Drivers through downtown Okmulgee who enjoyed the lights during the holiday season will soon be able to enjoy a permanent feature in the area. According to Okmulgee Main Street Executive Director Heat...

A man wanted in connection with a shooting in December is now in custody. Records show 24-year-old Leon Maurice Grant III was booked into the Okmulgee County Jail on Tuesday on a complaint of Shooting...

Due to the increase of COVID-19 cases, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is extending COVID-19 testing hours at local county health departments, and will offer weekend availability at sel...

The Jan. 11 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature three candidates, Senator Roger Thompson; mayoral candidate for February 8 election Richard Larabee; and District 1 County Commissio...

The Beggs varsity basketball program opened the home portion of their 2021-2022 schedule Tuesday evening, hosting the Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies. The home opener did not go the way the Beggs ca...

The Preston varsity basketball program took to the road Tuesday evening for their first contest of the new year. The Pirates and Lady Pirates kicked off 2022 with a trip into Creek County for a meetin...

The Morris varsity basketball program kicked off the new year Tuesday evening with a trip to Eufaula. The Morris cagers began the second-half portion of their schedule with a split decision against th...

The Henryetta varsity basketball program kicked off the second-half portion of their regular-season schedule Tuesday evening at home against the Okemah Panthers and Lady Panthers. The Henryetta squads...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting was not an actual program, per se, but was more of a report to the entire club of board action and the upcoming events for the next six months to close out our fi...

There is something refreshing in the knowledge that we are given opportunities to start over and begin with a clean slate. When we approach a new year, most of us look back at the previous year and re...

How do we know information that we are reading, watching, listening to or being told is accurate? Maybe we will say, “Because it comes from my mom”, “It sounds believable”, “Everyone is saying it”, “I...

John Neal, center, of Neal’s Furniture, is shown with Okmulgee School staff and their classroom grants made possible by funds raised by the Dodge Brawl Tournament sponsored by the business during last...

Here is a look back over the years at some of the headlines in the Okmulgee Daily Times/Okmulgee Times: 10 years George N. Miller was selected the new CEO for the Okmulgee Memorial Hospital. The Oklah...

January 7 Legislative Forum | The first Legislative Forum of the year will take place Friday, Jan. 7, at 8 a.m. on the 6th floor of the McCulloch Building. Forums are open to the public and will be li...

Are you ready to be onstage? The Okmulgee Community Playhouse will hold an open ‘mic’ night at the Orpheum Theatre on Jan. 22, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feel free to share your talent, wheth Feel free to...

It has certainly been cold outside lately. Temps that make you want to curl up under a blanket with a cup of hot cocoa or hot tea watching television or reading a good book. Soup is a simple dish that...

Lee Ann was a pretty little blond in my 5th grade class. She was my girlfriend. We had talked on the phone and had declared ourselves boyfriend and girlfriend. However, in the way of youngsters of our...

Many enter the new year with a renewed sense of purpose and drive. January is welcomed with promises of possibility and hope for the best versions of ourselves as we reset the calendar year. Unfortuna...

A “climb aboard” invitation from God differs from any other form of training from any other kind of trainer. God is basically saying, “Join me in the frightening and wonderful work of undoing and then...

DEAR ABBY: My preteen son is friends with a boy I don’t quite approve of, but I understand that sometimes bad decisions lead to future wisdom. When I can, I allow the friend to come to our house to ha...