During the April 11 meeting of the Wilson Public Schools Board of Education, Larry Childers was hired as a teacher and football coach for the 2019-2020 school year. Mary White was hired for OT Occupat...

Henryetta High School (HHS) Performing Arts Students Association (PASA) will present Zombie Prom on Friday, April 26, Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 in the HHS Auditorium. Music will be prese...

End-of-year events for Dewar, Graham-Dustin, Henryetta, Schulter and Wilson schools are quickly approaching as the 2018-2019 school year comes to a close. Schedule of events for the upcoming weeks is ...

Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) staff were special guests at the April 17 meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club. The meeting was held at First Family Federal Credit Union’s (FFFCU) Corporate Headqua...

Henryetta’s 2nd Annual FFA Banquet was well-attended and enjoyed on Tuesday evening at the Henryetta High School Cafeteria. Honors and awards presented during the evening included: State Proficiency F...

Jennifer Munholland was nominated and re-elected as Mayor and Christy Jeffcoat was nominated and elected as Vice Mayor at the April 16 Henryetta City Council meeting. GrassGrabbers Lawn Care of Henrye...

A routine traffic stop has resulted in one arrest after drugs and a loaded gun were found in the vehicle. On Monday afternoon, April 15, Trooper Shiloh Hall observed a silver Kia Sorento SUV traveling...

Gov. Kevin Stitt today signed a bill into law that will increase the speed limit on Oklahoma turnpikes from 75 to 80 miles per hour and on certain state highways from 70 to 75 miles per hour. Rep. Dan...

Henryetta Lions Club discussed the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20 at Nichols Park for ages 2 to 10 at 10 a.m. Lions members, Boost Mobile and Check & Go staff will be on hand to help h...

High school football coach Larry Childers came out of retirement and was recently hired on as the Wilson High School (WHS) football coach, girls basketball coach and part-time History teacher Wilson B...

A Special Meeting was held by the Henryetta City Council on April 15 at the Civic Center. Gary Clason, newly-elected Councilmember At Large, was given an Oath of Office by Mayor Jennifer Munholland. H...

Daniel Ivey, Henryetta Air Evac #135 Flight Paramedic, received his fourth pair of wings in March to mark his 250th patient flight. Flight Nurse Rashelle Phelps awarded him with the honor. Air Evac st...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) of Henryetta recently announced the retirement of Joy Wittman as Executive Vice President. Wittman was employed at the bank for the past 45 years and retired on March 15. ...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party met in their biennial County Convention on April 6, at 10 a.m. in the Okmulgee County Courthouse 3rd Floor Courtroom with Chair Tom Taton presiding. The main funct...

The Henryetta Free-Lance and Okmulgee Times will be hosting the 2019 Okmulgee County Spring Fair on Saturday, April 27. The fair is a trade show that will be free to the public and will offer attendee...

EPIC Charter Schools has announced large, across-the-board pay raises for its teachers for the 2019-2020 school year. EPIC has teachers in all 77 counties of Oklahoma. The school’s announcement comes ...

Henryetta Nazarene Church will host an Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This event is free and family-friendly. There will be a number of interactive stations for ch...

In observation of Holy Week, Pastor June Marshall from the Newtown United Methodist Church was invited to give the prayer before the regular session during Monday’s Okmulgee County Commissioner meetin...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) Employees of the Month are Connie Brooks, pre-kindergarten teacher and Vicky Moore, kindergarten secretary and student information. Pictured above (left to right) are...