The jobless rate in Okmulgee County dropped slightly during July, according to recently-released figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Okmulgee County reported a rate of 4.8 percen...

I recently brought my rapidly aging pickup in for repairs on its flux capacitor, and after telling my mechanic my plans to get 300,000 miles out of it, he offered me some advice. Upon learning that hi...

12:17 a.m. – 2 miles S. of Henryetta on Dustin Rd. Animals - Two brown cows near roadway. 1:06 a.m. – SB Hwy. 75/271st St. Animals - Two black cows out on roadway and more in the ditch. 1:59 a.m. – NB...

The Town of Grayson is excited about their upcoming fundraiser set for the first Saturday of October, according to Mayor Leon Anderson. Grayson’s annual Gumbo Festival is used as a fundraiser for the ...

Gail Carson Levine, American author of young adult books, was born Sept. 17, 1947 in New York, N.Y. She and her older sister, Rani, grew up in Washington Heights, a part of upper Manhattan. They lived...

Henryetta Middle School (HMS) recently named Students of the Month, pictured above, for August. Honorees include, Olivia Huckabay, 6th grade; Cy Gavin, 7th grade and Jaden Peavler, 8th grade. Faculty ...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a notification informing the Board of Fire Departments of an upcoming meeting. Chairman Ron Ballard stated this was necessary “to get everybody awar...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) along with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will host a Henryetta Community Blood Drive on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at The Briefcase. The drive will be held from 2 p...

Donna Morrison, Site Manager of MC Nutrition Services (formerly Project H.E.A.R.T) in Henryetta, announced the senior citizens center is open for lunch for those age 60 and older. “At one time, we had...

Henryetta Lions Club plans to host another Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 17 at The Briefcase. Card sales begin at 4 p.m. and the first game starts at 4:30 p.m. Prices include one packet for $3 a...

Dewar Harvest Festival will kick off on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. with a large variety of vendors on Broadway Street as well as live music through 2 p.m. Only one week remains to enter your child in ...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) EXCISE BOARD MEETS; COUNTY LEVY REDUCED A reduction of 1.1 mills in Okmulgee county levy was announced yesterday by the county...

The entire slate of CD2, Nov. 8th Federal, State and County Democratic candidates participated in the annual Henryetta Labor Day activities. Candidates spoke at the Henryetta Civic Center to an overfl...

The polling place for the Morris Community Center has moved, Ashley Carnes, Secretary of the Okmulgee County Election Board, announced Monday. Voters in Precinct 560026 formerly voted at the Morris Co...

Okmulgee County Democratic Party will host their monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Building on the OSUIT Campus in Okmulgee. The group will continue their work of “t...

Wilson FFA members recently attended and participated in the Okmulgee County Fair held Sept. 810 at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds. Overall placings, by show held, were as follows: POULTRY SHOW David...

Henryetta High School (HHS) Students of the Month for August are from left, Caveryn Foster, Junior; Abbi Dodge, Sophomore; Sheldon Andrews, Senior and Lincoln McCarty, Freshman. Administrators, teache...

FREE-LANCE LANCE EDITOR EDITOR Artussee, Okmulgee announced that his district Dan Artussee, Okmulgee County Dist. 3 Commissioner, announced this week that his district received three grants from the D...

HEDA hosts regular meet FREE-LANCE LANCE EDITOR  Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) discussed and approved the sale of eight lots within the Crabtree Addition to Deep Fork Community Actio...

FREE-LANCE LANCE EDITOR  Henryetta Board of Education accepted a letter of resignation from Nikki Dwiggins during their regular monthly meeting on Monday evening. Dwiggins held the position of Pre-Sch...