During their end-ofthe- month meeting last Thursday, the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution regarding the addition of speed signage along a section of road in District 1.The re...

Tigers basketball snares school’s first-ever athletic state championshipHistory was made this past Saturday afternoon at the historic Jim Norick State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City.The Wilson Tig...

Henryetta Public Library and the community was excited to welcome a former Henryetta resident and a HHS graduate last Saturday. Loren Porter Smith lived in Henryetta her entire childhood and graduated...

We at the Henryetta Free-Lance are excited to share this year’s Focus magazine, which can be found inside today’s issue.This year’s magazine is titled “A Century and Beyond.”The publication, a joint c...

William Dunlap, a Korean War veteran, was finally honored Saturday, Feb. 17, just days after his 95th birthday.Private First Class William C. Dunlap was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart for injuri...

Legislation authored by Sen. Roger ThompsonThe Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill from Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, to better mobilize law enforcement when a ch...

The next opportunity for citizens to hear from area lawmakers will be today at the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Forum.The event will take place at Shoney’s from 12-1 p.m.Other tentative...

A local agency is facing what is described as a ‘dire’ situation that could result in the end of assistance that has been available for almost 30 years.The Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter has been pr...

The Henryetta Public School board will hold a special meeting March 5 at 12 noon at the Board of Education Offices, 1600 W. Gentry in Henryetta.The board will consider the following items:• Board to c...

Mosco, Dobbs named Henryettans of the YearThe 109th annual Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Banquet was held Saturday evening at the Henryetta High School Cafeteria, as the organization celebrated the ac...

Luv Ford of Henryetta recognized recent Okmulgee County Athlete of the Week Kenta Carder at Schulter High School. Missy Nash of Luv Ford and SHS Coach Tyler Turpin were on hand to make the presentatio...

Early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary begins Thursday, Feb. 29, for voters in Okmulgee County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on March 5, election day have the opti...

Opioid funds application process outlined for countyIn a detailed presentation to the Okmulgee County Commissioners, Terry A. Simonson, Special Council for the Office of the Attorney General, laid out...

Henryetta’s First Christian Church Food Pantry has adjusted their date and time for food distribution.The church is located at 412 No 5th St. (5th & Cummings).Food will be distributed on the last Thur...

HHS alum to entertain at annual banquetAn exciting evening is in store tomorrow at the 109th Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Banquet.“An Evening with the Stars” will be held at Henryetta High School (ca...

Luv Ford of Henryetta recognized recent Okmulgee County Athletes of the Week at Henryetta High School. Pictured above left are Brad Nash of Luv Ford, HHS senior Graci Lollis and HHS girls basketball c...

A few of the Henryetta FFA members recently had the opportunity to attend the Goodwill Tour at the Okmulgee FFA Chapter. The Goodwill tour is a visit from a few of the Oklahoma State FFA Officers. It ...

Council approves improvements at Nichols ParkThe Henryetta City Council convened Tuesday to address a variety of topics pertinent to the community’s development and welfare.Among the items approved wa...

Sample ballots are now available for the March 5 Election.Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/ elections/ovp or pick up a copy at the Okm...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from December business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...