Oxymoron: a figure of speech in which words appear to contradict one another. “Pilgrimage of a downward ascent” is probably a phrase that qualifies. And gives us a fitting description of a person’s jo...

First United Methodist Church 8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Plan to join us this Sunday morning! Our traditional worship begins in the Sanctuary at 9 a.m. followed by Sunday School fo...

I figured this week I would use some easy recipes that wouldn’t cost much to make. While rice also works as a cheap meal, I concentrated my efforts on pasta. Rice leaves me hungry again a lot sooner t...

Okmulgee Schools All breakfast served with juice. Choice of 1% or Fat Free Milk offered each day at breakfast and lunch. For high school, juice, fruit and salad bar is also offered daily for lunch.   ...

The Jan. 10 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature newly elected District 24 Representative Chris Banning and two of the four Okmulgee City Council Ward 2 candidates: Steven Baldridge...

The OMH Auxiliary recently made another donation of $5,000 to Landmark for All Generation, Inc. project, which was presented by OMH Auxiliary President Nancy Eberlin and Vice President Norma Green. Th...

January is School Board Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and communities to honor Oklahoma’s more than 2,700 elected school board members for their dedication to our children and...

We humans, fashioned by the living God of Heaven, are intricate and complex beings. The Bible records in Genesis 2:7, “And the Lord God formed man (mankind) from the dust of the ground, and breathed i...

Eddy Rice was honored Wednesday as the longest running sheriff in Okmulgee County history - 18 years and one day. It took a fabricated ‘meeting’ and a well-timed truck repair, along with the assistanc...

Beck Freeman, Community Relations Manager and Drake Harper, Parts Specialist at Windy Chevrolet of Okmulgee recently delivered numerous items to the Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter, and were gracious...

At the end of South 210 Road lies a small cemetery that is the final resting place for many loved ones. Southwest Cemetery is located off Sharp Road, marked only by a hand painted sign near the road p...

Preston and Morris met on the basketball court for the first time in 2022-2023 Tuesday evening at the Jim Waller Event Center in Preston. The host Preston cage squads walked off their home floor with ...

January 7 Hoffman Fellowship will host dinner and great gospel music Saturday, Jan. 7, at 5 p.m. The public is invited to attend. January 12 NARFE Chapter 0730 will meet Thursday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. ...

The Henryetta varsity basketball program began the second-half portion of their 2022-2023 schedule Tuesday evening at home against the Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies. The host Henryetta squads foun...

The Okmulgee Times will be featuring local residents who are making a difference in the community. These individuals don’t seek accolades for themselves, but go about their day doing all they can to c...

Services are pending for Peggy Gail Brittenham, 59 of Wagoner, with Integrity Funeral Service. She passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, in Tulsa.

Gladys Marie Deal, a resident of Dewar, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, at her home at the age of 100. She was born March 23, 1922, in Drummond, Tenn. to Joseph Pinkney Hurt and-Lulia Winnefr...

Service Oklahoma (SOK), a division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, began administering vehicle registrations and renewals to citizens starting Jan. 1. Previously, these services w...

The OSU Department of Wellness and the Okmulgee County Consortium are holding a Community Winter Coat Drive on Jan. 14, in the Walmart parking lot, 1800 S. Wood Drive. This is a same-day donation and ...

As we enter into a new year, the lyric “Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind” reminds me of public servants who have worked for Oklahoma. I, for one, do not like the thought of...