Statewide candidate filing officially begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes said this week. The filing period closes Friday, April 15, at 5 p.m. ...

Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kay Rabbitt-Brower announced the Chamber’s next After Hours event is Friday, April 8 at El Avocado’s Mexican Restaurant. The networking event begins at ...

The Okmulgee Police Department needs help to identifying the suspect pictured above. On March 24 at about 4:30 p.m., a male suspect walked into the Okmulgee AT&T store and took two phones. If you can ...

As part of Keep Okmulgee Beautiful Week, to be recognized May 8-14, the City of Okmulgee is offering free burn permits. Residents can apply for the burn permit from May 2-5. If the permit is approved ...

In this week’s update, I wanted to respond to some coordinated attacks leveled against me by those who don’t want to see right to repair legislation pass in our state. For three years, I have fought a...

Approximately 191 pieces of property will be offered to the highest bidder on Monday, June 13, during the Okmulgee County Treasurer’s June Resale. A list of the properties is available in the Treasure...

The daughter of an equestrian and team roper - and granddaughter of a 4-H horsemanship leader and farrier - Payton was simply born into the horse world. Smiling ear-to-ear pictured upon her pony, Taco...

Okmulgee’s The Refuge Church is gearing up for it’s second Easter with The Refuge. This year’s event at Harmon Stadium will kick-off at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, April 17, with worship songs and a message fr...

A verdict of guilty was sent down Wednesday afternoon from a 12-member jury in the case of the State v. Marcus Patterson. In the early morning hours of Sept. 27, 2020, the life of 18-year-old Autumn C...

This Sunday will be both joyful and bittersweet for First Baptist Church Central. Rev. Preston W. Jackson Sr. will give his final sermon as pastor. Built in 1915 at the corner of First and Central Str...

Okmulgee Main Street Director Heather Sumner joined numerous other Main Street Directors from across the State at the Capitol in Oklahoma City Tuesday for Main Street Day. Sumner says Main Street Day ...

The Preston High School Academic Team, under Coach Jon Robertson, was named 2022 Academic State Champions over the weekend. They were put in the loser’s bracket by Crossing Christian and then battled ...

Pictured are the Morris High School Academic Team, who finished 5th at the OSSAA State Championship Saturday at Rose State College. Members of the Morris High School Academic Team include (not in orde...

Congratulations to this Morris Middle School 6th grade Academic team. They are the 2022 5/6 grade Class B OJABA state champions.They went in as the number one seed and swept all four games to bring ho...

Beggs Band of Demons recently earned its 5th OSSAA Sweepstakes Award. So, what is a Sweepstakes, you might ask? The OSSAA Band Sweepstakes award is the highest award a high school band in Oklahoma can...

Morris High School Senior and FFA and Horticulture student, Brylie Owen, signed a letter of intent with Eastern Oklahoma College in Wilburton last week. She was joined by family, instructors and schoo...

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is preparing for the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) by asking all SoonerCare members to update their contact information and documentation. This will help ...

The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) launched a new group vaping cessation intervention this month for teens and young adults. Quit the Hit is a free, web-based program designed to r...

Twin Hills School will be having a Johnson O’Malley Indian Education Committee Election and Meeting, on Monday, April 18, at 6 p.m. in the Conference Room. The Twin Hills Indian Education Committee fo...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce held ribbon cuttings Monday for two of Historic Downtown Okmulgee’s newest businesses. The Merc on Mort, 106 S Morton, as well as Lumberjack Attack, 108 S Morton, open...