Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time.* If we are on the hunt for a single line summing up the disposition of a Jesus disciple, we might start with the above phrase. It was him who t...

“Love Your Neighbor as Yourself … so you must love yourself first. This month is perfect to begin to do so. February is the month of love and all sorts of ways to spread it. It is also National Heart ...

I suspect that all of us have at least one experience in life that has caused us such total embarrassment that we still cringe in chagrin when we recall it. It may have been unintentional, but it stil...

DEAR ABBY: I recently gave birth to our second child, a girl. Shortly afterward, my husband called his mother. She lives in a different state hours away and visits only once a year. When he told her t...

Beggs lone county cage squad beginning postseason on road Postseason for high school basketball teams in Classes 2A-4A will get underway with district tournament action next Friday and Saturday at var...

Helping citizens for 40 years For around 40 years, The Unity Club has helped many addicts and alcoholics to recover and become productive members of the community. The Unity Club is located at 1201 N....

The District 7 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold their 2nd annual Loyalty Days Family Freedom Festival in McAlester on May 6, according to Tricia Bear, Veteran Service Officer for VFW Post 539 in Hen...

Hoffman Fellowship will hold a Sweetheart Banquet Saturday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. Bring your sweetheart, friend or anyone and enjoy great music, fellowship and food. February 18 YMCA Father-Daughter Danc...

Green Country Technology Center hosted the 2023 National Technical Honors Society (NTHS) Induction Ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 8. NTHS’s purpose is to reward excellence in workforce education; to develop...

Takija Gaddis of Okmulgee has been selected to participate in the 2023 Miss Oklahoma USA Pageant. She will be competing as Miss Okmulgee during the event which will be held March 25-26 in Oklahoma Cit...

Community, corporation team up to spread the love Area nursing home residents will be treated once again to special day of love thanks to the combined efforts of community members and a national corpo...

Fundraiser to be held on the Square The Okmulgee County Sharks Special Athletic Activities Association is teaming up with the Rotary Club and Neal’s Furniture for their upcoming fundraiser. The OCS Sh...

Candidates featured at public forum Early voting continues through 6 p.m. today for registered voters in the City of Okmulgee wishing to cast their ballots for the Ward 2 City Council position. Candid...

Deadline is Feb. 16 Have your photograph featured on the front of this year’s Okmulgee County Focus Magazine! Are you an aspiring photographer with an eye for a great photo opportunity? Do you enjoy c...

Keeping track of money matters is essential. Spending unnecessarily or letting someone take advantage of you financially will result in emotional drama. Rigid rules are required to ward off problems w...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program earned a split decision with the Wewoka Tigers and Lady Tigers this past Friday at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium in Okmulgee. The Lady Bulldogs remained win...

The Preston varsity basketball program traveled to Ada this past Saturday to battle the host Ada Cougars and Lady Cougars. The Okmulgee County cage squads, ranked second and fifth, respectively, in Cl...

The Wilson varsity basketball program closed out the home portion of their regular-season schedule this past Friday evening. The final home opponent for the Tigers and Lady Tigers was the Eagles and L...

Just recently, I heard a story I had never heard before regarding an Italian priest named John Bosco whom some of you may know lived back in the 19th century. He dedicated most of his life to working ...