Knights use 4th quarter comeback to start 2023 on a winning note For three quarters this past Friday night, it appeared the Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team was on its way to a double-dig...

“Train yourself in godliness, for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:7b-8...

“Church is different today because we get to sit on chairs, and they had to sit on the wet, soggy ground,” says Bilwood, age 6. There’s nothing worse than a waterlogged toga. “Church was different bec...

12:22 a.m. - 1200 Block W 20th St. - Fire, Other 5:43 a.m. - 300 Block N Morton Ave. - Rescue, EMS Incident, Other 10:32 a.m. - 400 Block S Wood Dr. - Building Fire 3:04 p.m. - 200 Block S Morton Ave....

OSUIT and Cars 4 Heroes gave away two vehicles to local veterans. Kersten Brown was crowned at the Band Coronation as Okmulgee High School Band Queen. “The Only Oly” hit the big screen and was shown a...

Hard to Define, But Easy to Recognize If you want to start an interesting discussion on social media, just put out a press release or flyer about a seminar discussing the economic benefits of climate ...

Last week, I detailed some key facts and statistics regarding human trafficking. With the conversation going on surrounding the release of the movie The Sound of Freedom, I wanted to share some essent...

DEAR ABBY: Can people in this society please stop assuming that everyone has a smartphone? Not everyone is willing - or able - to spend $1,000plus for one. Some of us carry older, less-expensive phone...

The OHS FFA program hosted their Agricultural Education Open House event Tuesday evening. The community was invited to some free ice cream and the chance to learn more about the program, its instructo...

August 28, 2023 • Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Worked at office on Inventory and Emergency Operations Plan for remainder of day. We had our monthly volunteer meeting at the office at 6:30 p.m. • Tue...

The Okmulgee Farmers Market is held each Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. Greater Jones Chicken Dinner Fundraiser | Greater Jones Chapel, 1226 E. ...

The Muscogee Nation is pleased to announce the appointment of Del Beaver, Second Chief, to the Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency f...

OCC to distribute medication lock boxes, opioid rescue med The Okmulgee County Consortium (OCC) will hold a drive thru event Thursday, Aug 31, where they will be handing out free medication lock boxes...

East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (ECE) Director Jim Hall recently became the first in the co-op’s history to receive the Director Gold credential from the National Rural Electric Coopeartive...

Harlan Ford Paper Drive for Okmulgee Schools is wrapping up this week. The company is rounding up the last of donations this week for the drive and thanks the community for their support of the event....

Okmulgee High School Counselors and therapy dog handlers Michelle and James Quinn visited the Times office last week with Leo (Okmulgee Schools) to pick up the snacks donated as part of the Give a Dog...

Carnival opens Aug. 31 Henryetta Labor Day Celebration has added even more events as the city prepares for a weekend of family and rodeo events next weekend. To kick off the celebration, Great Plains ...

If you’re looking for some live music this weekend, local artist Winnie Cooper has you covered. She’ll be performing various songs, spanning a number of years and genres during a night of family-frien...

Preston routs Mounds in 20-0 victory The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team improved to 2-0 in district play this past Monday with a 20-0 victory over the Mounds Lady Eagles in Mounds...