Due to a necessary infrastructure renovation project, the Okmulgee County Jail lobby will be closed for a short time. The project is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. today (Friday), and

This year’s Focus Magazine, created by the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance, is now available. This year, Focus highlights the many small businesses that have sprouted throughout the county.

Zoning for dispensaries discussed The regular session of the Beggs City Council was held Monday, March 13, at Beggs City Hall with all members present. The meeting was attended as well by several memb...

Woman injured in Wednesday incident The Okmulgee Police Department responded to a shooting Wednesday evening at a residence in the 1200 block of East 20th Street. According to Chief Joe Prentice, just...

The Preston varsity basketball program participated at the 2023 Class 2A state basketball championships at the Jim Norick State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City last week. The Pirates reached the se...

Pirates denied chance at No. 6 with semifinal loss to OCA The Preston Pirate varsity basketball team will have to wait at least one more season before hoisting their sixth Gold Ball - and first since ...

The DOJ’s (Department of Justice) Office for Access to Justice Director Rachel Rossi met March 9 with Muscogee Nation Chief David Hill, Muscogee Nation Attorney General Geri Wisner, Muscogee Nation Li...

Join us at Second Baptist Church as we celebrate the risen Savior this Sunday morning! We’ll start out in small groups for Bible Study at 9:30 a.m. with a class for every age. Our morning worship serv...

“He did things like his Dad (100 percent God), and He did things like we do (since he’s 100 percent man),” says Candice, 10. I’m impressed, Candice! You have succeeded where others have failed. Probab...

This week is designated the “Spring Break” week for lawmakers as they will be working a lighter-than-normal schedule, allowing lawmakers with children to enjoy family time after a month of policymakin...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together six years. We are both divorced. We plan on being married in six months. He’s a perfect partner except for one thing. Every holiday, he jumps out of be...

The Okmulgee County Humane Society has seen an increase in owner surrenders. Frankly, we didn’t understand the influx. While we were asking, “What’s with all of these owner surrenders,” many of our Fa...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team captured the consolation championship trophy at the Darrell Fairchild Memorial Tournament in Depew this past Saturday. The Bulldogs blanked the Davenport Bul...

Two-day baseball festival begins Thursday at 10 a.m. The Dewar and Henryetta varsity baseball teams will compete at the 2023 Wright City Lumberjax Spring Break Baseball Festival this Thursday and Frid...

Lady Knights pace HHS net squads with championship title The Henryetta varsity tennis program came away with a pair of Top 5 finishes at the Pauls Valley Tournament in Norman last Tuesday. The Lady Kn...

Henryetta Police Department detains subjects following traffic stop Two Texas men have court appearances this week following their arrest during a traffic stop in Henryetta. A police officer was patro...

Sample ballots are now available for the April 4 election. Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board’s OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ ovp or pick up a copy at the ...

The Knights of Columbus Council 1677 will continue their annual Lenten Fish Fry Fundraiser Friday, March 17, at the American Legion Post 10, located at 6th & Oklahoma in Okmulgee. The event will be he...

The number of scam calls to Okmulgee area residents, including some claiming to be from Medicare, is on the rise. One local citizen fell prey to one of those phone scams recently. With the increase of...