Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins, right, and staff member Genny Mooney, collects mail from the drop box in front of the courthouse. Residents wishing to make their property tax payments can us...

The Town of Grayson will hold a nonpartisan General Election at a Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with voting at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the Grayson Communit...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce’s first 2022 Legislative Forum will be Jan. 7 at 8 a.m., says Chamber Executive Director Kay Rabbitt-Brower. The forum will be held on the 6th floor of the McCulloch B...

The jobless rate in Okmulgee County was reported at 2.6 percent for the month of November, according to figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. This number was unchanged from Septemb...

Tamara Fleming Laughlin, left, and Mable Fleming of Randy’s Foods in Okmulgee presented Leman Lewis a check to assist in the restoration project for the former Black Hospital, now called the Landmark ...

Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes is issuing a reminder to citizens about upcoming deadlines. The Voter Registration Deadline for the Feb. 8 election is Jan. 14. “All absentee app...

The Okmulgee Police Department is investigating a shooting Tuesday afternoon that sent one man to the hospital. According to Chief Joe Prentice, the OPD was dispatched around 3:45 p.m. Dec. 28 regardi...

As the year 2021 comes to a close, the Okmulgee Times is taking a moment to look at some of the events and headlines that made this a year never to forget. The year gave us a historic freeze that caus...

Members of Conversion Ministry Church are preparing for a special dinner and event today. The church, led by Pastor Greg Richardson, is holding a New Year’s Eve Watch meeting, from 6-8 p.m. Before the...

The Okmulgee County Health Department, in collaboration with OU Physician’s Tulsa, is happy to announce the launch of their Maternity Health Program. Be ginning Jan. 15, 2022, expecting mothers will b...

The deadline for payment of county taxes has been extended. According to Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins, the regular deadline is Dec. 31 for the first half of the taxes, but she has extended...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a few agenda items during their last regular meeting of 2021 Monday morning. Due to the absence of Chairman Ron Ballard, Commissioner David Walker l...

Earlier this year, our Okmulgee YMCA became part of the YMCA of Greater Tulsa. With that merger came the opportunity to make some needed improvements on the facility in order to better serve the Okmul...

Jan. 14, 2022, is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in Feb. 8, 2022, City of Okmulgee Municipal Primary Election, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carn...

As the year 2021 comes to a close, the Okmulgee Times is taking a moment to look at some of the events and headlines that made this a year never to forget. The year gave us a historic freeze that caus...

The Okmulgee County Sharks are excited to announce that one of their own will be competing in the Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida in 2022. Courtney Coleman has been a member of Okmulgee...

Renee Peterson and Rodney McDaniel of Shorter Chapel are shown with the items for the “Better Together” Christmas Giveaway, which was held Wednesday. Peterson, a former Okmulgee resident, now living i...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that USDA is investing $5.2 billion to build and improve critical rural infrastructure in 46 states and Puerto Rico (PDF, 279 KB). More than $554...

The Okmulgee Young Professionals hosted a Christmas dinner Wednesday evening for those in need of a warm meal. Pictured are members of the Okmulgee FFA who volunteered their time; OYP members and Firs...

The Okmulgee County Sharks Special Activities Association recently received a donation from Miss Mary’s Market. Jill Rhodes with Miss Mary’s says tips customers leave are donated to the Sharks through...