Brayden Stinnett, son of Brent and Jennifer (Hamon) Stinnett, will be graduating from Porum High School on May 6.Brayden is the grandson of Kenny and Debbie Hamon of Okmulgee; and Doc and Cathi Stinne...

County graduation events kicked off yesterday as Schulter High School held commencement for the Class of 2023.Next week, Preston High School will hold graduation exercises on Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. ...

Registration begins at 6:30 p.m.The City of Beggs welcomes residents of Beggs to participate in the annual Community Trash off Day on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Legacy Park on Main Street.Res...

Registration begins at 6:30 p.m.A nonpartisan Town of Grayson general election will be held at a Special Town Meeting Wednesday, May 10. Meeting/registration will begin at 6:30 p.m. and those wishing ...

Get ready to spice up your Cinco de Mayo celebrations with Okmulgee Young Professionals’ 2nd annual Cinco de Mayo Block Party, from 6-9 p.m. This year, there is even more fun and excitement with a sal...

OCHS director loves to aid communityMeet Brenda Brewer. She’s worn many hats since living in the City of Beggs from the age of three.Brewer is a wife, mother of four and grandparent to 11 grandchildre...

Funds to aid in community preservation effortsAnother successful spring gala is in the books for the Okmulgee County Historical Society (OCHS).Over 250 people gathered at the Historic Okmulgee Mansion...

Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, in 2019 secured passage of a law to protect sexual assault victims from their predators. He’s now pursuing legislation to better protect potential victims.House Bill ...

Tulsa visit enlightens Okmulgee education advocatesOn Wednesday, Okmulgee Public Schools board member Vickie Jones, OHS parent Tionna Jones, and Okmulgee Public Schools Special Education Director Dr. ...

Fundraisers underway to aid familiesMembers of the Henryetta community have joined together this week in prayer vigils and other gatherings as they draw strength to deal with this week’s tragic events...

Victims identified; motive unknownOkmulgee Police Chief and District 25 Violent Task Force Commander Joe Prentice shared details related to the deaths of seven people near Henryetta during a press con...

This week, Mom helped me decide what to make for my column. She wanted sandwiches so I went looking for some sandwiches we could enjoy. Then, she told me whether they sounded good or not and we chose ...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program brought back memories of a song in a 1950 movie, “Annie Get Your Gun,” where Annie Oakley (played by Betty Hutton), and Howard Keel were squaring off for a sharps...

It is God who is at work in you, causing you to want to do his will and enabling you to do his will?* (writer paraphrase) Young Benjamin Solomon Carson heard his mother’s admonitions repeated often. C...

The Morris Eagle varsity baseball team had their season come to a close this past Friday with a 12-2 loss to the Claremore Sequoyah Eagles.The season-ending setback came in the second game of a ‘Best ...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity baseball team had their 2023 season come to an abrupt end this past Friday with a 15-3 loss to the Adair Warriors.The season-ending setback came in the second game of a ...

The 2023 season for the Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team came to a close last Thursday at Kansas High School.The Bulldogs dropped a pair of decisions to the host Kansas Comets in their ‘Best of ...

First GamePreston 11, Caney Valley 1CaneyValley:0-0-0-1 1 -1-3 Preston: 0-4-5-211-7-1 WP: Easton Shaw LP: Davis HR: Preston: Kellen Dean --- ChampionshipPreston 12, Caney Valley 0CaneyValley:0-0-0 0-0...

The Dewar Lady Dragons’ bid for their first state slowpitch softball tournament appearance since 2016 was derailed last Thursday in Cyril.The Lady Dragons dropped back-to-back decisions at last Thursd...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity baseball team made an early playoff exit last Thursday with a pair of losses to the Kingston Redskins.The season-ending setbacks came by margins of 1-0 and 18-1, re...