Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s (MCN) Eufaula Dormitory is currently accepting applications for enrollment for the 2018-2019 school year. Enrollment dates for students are Tuesday, Aug. 14 and Wednesday, Au...

Air Evac LifeTeam 135 of Henryetta was awarded Most Improved Base of the Year for Region 6 on July 19. Pictured with the award is Jessica Miller, 135 Nurse and Sherri McKeown, 135 Program Director. Al...

As Summer vacation comes to an end, Okmulgee County schools have announced start dates for the first day of school. Wilson Public Schools start classes the earliest - Wednesday, Aug. 8. Schulter Publi...

Oklahoma Sales Tax Holiday returns this year just in time for Back-To-School shopping Friday, Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 5, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC). The holiday officially begi...

Okmulgee Sheriff’s Office responded to a call Monday about an unresponsive two-year-old child that was discovered by stepmother Brenda Clark. The child was transported to Okmulgee Hospital where he wa...

New Health Solutions Oklahoma (NHSO), the trade association representing the state’s medical cannabis industry, is circulating comprehensive model legislation outlining a regulatory infrastructure for...

It is not a secret that Oklahoma has challenges when it comes to healthcare. The United Health Foundation ranks Oklahoma as the sixth least healthy state in the nation. Their report cites the limited ...

For Oklahoma inmates, the state’s legalization of medical marijuana will not translate into access in the state prison system. Marijuana of any type will still be contraband behind bars, mirroring the...

Seventh-day Adventist Churches Okmulgee SDA Church, on Hwy. 62 between Morris and Okmulgee Maranatha SDA Church, 1213 East Chicago Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447 We invite you to join us at any of our servi...

The work at the Oklahoma State Capitol does not abruptly end for incumbents after May’s adjournment.› Lawmakers have the opportunity to request “interim studies” as a way to research ideas which they ...

Community, church, clubs, school, and civic meetings or events can be put into the community calendar section of the Henryetta Free-Lance. If the event is free for the public or of a charitable nature...

On the fourth Sunday in July we celebrate National Parents’ Day. In 1994 President Bill Clinton signed into law a resolution adopted by the US Congress to form this day to promote and support the rais...

Pastors Dale & Colleen Litsey of Jubilee Christian Center would like to invite you to a special meeting with Shekinah Glory of Tulsa, OK. They will be ministering Sunday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Several recent incidents in Oklahoma show the clear link between animal cruelty and escalating acts of violence against other members of a family or community. • In June, a Craig Count...

Four new staff were hired at the July 19 Henryetta Board of Education Special Meeting for the 2018-2019 school year. Harlana Frye and Autumn Smith were hired as elementary first grade teachers. Jessic...

Henryetta Lions Club held their regular weekly meeting on July 18 at The Shack on Main Street. Lion President Grant Jenson announced Centennial Membership award recipients for the year are Sherry Cros...

Henryetta City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday at the Civic Center on 4th Street. Jennifer Clason, Henryetta Mayor, gave a Loyalty Oath and Oath of Office to new council memb...

Henryetta Municipal Authority (HMA) approved a payment of $40,242.00 for a Spur Gear Drive Replacement Project for a piece of sewer plant machinery that stopped working at their July 17 regular meetin...

Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes announced that the voter registration deadline is Friday, Aug. 3 to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 28 State, Federal and County Runoff Primary E...

Members of the Henryetta and surrounding communities and countians should be aware of a voluntary recall of several drug products which contain the active ingredient, valsartan, according to a press r...