Over this past weekend, Preston High School performed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” by William Shakespeare, to a sold out audience at Preston First Baptist Church. The performance was a two-act play wi...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from July business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

The Annual Morris Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show, sponsored by Prairie Bell OHCE, will be held this Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris High School gym. Pictured above, vendor Hazel ...

The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma (MCFOK) has gifted the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation $800,000 to bolster support for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project work within th...

Victoria Palacios and Shannon Rhone are ready to assist the public at the Farmers Insurance office, located at 116 E. 6th Street in downtown Okmulgee. A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday afternoon as ...

Your Okmulgee Times is excited to invite shoppers to participate in the their first Cookie Crawl. In conjunction with Shop Small Saturday, Nov. 27, shoppers that have one of these boxes will be able t...

The Schulter Bulldogs Middle School Cheerleading Squad received a once-in-a-lifetime donation earlier this season thanks to the Justin J. Watt Foundation and Cheerleading Coach Chelsye Brown. The Just...

The show must go on and on it did as fourth grade students at Beggs Elementary School performed “It’s a Jungle Out There” for their school and their families. The show, directed by BES music teacher M...

The Okmulgee City Council approved action seeking funds for a water improvement project. Allan Brooks from The Public Finance Law Group, addressed the members present about the plan. According to Broo...

It is time once again for the Harlan Ford Annual Toy Drive. This year, Harlan Ford has partnered with Stephanie Morris Chevrolet for their Toy Drive from Nov. 22 through Dec. 17. Drop-off locations th...

Above, McGruff the Crime Dog met with Sheriff Eddy Rice and members of the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Department during a nationwide tour to “Take a Bite Out of Crime” again. Right, McGruff also met me...

“Take a Bite Out of Crime” ... many that grew up in the 1980s and 1990s would be familiar with the phrase and the character “McGruff the Crime Dog.” McGruff was created thanks to a nationwide crime fi...

A film crew from News Channel 6 was sighted in Downtown Okmulgee Friday filming several locations. Okmulgee Main Street Executive Director Heather Sumner says thanks to a partnership with Okmulgee Tou...

If the Beggs Golden Demons are to snap their 45-year championship drought in 2021, they will need to overcome one of their biggest obstacles this Friday night in Vian. If the Demons are to reach the C...

The Dewar Dragons will face their biggest challenge of the 2021 season this Friday night. The defending Class B state champion Dragons will host the Garber Wolverines at Dr. Ted Lewis Stadium in the s...

When I was in the 7th and 8th grade, I had a dog named Fritzy. Fritzy was a dachshund, commonly referred to as a “wiener dog” because they are long and low. They look a little like a hot dog wiener. W...

It’s common knowledge that Oklahoma’s health outcomes rate poorly compared to other states. Those poor health outcomes didn’t happen overnight, and are often the result of habits and behaviors passed ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 45 years. It may not be the most loving or agreeable marriage, but it has always been steady, nonviolent and monogamous. Last year, I had COVID, and I now have long-term...

Love is the reason you were made. For you (or me) to miss this point is to miss out on life itself. You matter way more than you likely think you do. For reasons only He understands, God saw to it tha...

Are you caring for someone 60 years of age or older? Are they struggling with the effects of Alzheimer’s, Dementia, or Parkinson’s disease? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed or stressed? You are not a...