Okmulgee Bulldogs of all ages enjoyed Homecoming Week festivities on Friday. A district wide pep assembly was held Friday morning at Brock Gym, and at 4 p.m., the annual parade was held through the st...

Sometimes it takes the patience of Job, and the funding of a Bill Gates (well, almost nearly but not hardly quite) to get that dream job a lot of us aspire for but very few attain. Such was the case f...

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. • ...

Part 11 Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the post and will be providing a brief history over the next few months in advance of the 100 year celebration. Ac...

The Okmulgee Young Professionals held a successful Roll-Off Day last Saturday, helping to beautify Okmulgee. The group gave a huge “thank you” to everyone who stopped by to participate in the event. T...

RANDY ZINN PASTOR, RUSSELL MISSIONARY BAPTIST “Sticks and stones may break my bones” (remember this one?), but words have the potential to pierce to the very depths of the heart and soul. Speech is a ...

Anchor of Hope Women’s Conference will be held Sept. 9-10, at Jubilee Christian Center. The theme of this year’s event is “Release, Restore, Rejoice.” This annual conference brings together women from...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, Sept. 4, is the 12th Sunday after Trinity. The readings are from Isaiah 29:17-24, Romans 10:9-17 and Mark 7:31-37. Faith Comes from Hearing A man who was deaf and ...

September 1-2 A benefit yard sale will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 1-2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1407 N. Alabama Ave. featuring Indian Tacos and a dessert for $8 and meat pies for $5. Contact T...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse’s next presentation is “Let’s Dance.” It will be held Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre. Cassandra Northington of the OCP invites the public to come and see th...

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...

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 0730 meeting is Thursday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. in the Shoney’s Restaurant, 619 E. Main St. (across the street from the Walm...

“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...

DAWN CARTER REPORTER When was the last time you’ve had a good pedicure or manicure? Not the kind where you just get your nails and toes painted. The kind that includes skin exfoliates like a coconut o...

After a one-week delay due to rain, the Okmulgee County Back to School Bash went off without a hitch on Sunday around the downtown square. Clearview Baptist Church has spearheaded this free event for ...

Okmulgee native Ron Gardenhire was joined by two other players named as members of the 2022 Class of the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. This was the first induction class of at least three since the in...

It was second grade. The teacher was getting frustrated. She was trying to give us our lesson and we were making noise talking to each other. Finally, she said, “Okay, if you talk to someone else agai...

The Junior Birdmen of America was a national organization for boys and girls interested in aviation and model plane building, founded and promoted by the Hearst Communications newspaper chain, with th...