Trustees and their alternates for the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority Board were sworn in Thursday during the OCCJA meeting at the Moore Detention Center. Giving the oath of office was Boar...

“Something that is holy is set apart as something special,” says Jennifer, 11. “The Israelites took all their gold earrings and jewelry and things like that and made them into a golden calf. Moses was...

DEAR ABBY: Whenever my husband, kids and I go away, my mother-in-law insists on staying at our house. She then rearranges the rooms in my house, moving things to where she thinks they should be. She a...

For the first part of each year, the main focus for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is to track legislation at our State Capitol. We also work to raise awareness about those significa...

Improvements also expected locally in 2013 Editor’s Note: The City of Okmulgee was honored this past year with two awards: The 2012 Environmental Excellence Award and the Oklahoma Municipal League 201...

Tigers begin postseason with double digit wins The Wilson Tiger varsity basketball team began their postseason journey on a winning note, capturing the Class B, Area III, District 5 championship Satur...

Wilson cage squad faces tough 2-week road to State following setback The Wilson girls varsity basketball team extended their season at least one more week last weekend, finishing with the runner-up tr...

The Dewar varsity basketball program earned district tournament runner-up finishes last Saturday evening with double-digit losses to the Wetumka Chieftains and Lady Chieftains in Wetumka. The Dewar ca...

Sixshooters, Saddlebags and Sunbonnets: Some Remarkable Women of the Wild West will be presented by Okmulgee County OHCE Genealogy Group President Jan Beattie on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 10-11 a.m. Th...

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...

Green Country Technology Center is proud to announce that it recently hosted the SkillsUSA Regional Cosmetology Competition Monday, Feb. 13. This exciting event brought together some of the most talen...

The Muscogee Nation held a graduation for the Fall/Winter Fiber Lineman Class at OSUIT’s Covelle Hall on Feb. 10. The class had 13 students graduate from the program, featuring a 100 percent graduatio...

It’s time once again for the Okmulgee Times “Music Match” contest, found on page A10 of this issue. Readers have the opportunity to win some fun prizes and get to know some local businesses a little b...

Farm Bureau Week is Feb. 20-24 The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners appointed David Kennedy as Assistant Executive Director for Okmulgee County Emergency Management (OCEM) during Monday’s meetin...

Rachel Goodson shares story of hope “Behind the Mask” is a part of the Give Me Shelter series that highlights the Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter. Behind the Mask talks personally with clients and st...

House of Orpheus is featured band at Saturday, Feb. 18, event Life is great in Okmulgee, and the community is invited to share in the fun happening this weekend. Okmulgee Community Theater (OCT) will ...

The Morris varsity basketball progam came away with a pair of split decisions in their first two games this week. The MHS cage squads began the week with a trip to Eufaula for a showdown with the Eufa...

Henryetta and Beggs closed out its regular-season basketball series for 2022-2023 this past Tuesday evening at the Beggs Event Center. The visiting Henryetta cage squads emerged from Tuesday’s county ...

The Beggs Golden Demon basketball team found themselves on the losing end of a 74-38 decision to the Kellyville Ponies this past Monday at the Beggs Event Center. The Demons were back in action Tuesda...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program came away with a split decision Tuesday evening at Haskell High School. The Lady Bulldogs dropped the opening contest by a 3629 margin, while the Bulldogs avoid...