Okmulgee native Thomas “Tom” Payne spoke at the Okmulgee County Commissioners meeting Monday about a possible Okmulgee County memorial which would honor the area men killed in action. “Some years ago,...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce announces the 13th Annual Jim Shoulders Roundup Rodeo will be held on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 at the Jim Shoulders Living Legends Rodeo Arena at Nichols Park....

For well over a year, Alan Kerby of Henryetta has been meeting with groups, organizations, schools and others to receive support for the School Trauma Kit Project. A community-based project, the Schoo...

Hillcrest, OSU Medical Center, St. John’s, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Ascension are sponsoring a Salute to Nurses Contest for 2019. Among the nurses in the contest is Hillcrest Hospital H...

Henryetta First United Methodist Church hosted the Senior Boys BBQ on Wednesday. Guest speaker was church member James Williams. All those attending enjoyed great food and good fellowship.

Beta Sigma Phi sorority sponsored the Senior Girls Tea for the Henryetta High School Class of 2019 on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church. Featured guest speaker was Jenny Belcher Row, an emp...

Henryetta Band Boosters and Knight Brigade want to recognize everyone who contributed to fundraising efforts over the past year for the upcoming trip to the Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. “We...

The Okmulgee County Health Department and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) are investigating a confirmed case of measles in Okmulgee County. This is the first confirmed case of measles i...

Okmulgee County Family YMCA will host a Summer Youth Weightlifting Classes on Tuesdays and Thursday starting Tuesday, June 4 through Thursday, Aug. 8. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. f...

District 16 State Representative Scott Fetgatter spoke with the Okmulgee Times to address the controversy surrounding remarks caught on a hot mic earlier this week at the State Capitol. On Monday, whi...

A Proclamation declaring the month of May as National Campaign of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 was signed by Henryetta Mayor Jennifer Munholland and City Clerk Donna Wh...

Air Evac Lifeteam 135 of Henryetta grilled burgers on May 10 for Hillcrest Hospital-Henryetta nurses as a thank you for their service to the community in honor of Nurses Week. Derrick Francis and Jess...

EPIC Charter School announced two Okmulgee County EPIC students were among 438 across the state to be inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). Samantha ...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) announced Employees of the Month recently. Elementary Principal Jayme Matlock presented awards to honorees Laurie King, above, Pre-K teacher’s assistant and Krystle W...

Preparations are underway for the 23rd year of the Okmulgee Summer Multi-Cultural Enrichment Program (OSMCEP), to be held at Eastside Elementary, 1614 E. 9th Street. OSMCEP is a free community benefit...

Some local members of the Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) groups were in attendance at Monday’s Okmulgee County Board of County Commissioners meeting addressing issues they have with the ...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) hosted their regular monthly meeting on May 13 at the Henryetta Civic Center. Minutes of the regular April 8 meeting as well as the financial report for...