The polling place for Precinct 560014 is moving, Ashley Carnes, Secretary of the Okmulgee County Election Board, announced this week. Voters in Precinct 560014 who formerly cast their ballots at Ameri...

Col. Lance Frye, M.D., was named Tuesday as the first surgeon general to serve the Muscogee Nation. Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, David Hill, and Secretary of Health, Shawn Terry, ma...

The Muscogee Nation has bolstered its court system with the confirmation of a new Criminal Court Judge. During a Regular Session meeting on February 26, the National Council confirmed the nomination o...

Another aspect of Okmulgee FFA’s 70-year history was recognized during last week’s Okmulgee Ag Boosters Pie & Silent Auction when a 1970s-era Chapter Sweetheart Jacket was donated to the chapter. Befo...

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Representative Scott Fetgatter joined Okmulgee FFA Vice President Heavenly Tucker and Secretary LeAundre Delonia along with Okmulgee FFA Chapter Advisor Tim Taylor during the Oklahoma FFA Legislative ...

Good morning Okmulgee community. Our spring weather is a little confused right now, but we are pushing on with our adoption event at this year’s Spring Fling at Brock Gymnasium on N. Okmulgee Ave. We ...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) was honored to sponsor the 3-Point Shoot Out Contest at January’s Okmulgee County Basketball Tournament. Recently, GCTC Marketing Director Julie Roberds presente...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet next Thursday, March 17, at 6 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Union Building. The public is welcome to join them as they build their “Get Out The Vote” campaig...

The Knights of Columbus Council 1677 is holding their 2022 Lenten Fish Fry Fundraiser each Friday through April 8. Lunch and dinner is available, with the meal consisting of special breaded fish, home...

A dollar bill, an embroidered FFA emblem patch, a set of first and second place county fair ribbons and a package of disposable facemasks are just a few of the items buried in the Okmulgee FFA time ca...

Close to 40 vendors are participating at Saturday’s Spring Fling Arts & Crafts Fair, sponsored by the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce. The event is at Brock Gym from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and there is no admi...

Casey’s, the fourth largest convenience store retailer and fifth largest pizza chain in the United States, announced the opening of its store in Okmulgee. Located at 101 North Wood Drive, the store op...

Rural and city fire departments were busy over the weekend battling fires. According to Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton, approximately 2,000 acres burned due to ‘carelessne...

The preliminary hearing in the triple homicide of three Beggs area residents began Monday morning at the Okmulgee County Courthouse before Judge Deborah Reheard. Keegan Kelley Harroz and Barry Rolland...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce Legislative Forum was held Friday morning at the Rowe Family Life Center with State Representative Scott Fetgatter and State Senator Roger Thompson. After being welcom...

For the second week in a row, the program for the Okmulgee Lions Club meeting has been presented by the Morris Public Schools. This week, the program was presented by Jeremy Avery, a History and Gover...

The Apostle Paul penned these words in I Corinthians 13:13, “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity (love).” Well, “love month 2022” has just slipped i...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, March 6, is the First Sunday in Lent. The readings are from Genesis 3:1-21, Hebrews 4:14-16 and Matthew 4:1-11. Jesus Does Battle in Our Place In the Garden, man e...

Are there occasions when we believe deceitful practices are ethical because we feel the ends justify it? Imagine having a great sense of personal conviction over something. There is a goal to be achie...