Okmulgee High School welcomed new National Honor Society members during a ceremony held at Brock Gymnasium. Welcoming the audience and new members was advisor Michelle Quinn. Asst. Principal David Dun...

The 2021 Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce’s Jingle Bell Days drew a large crowd for the full day of events last Saturday. “Jingle Bell Days was an amazing day for Beggs,” Ali Goebel with Beggs Area Cham...

Christmas music was enjoyed by the Beggs community this past Sunday as the BHS Jazz and Concert Bands performed their annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Concert. The Beggs Middle School Band of Demons will...

Jim and Shirley Tollison will celebrate their 69th wedding anniversary on Monday, Dec. 13. The couple, who currently live in Tulsa, were married on Dec. 13, 1952, at the home of the bride’s parents E....

Cornerstone Foursquare Church “Cornerstone is a place to find and follow Jesus the Christ Child,” lead pastor Rev. Mickey Baldwin said. He continues, saying, “Have you ever taken time to prepare for a...

Yes, He is Lord of Lords and The King of Kings! So, what can you give a king or what can you give to Someone Who created all things for Himself and owns it all? What can we who are sinful, fallen crea...

The Bell Ringers, “Bells for Him,” from Baptist Village of Okmulgee, played for Preston First Baptist Church Wednesday evening You can see the Bell Ringers again Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Okmulgee Com...

He had me. Trapped. His pastor, caught in the act of breaking the law. He was proud of himself. It was written all over his face: the self-satisfied, superior expression with an “all-knowing” smirk. Y...

The opioid crisis is one of the biggest health challenges facing America. In one year, from April 2020 to April 2021, we saw a record high of over 100,000 overdose deaths. And the latest data shows sy...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my husband for 41 years, married for 30, but we lived together for five years before we tied the knot. I have just learned he has a son who is two months younger than our s...

Early disciples of Jesus (and others who followed afterward) lived their lives as trainees. And so it continues today. The great thing about a loving follower of Jesus is that she or he has started di...

“God is very loving. I imagine he is very tall. I love him,” says Lauren, 9. Yes, God is very loving, but he’s also a “sin hater” who’s the “nicest man in the world,” says Justin, 10. “I think he has ...

It’s hard to think of Christmas without the bright red and white stripes of peppermint candies. While peppermint is used to flavor a few things like mints, lozenges, gum or toothpaste, it is front and...

Muscogee Nation officials Chief David Hill and Second Chief Del Beaver are joined by Sen. Roger Thompson and State Reps. Scott Fetgatter and Logan Phillips for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of ...

Okmulgee Masonic Lodge No. 199 A.F. & A.M. presented the Okmulgee County Sharks with a check in the amount of $250 to help with their operations on Nov. 30 COURTESY PHOTO

OCHS Thrift Store employees are working to clean up after a mess made this weekend behind the business. OCHS Executive Director Brenda Brewer asks those wishing to make donations to do so only during ...

Funky Blessings, located at 102 E. 6th Street, is once again helping out the Okmulgee Humane Society. The store has their Angel Pet Tree set up at Funky Blessings to help out their fur friends in fost...

The Beggs Community came out in full force for the 2021 Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce’s Jingle Bell Days. “Jingle Bell Days was an amazing day for Beggs,” Ali Goebel with Beggs Area Chamber of Commer...

A show featuring Christmas music will be held next weekend at the Orpheum Theatre. The Okmulgee Community Playhouse will hold “The Christmas Show” on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. This show will fea...

As many families are decorating their homes for the Christmas season, many are looking to find the perfect Christmas tree. Residents in the area now have the chance to find that perfect tree in the Mo...