The Henryetta Historical Museum will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. With school starting, the museum will be ending its summer hours very soon, but will be open on Labor Day following the big...

The Henryetta Lions Club held its most recent meeting at The Shack 2.0 with an active agenda, plenty of laughter and a renewed focus on community service as members prepare for a busy fall season of a...

As the summer winds down and school bells prepare to ring, Okmulgee County schools are welcoming students and families back with a series of fun and meaningful events. From early-morning sunrises to e...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners took action on several major infrastructure and operational matters during their regular meeting Monday morning, including approving use tax funding for road...

Faith, community and commitment to local students filled the air Saturday morning as the 9th annual Okmulgee County School Prayer Walk launched from the historic Brock Gymnasium. With believers of all...

Oklahoma residents have until Friday, Aug. 8, to weigh in on proposed changes to how public schools are evaluated under the state’s A-F report card system-and two state legislators are urging citizens...

The Okmulgee County Republican Party will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the American Legion, 730 W. 6th St. in Okmulgee.The meeting will include a business session for registered Repub...

Congratulations Breea Stockholm of Henryetta High School, who stopped by First Family Federal Credit Union to pick up her $500 scholarship check.

Congratulations to James George (above) and Jason Powders (below), recipients of the Henryetta Rotary Club Scholarship. James, pictured with Stacey Blanchett of American Exchange Bank, will attend ORU...

Mabrey Bank is proud to announce two internal promotions that further solidify the bank’s footprint in Okmulgee and the surrounding communities of East Central Oklahoma.Tim Davis, who has spent the la...

Part 1- When Heather Houser talks about blood donation, she’s not reading from a script - she’s speaking as a mother.“My son was born with four holes in his heart,” she said. “He needed two transfusio...

Henryetta’s Labor Day Weekend just got a lot more exciting with the return of two crowd-favorite events: the 6th Annual Jared Been Memorial Tournament and the popular Oklahoma Beard Lovers Beard Conte...

From rodeos to parades, ice cream competitions to baby races, Henryetta is pulling out all the stops for its much-anticipated Labor Day Celebration, taking place from Aug. 28 through Sept. 1. This wee...

As the summer winds down, Okmulgee County schools are revving up for the start of the 2025-26 academic year. With school doors opening across the county in early August, families, students and educato...

One of the many sponsors for the upcoming Okmulgee Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo on Aug. 8-9 is First Family Federal Credit Union, who has been a supporter of the event for more years. FFFCU Represen...

Okmulgee County residents are gearing up for a wallet-friendly weekend, as Oklahoma’s annual Sales Tax Holiday kicks off Friday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 3. This anticipated tax-free event present...

As summer winds down, excitement is building across Henryetta as students, families and staff prepare for the 2025-26 school year. Henryetta Public Schools has released its official “Welcome Back” sch...

As the start of the new school year approaches, two local organizations are stepping up to support Okmulgee County families with much-needed resources. On Saturday, Aug. 2, both the Okmulgee Family YM...

An uplifting tradition that brings together communities, churches and schools will once again take place this August as the Okmulgee County Prayer Walk returns for its 9th year. The event is scheduled...

A full agenda led to wide-ranging discussions and several key decisions during the July 28 regular meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners.Commissioners approved various routine items ea...