Due to an eye injury early this week, I couldn’t write my column this week. Instead of not having a column, I pulled an old column relevant to March. This column is from 2020 and I hope you enjoy read...

St. Michael Catholic Church The First Sunday of Lent (Deut. 26:4-10/Rom. 10:8-13/Lk. 4:1-13) By: Father Pete Phung We begin the First Sunday of Lent this Sunday! The Church invites us to think about t...

Good morning Okmulgee. We hope everyone made it through the ice spell we had. The Okmulgee County Humane Society was able to get six doggies out of transport last week. That is six dogs saved from the...

Growing up in the 70s and 80s in America, my generation was on the tail-end of those drills for preparing for bombs to drop should there be a nuclear war. We also were continually reminded of what war...

The Okmulgee Lions Club is getting ready for another Pancake Day fundraiser on Tuesday, March 8. It will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 9th and Seminole. Serving time is from 7 a.m. to 2 p....

Plans are being finalized for the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce’s annual Spring Fling Arts & Crafts Fair. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 12 in Brock Gym on the Okmulgee High School campus. ...

The March 8 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature Clark Jolley candidate for State Treasurer; and Ryan Walters, candidate for State Superintendent of Schools. The general meeting is ...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse presented their Black History Extravaganza Saturday afternoon at the historic Orpheum Theatre. John McConnel gave the Welcome Story about the historic theatre before t...

VFW Post 1189 held an Open Mic Night last Friday. Participants, both young and old, joined in, whether with story telling, jokes or singing. Pictured are some of the participants and attendees. Sam Ri...

The Okmulgee County Sharks Special Activities Association, along with the Okmulgee Masons, will hold the Shark Shiver and Buddy Walk on Saturday. OCSAA provides year-round sports training and athletic...

After being rescheduled due to the inclement weather last week, Okmulgee Ag Boosters fundraiser, the 4th annual Pie & Silent Auction will be on Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Okmulgee High School c...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse held it’s Black History Extravaganza Saturday afternoon at the historic Orpheum Theatre. One of the highlights of the program was a fashion show, featuring African-Ame...

The March Legislative Forum, sponsored by the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Friday, March 4 according to Chamber Executive Director Kay Rabbitt-Brower. “We were unable to hold the Feb...

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has been asked to look into alleged embezzlement involving a former minority business owner. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice announced Friday that ...

More improvements are coming to the Okmulgee County Courthouse. Work was scheduled to begin Monday on providing hot water for the restrooms in the building. During Monday’s session, the board approved...

A special event is planned this Saturday to uplift and support women in the county. Okmulgee Women Rising: Women Support Groups special gathering will be March 5, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Okmulgee ...

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) has awarded an $11,594.93 grant to the Okmulgee Public Library to help the library purchase equipment, supplies and services to address pandemic-related issu...

Morris junior Jaxen Wright accomplished something this past Saturday night that no other athlete had done at the Okmulgee County school. Wright, in his third-straight state wrestling tournament appear...

Henryetta senior Madison Byroads concluded her high school wrestling career this past Saturday night at the 2022 OSSAA Girls State Wrestling Championships in Oklahoma City. Byroads, who finished third...

The Morris Lady Eagles continued their winning ways in the postseason this past Saturday with a 42-34 win over the Millwood Lady Falcons. The 8-point decision over Millwood came in the winner’s bracke...