8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Please come join us this Sunday morning! Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Our combined Traditional/Contemporary Worship Service begins at 1...

Okmulgee was blessed to hosting the filming of several movies. The most recent movie at the time was “Home Run,” which was showing across the country. Another movie that was shot not too long before t...

Daddy’s birthday is May 19. As it falls on a Friday this year, Skip suggested I dedicate this column to my father. Since I am always looking for suggestions for my column, I agreed and it made this we...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 16 years, but after the birth of my first child, our marriage went downhill. My husband withdrew and went out with friends often. When my brother was in the hospital...

Please join me in recognizing and honoring May as National Foster Care Awareness Month. God has blessed Christie and me with six wonderful children who are the pride and joy of our lives. We often say...

Here at the OADC, we try to stay as connected as we can to the other development groups, plus the city and county. So, we go to several meetings per month. We’ve heard many different comments and comp...

Oklahoma Human Services is seeking public comment about the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This program is dependent upon the availability of federal funds and he...

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority warns members of recent scam attempts involving callers asking SoonerCare members for personal information over the phone. These scam attempts may involve members re...

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

Giveaway includes 42” zero-turn mower The Henryetta Education Foundation annual fundraiser is currently underway, according to President James Mc-Cullough. For 26 years, the Henryetta Education Founda...

The Okmulgee United Club will hold a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Friday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 701 S. Mission in Okmulgee. Tickets are available for $10 at the door, and th...

The Okmulgee Education Foundation hosted the annual Letter O Assembly Tuesday evening at First Baptist Church in Okmulgee. The Okmulgee Board of Education provides an academic award letter for student...

Leakes to share in event at Greater Jones Greater Jones Chapel, 1226 E Smith St. in Okmulgee, will be the host for the 126th Session of the Oklahoma Conference of the A.M.E. Zion Church. The meeting i...

The Okmulgee County Election Board announced this week that the post-election audit for the Feb. 14, March 7 and April 4 elections has been authorized by State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax. Th...

In Washington D.C., 1861, Clarissa Harlowe Barton, who preferred to be called Clara, was working at the U.S. Patent Office as a recording clerk and federal troops had just come into the city. This was...

The Okmulgee County Election Board will hold a special meeting June 5 at 9 a.m. It will be held at the board office, room 102 of the Okmulgee County Courthouse. Agenda items for consideration include:...

We’ve reached the time of the year when pools open up, grills ignite, and the yard is tended to. Simply put, we’re outside. With temperatures on the rise, and record setting heat becoming the norm, it...

The Okmulgee Lions Club is proud to announce the two scholarship winners, Kevin Wang and Tatiyona Harris, and the $100 cash winner as the Outstanding Boy Award, Trevionte Swan. Pictured from left are ...

With multiple disciplines working in the facilities of the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority, the month of May provides the opportunity for the three core specialties to be recognized during ...

Additional details about Jesse McFadden, the man responsible for killing six people near Henryetta, were revealed this week. A search warrant stated that the OSBI investigator was informed of a conver...