Forthesecond-straight weekend, the Preston Pirate varsity spring baseball team took home a tournament championship plaque. The Pirates captured the 2023 Beggs Under Armour Classic title April 1 with a...

Annual 3-day event to honor late Pirate player The annual Preston spring baseball tournament will take place this weekend (April 13-15) at the newly turfed high school baseball field at the Jim Waller...

The Morris Eagle varsity baseball team earned a 12-4, runrule, win over their arch rivals, the Henryetta Golden Knights this past Friday in Morris. The difference in the county battle came in the seco...

Lots of young ones were excited to be back at Okmulgee Municipal Park this year to hunt for eggs at the Okmulgee Service League Community Egg Hunt Saturday. Prizes, candy and gifts were hidden inside ...

“But Moses said to the people, ‘Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them agai...

“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Some 1600 years ago, a man named St. Jerome wrote that rather famous expression that perhaps some of us have heard. What is often surprising to people ...

The Okmulgee community is mourning the loss of an Okmulgee High School student who died suddenly last Friday afternoon. Steven McGlorie passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013. Classmates of the friendl...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) was fortunate to have 2023 Kid Governor Mila O’Brien attend the Legislative Education Caucus to visit with them about issues important to her. In her c...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 23-year-old child of divorce. For nine months, my father has been dating a woman he was seeing while still married to my stepmother. My youngest brother (age 19) and I have yet to me...

Preston Public Schools will hold a Blood Drive Wednesday, April 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Preston Baptist Church. To schedule an appointment, contact Our Blood Institute at 877-3408777 or vi...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party of Oklahoma is conducting its biennial County Convention. Any registered Democrat residing in Okmulgee County is invited to attend and participate. The Precinct Me...

Event set for July 20 at YMCA The Oklahoma City Thunder has opened registration for its summer youth basketball camp in Okmulgee for kids ages 6-14. Thunder Youth Basketball camps, presented by Simple...

Scholarships to be given to two seniors Beggs School Alumni Association is looking for missing former Beggs students, to invite them to the Alumni Banquet, June 24. It is for any former Beggs faculty ...

Oklahomans have had plenty of opportunities to vote lately. They could weigh in on several local and county races on April 4. For some, it was the fourth or fifth time in five months they’d been eligi...

Lots of young ones were excited to be back at Okmulgee Municipal Park this year to hunt for eggs at the Okmulgee Service League Community Egg Hunt Saturday. Prizes, candy and gifts were hidden inside ...

April is Autism Awareness Month, and various agencies and schools are showing their support of the cause. Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services staff wore their shirts last week in support of Autism...

Pinwheel planting event is Thursday at courthouse This Thursday at 12 noon, the community is invited to join the Okmulgee County Family Resource Center and other agencies on the lawn of the Okmulgee C...

Sheriff Eddy Rice has been appointed as temporary interim director of the Okmulgee County Emergency Management. The announcement was made during Monday’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. ...

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 9-15 Have you ever wondered who’s the person behind emergency calls to 911? Those individuals are essential to the public, which is why National ...

John Hayes speaks at event Prayer Before the Bell celebrated 25 years this week with a special guest speaker. Conversion Ministry Church, under the leadership of Rev. Gregory Richardson, has hosted th...