All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 25-26, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Emergency service operations, police and fire depart...

Okmulgee Main Street is once again partnering with American Express for their annual Shop Small Saturday. This year, Shop Small Saturday will begin with a kickoff breakfast at 6th Street Hub from 9:30...

Jill Gibbons has joined the staff of the Okmulgee County Extension Office, and is excited about the opportunity to work closely with the community. Gibbons is the new Okmulgee County Family and Consum...

Final touches are being put on the newest Lumberjack Attack location in downtown Okmulgee. Gene Barber, owner of the company, says he is excited to announce Lumberjack Attack’s Open House Party follow...

The Okmulgee Times invites shoppers to stay local this shopping weekend and be part of Shop Small Saturday and take advantage of the first Cookie Crawl. Boxes for those wishing to participate will be ...

If you love the lights of colors of Christmas, a new event planned will showcase the spirit of the season, and light up the square. The Cultural Center & Archives Department, along with the Creek Nati...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) celebrated 30 years of providing knowledge and skills training to area residents last Thursday during a special program. During the event, Superintendent Roger K...

The last several weeks have been a whirlwind of self-confidence building opportunities at Stonebridge Academy. The student body participated in an all-school anti-bullying awareness project. Each stud...

This month, the Okmulgee High School FCCLA Chapter collected canned food for the Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter. Pictured with donations are members Johnathan Foote, Lillian King and Jess Waterdown....

Pictured above left, Okmulgee Speech & Debate performed well recently at the Mounds Tournament. Justice Holman and Natalie Landsberry placed 5th in Policy Debate and Jade Whinery and Natori Yates plac...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party is happy to announce that Kalyn Free will serve as Mistress of Ceremony for the upcoming ”Living Legends Banquet,” honoring State Senator Frank Shurden and State R...

Making a list and checking it twice isn’t just for the holidays this year. If you’re 65 or over or eligible for Medicare due to disability, developing a detailed list of what you have spent on your he...

Oklahomans can now get information and referral assistance through the newly updated statewide Caring Assistance Line. The number is (800) 211-2116. Some might recognize that number as the former Seni...

After devouring the traditional foods on Thanksgiving, the feeling of drowsiness can become overpowering. The post-meal nap on turkey day has given rise to the myth that glazed turkey can make a perso...

Eleven. That’s how many more Oklahomans have died from COVID-19 in a nursing home or longterm care facility since the last count two weeks ago. They are grandparents, great grandparents, mothers and f...

In keeping with the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy’s stated mission of “Creating awareness, taking action, and supporting policy to improve the health, safety, and well-being of Oklahoma’s chil...

Native artists, entrepreneurs help power state’s economy Norman artist J. Dylan Cavin, an enrolled member of Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation, is one of thousands of Native American creators and artists in O...

Okmulgee’s Leman Lewis was recently honored for his work on preserving the history of the Okmulgee Black Hospital, now known as the Landmark for All Generations, Inc. Pictured above, Lewis displays so...

McGruff the Crime Dog continued a tour of the area by visiting youngsters at the Muscogee Nation Head Start Program last week. On Wednesday, Winston Cavendish, the officer who portrays McGruff the Cri...

The Okmulgee County Humane Society would like to express how thankful we are to our community that always comes through when we are in need. The group at CP Kelco has been generous with cash donations...