A jury trial was set to begin Tuesday, April 19 in the case of the State v. Dallas Ewton but was moved to June 22 in the Eastern District Court of Oklahoma. Ewton, a former teacher at Morris Public Sc...

After almost a two year hiatus, Talk Local with Small Business Services @ GCTC returned with over 30 people attending the first coffee and chat event. This informal weekly gathering was designed to pr...

GCTC is excited to announce our Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year for 2022. Amanda Longan was chosen as Teacher of the Year for her outstanding professionalism, high student expectatio...

Part IV Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the post and will be providing a brief history over the next few months in advance of the 100 year celebration. Th...

As a young lad many, many, many years ago, I saw a sign declaring “crime does not pay,” but someone had facetiously added a postscript in very poor penmanship, “at least not what it did last year.” So...

The Okmulgee City Council voted to fill several vacancies on the board during Tuesday’s meeting, and named a new vice-mayor. The action has caused several members of the community to express their dis...

Serving in our community these past eight years has brought me to many great relationships, new challenges, and to see the rich inheritance here in Okmulgee. As this appointment as mayor comes during ...

Tonya Bowie, owner of Pure Stretch Recover LLC, recently arrived for work, received her mail and in it, she opened what she thought was an invitation to an event. However, it was a card with a note st...

“Hold Onto Your Hat” will be presented by the Okmulgee Community Playhouse at the Orpheum Theatre, 210 W. 7th Street. This comedy will be playing April 30 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for a...

In a special meeting, the Okmulgee School Board hired Cordell Love (back row second from left) to be the new head boys basketball coach. Love will take over for Johnny Dreyer, who guided the Bulldog c...

The Dewar Lady Dragon slowpitch softball team saw their bid for a state tournament appearance in 2022 come to a halt on Tuesday evening. The Lady Dragons’ season came to a close with a 24-16 loss to t...

The Morris Lady Eagle slowpitch softball team wrapped up their regular-season schedule Tuesday evening, hosting Berryhill and Tahlequah in a 3-team showdown. The Lady Eagles suffered setbacks in Tuesd...

The Henryetta Lady Knight slowpitch softball team closed out their regular-season schedule Tuesday evening with a pair of road wins. The third-ranked (in Class 4A) Lady Knights began Tuesday’s trip to...

Morris senior Kyle Richardson (front row center) signed a letter of intent to play college football at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas on Wednesday afternoon. Richardson was joined at the sig...

The Dewar Dragon varsity baseball team notched their 19th win of the 2022 campaign Monday evening with a 15-0 thrashing of the Warner Eagles. The shutout win took place at Connors State College in War...

The Preston Pirate varsity baseball team opened this week’s schedule with a pair of run-rule wins. The Pirates began the week with a 13-0 road win over the Weleetka Outlaws on Monday, then came away w...

The Okmulgee 8th grade track team completed their season last week with a first place finish at the Okemah Track Meet. According to Coach Dwight Pankey, the squad has had a very successful season with...

The Morris Eagle varsity baseball team found themselves on the short end of a pair of District 3A-5 decisions this week. The two district setbacks came against the Cascia Hall Commandos. Cascia Hall t...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team remained winless in District 3A-5 play following back-to-back losses earlier this week to the Prague Red Devils. The Bulldogs found themselves in a tough bat...

The Okmulgee Masonic Lodge #199 and Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services will hold their golf tournament on Saturday, April 30, at the Henryetta Golf & Country Club. Entry fee is $55 per person for...