Dr. James Quinn, Okmulgee Schools Counselor, is shown with students from Okmulgee Primary School. Dr. Quinn had the vision to start a tennis program at Okmulgee Primary, and this week, they had a visi...

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 0730 will meet at Shoney’s, 619 E. Main St. (across the street from Walmart) in Henryetta on Thursday, March 10. Special g...

The Preston Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual meeting on Monday, March 7. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Preston Fire Station. The meeting is open to the public. During the session...

Morris Assembly of God will hold a fundraiser Sunday, March 20, to help their youth attend camp. The spaghetti dinner will take place from 12:15 to 2 p.m. The meal is $10 and will include spaghetti, g...

Okmulgee FFA officers visited the Oklahoma Capitol Tuesday morning to participate in FFA Day at the Capitol. The students had the opportunity to visit with Senator Roger Thompson about state budget is...

Oklahomans who want to change party affiliation must submit their change no later than March 31. Voters may change their party affiliation online using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ov...

Congratulations to Okmulgee Fire Department’s newest Lieutenants, Rocky Morrow (right) and Tim Salyer.

The Okmulgee Times is excited to announce a special guest celebrity judge for Okmulgee’s Got Talent will be Glenpool native Sten Joddi. Joddi made his acting debut as “Punkin Lusty” in Reservation Dog...

Green Country NTHS students recently participated in NTHS Day at the Capitol. National Technical Honor Society students and school administrators had the opportunity to meet with District 16 State Rep...

A noticeable change can be seen when traveling down Main Street at night thanks to Okmulgee Main Street and donations from those in the community. The “Let There Be Light” fundraiser was a huge succes...

Several readers participated in the Okmulgee Times 2022 Music Match contest. Winners included Cara Dildine (top), Jeanette Taylor (middle) and Glenda Tedlock (bottom).

On behalf of the Okmulgee Young Professionals (OYP), we would like to take this opportunity to make a public statement regarding the circumstances that have occurred in our organization involving Rich...

The Okmulgee High School and Novice Teams completed their qualifying tournament season last week. Despite the weather forcing them to move to virtual at the last minute, according to Coach Stormy Howe...

The Okmulgee County Sharks Special Activities Association is partnering with the Okmulgee Masons to bring their annual Shark Shiver fundraising event. Shark Shiver, as well as the Buddy Walk, is sched...

Okmulgee City Council member Mickey Baldwin was appointed as mayor Tuesday afternoon following the resignation of Richard Larabee. Larabee submitted his letter of resignation to members of the council...

Casting calls have been announced for the upcoming filming of the second season of Reservation Dogs. The critically acclaimed FX on Hulu series, filmed primarily in Okmulgee, will begin filming its se...

Okmulgee Public Schools received four new buses last week, according to District Transportation Director John Reed. The Blue Bird 77-passenger buses were purchased with a portion the American Rescue P...

An investigation is underway into a crash that killed a Beggs man on Tuesday. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the collision March 1 at 5:02 p.m. on Celia Berry Hill Road, 3/10 miles west of 240 R...

Okmulgee Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local #2839 recently donated a coffee mug hanger to Station 1 and a call went out to local businesses to share a mug with them. The rack is filling up quite nic...

St. Michael Catholic Church The First Sunday of Lent (Deut. 26:4-10/Rom. 10:8-13/Lk. 4:1-13) By: Father Pete Phung We begin the First Sunday of Lent this Sunday! The Church invites us to think about t...