All Okmulgee City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments will remain operational...

Green Country Technology Center welcomed three new staff members for the 2022-23 school year: Jennifer Foster, Instructor for Medical Assisting; Dana London, Food Services Coordinator, and welcomed ba...

International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, is meant to raise awareness of drug overdose and reduce the stigma surrounding addiction, something the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substanc...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Two people are facing district charges after they were arrested in connection with a shooting incident in the northern part of Okmulgee County. Sheriff Eddy Rice reported on A...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Okmulgee County remains under a burn ban, at least for another week, after the commissioners voted Monday on the matter. Though Okmulgee received some much-needed rain on Mond...

Morris Public Schools will celebrate this Friday, the naming of their football field, as Larry Bookout Field. The Morris Eagles Football Field dedication will take place before kickoff Sept. 2, as the...

The Okmulgee High School Homecoming Court has been selected, and the winning candidate will be named during halftime at Okmulgee’s historic Harmon Field. The court includes (not in order) Mariya Tecum...

Okmulgee Schools Superintendent Renee Dove goes down into the water during the Back to School Bash held Sunday in downtown Okmulgee. Other school principals and administrators were good sports as they...

Henryetta’s Labor Day Celebration is one of the largest events in the state. Beginning tomorrow, there are lots of things being held before the annual parade at 10 a.m. Monday, featuring a wide variet...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity fastpitch softball team came away winless from this past Saturday’s Kiefer Festival. The Lady Knights fell to the Ripley Lady Warriors by a 6...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Morris Lady Eagle varsity fastpitch softball team came away with a split decision at home last Thursday evening. The Lady Eagles began last Thursday’s 2-game schedule with...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Preston Pirates will host their annual fall baseball tournament this Thursday and Friday. The annual 2-day event will take place at Morgan Field at Bateman Park in Okmulge...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team kicked off the 2022 season this past Friday at Star Spencer High School. Behind a 3-TD night from junior quarterback Joseph Robertso...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Preston Pirate fall baseball team currently sits at 11-2 on the season, heading into Monday’s home game against McCurtain. Five of the 11 Preston wins this season have com...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team closed out last week with a spotless 3-0 record. The final two Preston wins last week came this past Saturday at the Ki...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Beggs Lady Demon varsity fastpitch softball team competed this past weekend at the annual Sue Treloar Softball Tournament in Depew. The Lady Demons battled every opponent ...

Four Okmulgee County high school football teams hosted preseason scrimmages last Friday evening. The Beggs Golden Demons battled Pawnee and Sperry at Golden Demon Stadium; the Morris Eagles hosted Cen...

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven,” said Jesus (Matthew 7:21). “I think it means that whoever says somethin...

Henryetta First Christian Church Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Henryetta First Christian Ch...

OSU Institute of Technology’s 222nd graduating class included more than 300 students dressed in regalia, diplomas in hand and industry bound with jobs secured before graduation. The commencement was h...