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Morris High School to Graduate Class of 2022 Tonight
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Morris High School to Graduate Class of 2022 Tonight
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
Congratulations to the Morris High School Class of 2022 Valedictorians and Salutatorians. Pictured from left, Valedictorians are MacKenzie Dawson, Brylie Owen, Sheraton Snow and Nate Stice. Salutatori...
Showpiece, OHS Choir Hold Concert in the Park Last Saturday
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Showpiece, OHS Choir Hold Concert in the Park Last Saturday
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
One of the many activities held to wrap up the 2022 school year was the Concert in the Park held last Saturday on the Creek Council House Lawn. Okmulgee Schools band under the direction of Carl String...
Wilson FFA Students Receive Career Passports
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Wilson FFA Students Receive Career Passports
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
During the Oklahoma State FFA Convention held at the BOK Center in Tulsa earlier this month several Wilson High School FFA students received their Career Passports. Career Passports are awarded to gra...
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Project Heart senior menu
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
Project Heart Senior • Monday: Chicken Tenders & Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Zucchini & Tomatoes, No-Bake Cookies, Milk • Tuesday: Cowboy Stew, Tossed Salad, Sliced Peaches, Cornbread, Pound Cake, Milk •...
Highway named after Okmulgee Marine
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Highway named after Okmulgee Marine
By Patrick Ford 
May 19, 2022
A portion of an Okmulgee roadway has been named in honor of a resident who died in Vietnam. State Highway 56, just west of North Wood Drive, and continuing one mile through the city limits has been de...
Okmulgee Students Visit Community Garden
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Okmulgee Students Visit Community Garden
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
Fourth graders from Okmulgee Primary School were treated to a visit to the Okmulgee Community Garden on the final day of School Wednesday. The Garden members gave a tour to the students who were able ...
Council amends city ordinances; recognizes retiring employees
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Council amends city ordinances; recognizes retiring employees
By Patrick Ford 
May 19, 2022
Several city ordinances were amended during Tuesday’s meeting of the Okmulgee City Council. Before the considering of agenda items, several retiring city employees were recognized by Mayor Mickey Bald...
Congratulations Class of 2022
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Congratulations Class of 2022
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
The final two county high school graduations will take place this weekend. Tonight, the Morris High School seniors will received their diplomas at 8 p.m. On Saturday at 8 p.m., Okmulgee High School’s ...
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Auditions for upcoming play are Saturday
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
The Okmulgee Community Playhouse next performance is planned for July 9. Okmulgee residents are needed to take part in the play “Alice in Wonderland.” “Come and see what all the parts are,” Director F...
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Voters urged to request absentee ballots now for election
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
Voters in Okmulgee County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for June 28, State Federal and County Primary Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes said. Absentee...
Henryetta Wrestler Inks College Deal
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Henryetta Wrestler Inks College Deal
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
Henryetta senior Madison Byroads, front row center, signed a letter of intent to continue her wrestling career at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri, on Tuesday afternoon. Byroads recently ...
Preparations Underway
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Preparations Underway
By Larry Owen 
May 19, 2022
The 2022 high school football season is a little more than three months away. High school teams in Class 6A-I to Class C will kick off the 2022 campaign August 25-27 with Zero Week games. Teams that d...
Knights Prepare for 2022
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Knights Prepare for 2022
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team took to the field on Tuesday for a spring practice session at historic Cameron Field. Pictured on this page are action shots from Tuesday’s spring foo...
Preston Holds Lil’ Pirates Basketball Camp
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Preston Holds Lil’ Pirates Basketball Camp
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
Area children, grades 2nd-8th grade, were at the Jim Waller Sports Complex in Preston on Wednesday for the first day of the 2022 Preston Little Pirates Basketball Camp. The 3-day camp is conducted by ...
2nd Annual Mikail Parker Basketball Camp Is June 6-10
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2nd Annual Mikail Parker Basketball Camp Is June 6-10
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
The 2nd Annual Mikail Parker Basketball Camp will take place June 6-10 at Brock Memorial Gym at the Okmulgee High School campus from 5-8 p.m. each day. The camp is free to all participants grades 4-8,...
Daughter’s boozy boyfriend laps up her parents’ liquor
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Daughter’s boozy boyfriend laps up her parents’ liquor
By Dear Abby By Abigail Van Buren 
May 19, 2022
DEAR ABBY: My daughter’s boyfriend recently stayed at our home for eight days. He’s 50; we are in our 60s. He regarded “help yourself ” to mean it was OK to drink our liquor from early afternoon to be...
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Mindful Calculations
By Inside-out ?series? By Jerry Lout 
May 19, 2022
I once underestimated the depth of Okmulgee’s legendary swimming hangout - Greenwood Lake. More than once actually ... some of us learn more slowly than others. Leaving the “low-dive” pier, I ascended...
Heads Up
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Heads Up
By Just A Thought By Dale Fillmore 
May 19, 2022
I’ve always found it interesting that when a ball is thrown, kicked, or batted in the direction of some unsuspecting people, that “Heads up!” is yelled out. Even funnier is their reaction. They duck t...
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
By From The Okmulgee (daily) Times Archives 
May 19, 2022
100 years ago: The body of a young boy was found in an abandoned home. He had been missing for over a month. A man working as a fireman on a Frisco train, died after an accident near Henryetta. At the...
Breakfast with a Twist
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Breakfast with a Twist
By A Few Of My Favorite Things With Katina Holland 
May 19, 2022
May 19 was my father’s birthday. He is heavy on mind this week because of it. It’s our first one without him. There have been a lot of things happen since he passed away and I have missed him terribly...
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Commissioners address road bids, surplus property
By Patrick Ford Editor 
December 24, 2025
The Okmulgee County Board of County Commissioners met for its regular session Monday and approved several bids and surplus lists. Among the early items of business were officers’ reports, blanket purc...
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Holiday closures announced
December 24, 2025
The City of Okmulgee has announced closings for the upcoming holidays. City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 25-26, in observance of Christmas. Emergen...
Community Generosity Delivers Record Haul for Harlan Ford Toy Drive
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Community Generosity Delivers Record Haul for Harlan Ford Toy Drive
December 24, 2025
Seven truckloads of bicycles and a cargo van full of toys were delivered Friday afternoon to Okmulgee DHS, as the 10th Annual Harlan Ford Toy Drive wrapped up another successful holiday season. The de...
Legendary Coach Shares Memories
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Legendary Coach Shares Memories
December 24, 2025
Hall of Fame Coach Dan Sulivant, who piloted the 1975 Okmulgee Bulldogs to a Class 3A State Championship, stopped by the Times to visit with Editor Patrick Ford this week. Friday, Dec. 5, was the 50th...
Donations Aid Salvation Army
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Donations Aid Salvation Army
December 24, 2025
Today is the final day for the fundraising drive for the Salvation Army. Two representatives from Lend Nation Loan Company are pictured ringing the bells. Donations continue to come, as Richard Boone ...
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