In an attempt to understand residents’ concerns around county zoning, the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners opened the floor to several Okmulgeeans on the matter during Monday’s meeting.Previousl...

Registered Okmulgee residents will be able to vote in a nonpartisan Primary Election set for Feb. 13. Okmulgee City Council Ward 4 drew three candidates who will be on February’s ballot.Incumbent Marc...

Landmark to hold fundraiser for restoration projectEditor’s Note: The Okmulgee Colored Hospital opened Feb. 22, 1924, to serve portions of the Okmulgee black community.-The owner and board of the Land...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Lindsay Bunch reminds area residents they have until this Friday, Jan. 5, to pay 2023 taxes without penalty. To make it easier for taxpayers, there is the Payment Drop Box ou...

OADC Executive Director Court Newkirk retiresCourt Newkirk.You may have heard of him. He’s the sharp minded, quick witted guy you see at all the County Commissioner and City Council meetings. And on D...

With only a few days left on the 2023 calendar, the Okmulgee Times looks back on some of the events and newsmakers that made the headlines.It can truly be said there is never a dull moment in Okmulgee...

Sheriff Eddy Rice released information about an incident earlier this week at the Okmulgee County Jail.According to the sheriff, on Dec. 18, the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office received a call for a...

Muscogee Nation Attorney General Geri Wisner spoke to the media Thursday at the MCN Dome, in reference to the controversy and incident that happened Monday and Tuesday at the Okmulgee County Jail, whi...

Chief Prentice to resign mid-February“The current situation is dire.”Those words in a monthly memo and report from Police Chief Joe Prentice to the Okmulgee City Council, describes a situation, that w...

The 8th annual Harlan Ford Toy Drive once again brought out the love from the Okmulgee County area (even beyond) as individuals, organizations, churches and businesses donated thousands of gifts that ...

On the second floor of the Okmulgee County Courthouse stands a beautiful, glimmering Christmas tree adorned with delicate ornaments. Each ornament bears the name of a victim whose life was lost to vio...

Master plan will transform tribal complexPATRICK FORDNEWS EDITORA project several years in the making has become a reality for the Muscogee Nation.On Wednesday, Principal Chief David Hill, Second Chie...

Harlan Ford is still accepting gifts for their annual Toy Drive and is excited to announce additional places to drop off toys: Mabrey Bank in Okmulgee and Morris and Wonderfully Made Therapy Group in ...

Can you help?The American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to help provide critical services for Okmulgee County.Alethea Pannell is the new recruitment coordinator for Okmulgee County and is looking fo...

Okmulgee Masonic Lodge No. 199 is a supporter of the Backpack Buddies program here in Okmulgee. The program sends food home with students for the weekend that, without it, would not have anything to e...

Have you ever had a song or thought that kept constantly running through your mind? Yeah, me, too! For instance, Alabama’s lead singer, Randy Owen, singing - “Oh, I believe there are angels among us, ...

Hopes to instill hair love in upcoming generations When Hailey Robinson graduated from Morris High School in 2013, she had not planned to become an author - not even after a master’s degree and becomi...

New official thankful for privilege to serveMorris native Joe Berryhill was sworn in Tuesday afternoon as the new mayor, with Javier Ramirez giving the oath of office.Berryhill was joined by numerous ...

Shop Small Saturday, Cookie Crawl also aheadLet the shopping begin.Okmulgee Main Street is encouraging residents to support local businesses during the holiday season, which will officially kick off w...

The 3rd annual Okmulgee Times Cookie Crawl will be held in conjunction with Okmulgee Main Street’s Shop Small Saturday. Besides the regular boxes used to collect cookies from various participating mer...