Okmulgee’s Homecoming Week culminated with a district-wide pep assembly Thursday at Brock Gym, and Friday, OHS Leadership hosted a community block party outside the high school. The Homecoming Parade ...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency of Aging and The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) Northeast Center of Healthy Aging will be providing the Tai Chi for Better Balance Progr...

A young Okmulgee angler hauled in an impressive bass from Okmulgee Lake a few weeks ago. Shawn Ponthieux, an 8-year-old student at Okmulgee Primary School, was out fishing with his “Paw-Paw” Steve Dug...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) is pleased to introduce the new slate of officers for the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter for the 2023-24 academic year. These dedicated st...

Morris and Henryetta Public Schools are celebrating their respective Homecomings with various events planned. To kick off this week, both district students and staff participated in themed dress days....

There’s an old saying that you don’t really appreciate something until you don’t have it anymore. We all know that to be true in our personal life with each loss of a lifelong friend or family member....

The Senior Homecoming Queen candidate representing Golf is Clara Macaluso. Clara is the daughter of Jami and Larry Macaluso. She is the granddaughter of Judy and Ron Davis, Linda and John Macaluso and...

Okmulgee High School senior Sadie Cloud, representing the Wrestling program, was crowned Homecoming Queen Friday evening at Harmon Field. Her escort was Josiah Harrison. See additional photos from the...

Messages to be sent to all TVs, radios and cell phones FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wi...

Internet upgrades proposed at fairgrounds The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners met for their end-of-the-month meeting on Friday, during which they discussed concerns regarding the budget for FY ...

John Neal Jr. and Scott Cowell of Neal’s Homestore are pictured with some of the treats collected for the area therapy dogs, part of the Okmulgee Times’ and Henryetta Free-Lance’s Give a Dog a Bone co...

It’s Gumbo Time! Mayor Leon Anderson of the Town of Grayson invites the public to attend their annual Gumbo Festival this Saturday, Oct. 7, beginning at 11 a.m. The festival is the town’s main fundrai...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a worldwide annual campaign to increase awareness and to promote regular screening and early detection of breast cancer. Other than skin cancer, breast cancer...

OCHS director shares information on agency In Nov. 2015, the Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter found itself with a compound problem and a victim of circumstance. With the resignation of the director ea...

Beggs, Wilson seek to remain perfect in district play in Week 5 The midway point of the 2023 high school football regular-season schedule is taking place this Thursday and Friday all across the state ...

Postseason journeys for four Okmulgee County diamond squads continued on Thursday afternoon. Varsity fastpitch softball teams from Dewar, Preston, and Wilson, as well as the varsity fall baseball team...

Superintendent Tod Williams joined school board members to conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Science/Life Skills Center at Okmulgee High School. OSUIT dedicated the Chesapeake Energy Natur...