the expenditur...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) proudly welcomed distinguished Instructional Leadership administrators from Oklahoma CareerTech last Thursday and Friday. The event was privileged to host Brent ...

The Okmulgee Times is excited to announce the return of the Cookie Crawl, in conjunction with Okmulgee Main Street and Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25. “Last year, the event was a great success with ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Homelessness is something that has been around for years. Finding solutions to the problem is no easy feat - eradicating homelessness completely is virtually impossible. For m...

The Schulter varsity basketball program kicked off its 2023-2024 campaign on Thursday evening with a trip to Bokoshe. The season opener at Bokoshe was scheduled to begin with girls action at 6:30 p.m....

Dewar travels to Caddo for B-5 title showdown The high school regular-season football schedule concludes this weekend with lots of teams still battling for a spot in the 2023 postseason. In Okmulgee C...