Oklahoma residents have just a few more days to visit the joint federal/ state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Muskogee County. The center will close permanently at 7 p.m. today. The DRC was opened ...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce is seeking teams for their upcoming golf tournament. It will be held Oct. 1, at Fountainhead Golf Course located at 112469 OK-150, Checotah. Sign-in will begin at 7:30...

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Muscogee Creek Nation, for critica...

1980s nostalgia has come to Beggs in the form of Muriel J. Fahrion and her art studio Outta Thin Air, located on Main Street. Outta Thin Air is hard to miss - it’s a tiny home art studio painted a liv...

Four Okmulgee County High School cheer squads are headed to state after placing at Regionals last weekend in Stroud. The Morris High School cheer squad was named regional runner-up. Teams from Beggs, ...

It was a full week of fun for Morris Schools as the Eagles celebrated their annual Homecoming. Besides the themed dress-up days, the community enjoyed the parade Thursday afternoon. On Friday, Homecom...

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...

4-H Results Section 106 • Salad Making - Natalie Norem, Jr. Salad - 1st • Table Setting - Mattie Story, Jr. Picnic - 1st • Table Setting - Natalie Norem, Jr. Casual - 1st --- Section 108 - Tractor Dri...

Beggs coach Rodney Tate was brought to tears last Friday night as the sign was revealed dedicating the Beggs High School football field as “Tate Field” in his honor. Tate, a 1978 Beggs High School gra...

Covington Aircraft has donated an airplane to Okmulgee School’s Center for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (C.A.A.T.). The King Air A100 by Beechcraft will be housed on the C.A.A.T. campus. Wade L...

Several Memorandums of Understanding were approved during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County board of commissioners. Approved were: • Memorandum of Agreement with Muscogee Creek Nation • Memorand...

With no measurable rainfall during the past seven days and the already dormant vegetation, the current fire danger continues to be at a critical level. The Okmulgee County Commissioners have again iss...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team awarded head coach Weston McGill his first coaching win this past Friday night with a 46-28 rout of the host Hartshorne Miners. The 18-point win came ...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association hosted the Cushing Tigers in four junior football games this past Saturday at historic Harmon Field. The host Junior Bulldogs battled their way to a complete 4...

For the first time in 61 games played, the Morris Eagle varsity football team did not allow an opponent to reach the end zone in a contest. The last time the Eagles pitched a shutout on the football f...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team extended its regular-season winning streak to 37 games this past Friday with a 60-12 thrashing of the host Depew Hornets. The latest regular-season victory came ...

For the first time since October 2020 - and third time overall, the Wilson Tiger varsity football team notched their second-straight win of the 2022 campaign this past Friday night in Bowlegs. The Tig...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team closed out the home portion of their 2022 regular-season schedule last Thursday evening. The final home opponent for the Lady Dragons in 2022 was ...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity football team dropped their second-straight regular-season game for the first time since 2015 this past Friday night with a 40-6 loss to the visiting Verdigris Cardinals...

The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team concluded their district schedule last Friday with a 9-0 victory over the Gore Lady Pirates. Prior to their shutout win over Gore, the Preston d...