An Okmulgee woman was killed in an accident Tuesday evening near Morris. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol report states the collision occured about 4:47 on Highway 52, 1/2 mile south of Herrick Road, which...

Henryetta City Council approved a motion authorizing City Manager Donna White to give a one-time pay adjustment of $200 to hourly employees and $500 to salary employees at their Nov. 20 regular meetin...

Family, friends and supporters looked on Wednesday, Nov. 14 as Sen. Roger Thompson was sworn in to serve another four years in the State Senate. The ceremony was held in the Senate Chamber a week afte...

Students in Mrs. Spurlock’s Pre-Kindergarten class at the Henryetta Early Childhood Center celebrated Thanksgiving with treats and hand-made costumes. Dressing as Native Americans and Pilgrims, the cl...

Seventh-day Adventist Churches Okmulgee SDA Church, on Hwy. 62 between Morris and Okmulgee Maranatha SDA Church, 1213 East Chicago We invite you to join us at any of our services. Bible study, Nov. 24...

Central Football League (CFL) of Tulsa teams had an amazing season with coaches, parents and fans expressing their immense pride of area teams with all their successes and hard work. League teams incl...

Nominations are now being accepted for 2018 Henryettan of the Year at the Free-Lance office. Before the end of the year, nominees must be named so they can be announced at the annual Henryetta Chamber...

At the Nov. 16 Special (rescheduled) Meeting of the Henryetta School Board, members hired Stacy Saddler as an elementary para-professional and Courtney Lollis as an elementary prekindergarten teacher’...

First graders in Mrs. Glover’s classroom at Henryetta Elementary have joined other Okmulgee County schools as they share their own “directions” on how the holiday staple should be cooked. Henryetta Fr...

A Motocross, Pulled Pork BBQ & Silent Auction Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24 to benefit the Toliver family at 12701 N. Hwy. 75 in Okmulgee. Pulled pork BBQ sandwiches will be available t...

Henryetta Public Schools are hosting a Holiday Can Food Drive through Friday, Dec. 14. Each student is encouraged to bring four cans of food with them to school. The top class with the most donations ...

Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, Nov. 21 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Thursday, Nov. 22 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Friday, Nov. 23 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Monday, Nov. ...

The Okmulgee County Courthouse will close early for the Thanksgiving holiday beginning Wednesday. Offices will close at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed Thursday and Friday. Emergency operations ...

The annual Okmulgee Main Street Sparkle Spree event kicks off this Friday. This contest runs through December and is a chance to get some money back for your Christmas shopping. Businesses around Okmu...

First National Bank & Trust (FNB) of Henryetta hosted a Retirement Reception for Gayle Machetta on Nov. 13. Machetta has been in the banking industry for the past 30 years. In 1989, she began her care...

Henryetta High School cheerleader Ashlyn Green was recently named Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) All-Region Cheerleader. She is the daughter of Keith and Melanie Green.

Jack Francis of Henryetta was honored on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 by his home church, Henryetta Church of the Nazarene for his service in the U.S. Coast Guard. “Jack has been faithful to his church, his ...

Gov.-elect Kevin Stitt ran on a platform of bringing an outsider’s perspective to Oklahoma government and said he will draw on his business background to push the state into top 10 rankings for educat...

A county man was arrested after breaking into a Morris business early Wednesday morning. According to Morris Police Chief Robert Frost, at 2 a.m. the Okmulgee County 911 Center alerted him of an activ...