As a part of Henryetta Labor Day festivities, the 6th annual Butch Sullivan “Love Wins” Horseshoe Tournament will be held on Sunday, Sept. 4 at End Time Revival Church. Registration for the tournament...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) heard a presentation from Deep Fork Community Action Foundation Inc. Executive Director Christie Baldridge during their regular meeting on Monday mornin...

Open auditions for Henryetta High School students in 9th through 12th grades for the Theatre Department’s presentation of Addams Family will be held on Monday, Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school ...

FREE-LANCE EDITOR Three new staff members were hired by the Henryetta Board of Education during their regular monthly meeting on Monday evening for the 2022-2023 school year. Kari Layman was hired as ...

Okmulgee County Republicans will host their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at the American Legion located at 730 W. 6th Street in Okmulgee. The business meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is for all reg...

Severe storms and flooding in May of this year wreaked havoc on county roads. Many residents are still having to deal with damaged roads as county crews are working to make needed repairs or replace t...

The body of David D. Duvall, 66, of Henryetta was recovered in Lake Eufaula at Gentry Creek Park on Tuesday morning by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Marine Enforcement Division. According to a dro...

Girl Scout Little House will host a Spaghetti Lunch Fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tulledega Masonic Lodge located at 404 E. Trudgeon Street in Henryetta. The meal will c...

Henryetta Public Schools faculty and staff have been busy this summer in preparation for the upcoming school year which begins next Thursday, Aug. 11. Henryetta High School Principal Jeremy Strickland...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor announced this week that Oklahoma is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take le...

Aug. 3, 1922 EDITOR’S NOTES Now for a John Fields club in Henryetta. Let it be a Fields club, too. Let us not figure that it is a Republican club, because a very large number of Democrats may wish to ...

Henryetta Church of the Nazarene will host a Back-To-School Breakfast on Sunday, Aug. 7 for area teachers, staff, administrators, board members and students. The breakfast will be held at 9:30 a.m. in...

Dewar United Pentecostal Church (UPC) will host a Back-To-School Community Block Party on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free backpacks and school supplies will be distributed. There will be a...

Muscogee Nation Behavioral Health will host a Family Fun Day today, Friday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dewar High School Baseball Field. Lunch will be provided at 12 p.m. In addition to educ...

The nation’s oldest all-Black professional rodeo event returns next week, drawing competitors and spectators from around the country. The 67th annual Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo will be he...

Okmulgee County District 3 crews recently began major repairs to Loblolly Road, west of the Henryetta Municipal Airport. "The road bed is solid bedrock," County Commissioner Dan Artussee said. "Gravel...

Oklahoma’s 2022 sales tax holiday begins Friday, Aug. 5 at 12:01 a.m. and ends Sunday, Aug. 7 at midnight. The event will provide Okmulgee County residents and others the opportunity to save money on ...

Joint federal and state Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are now open in Okmulgee and Pottawatomie counties to help survivors affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred May 2-...

Joy In Life Ministries will host the 2nd Annual Education Appreciation Night on Friday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. for all employees of area schools. An evening of food, fun activites, appreciation and special ...

America’s Guardians Motorcycle Club (AGMC) Oklahoma Chapter 46B hosted a Car Wash Fundraiser on Saturday at First Family Federal Credit Union in Henryetta. The group continues to make a positive impac...