Okmulgee County Emergency Management (OCEM) hosted a Hazard Mitigation meeting on Tuesday at The Briefcase in Henryetta. According to OCEM Director Tim Craighton, no decisions were made though plans w...

It’s rodeo time in Henryetta! Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Committee Co-Chair Tammie Hiatt announced the Roy Madden Spring Roundup Rodeo starts tonight-Friday with Mutton Bustin at 7 p.m. The t...

Today–June 3 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in June 28 State, Federal and County Primary Election, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes said t...

Henryetta High School (HHS) announces that Senior packets are complete and now available in the high school office. Packets can be picked up Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chromebooks a...

Quite a number of bids were opened during Tuesday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. Bid #15 was for 6-month road materials for the county. After opening and verifying the bids, ...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) June 2, 1922 SULLIVAN FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL ROOM James E. Sullivan, prominent writer and former contributor to the Saturday Even...

Eagle Pride was on display at the Morris All Sports Banquet recently, honoring the various students and graduating seniors of the Class of 2022. The banquet was sponsored by the Morris Athletic Booste...

Bill Springman Hitting & Pitching Clinic June 6-7 @ Okmulgee Schools Hitting Facility June 6 for ages 7-12 (hitting) and June 7 for ages 9-12 (pitching). Pre-registration is required (There is registr...

The Rogers State University women’s softball team made history this past Tuesday, defeating Cal State Dominguez Hills 6-1 to capture its first-ever NCAA Division II national championship. One of the m...

Historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium in Okmulgee will be the site of a 5-day summer basketball league that will take place during a 4-week period. The summer league will feature the host Okmulgee Lady Bu...

Don't forget to come by and signup for the Henryetta Public Library Summer Reading Program! The first program will be held on Monday, June 6 at 1:30 p.m. at Veteran's Park, next to the library. Bring ...

One of my favorite things to eat is Tex-Mex. I say Tex-Mex because most of what we eat in the U.S. is not true Mexican food. I am going to share a brief history and explain the difference between the ...

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 730 will meet on Thursday, June 9 at 11 on the OSU Institute of Technology Campus in Okmulgee. The meeting will be held in the...

A Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) accident on May 30 that resulted in the death of a five-year-old boy from Henryetta remains under investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). According to an ac...

Annette Sisson, co-owner of Aquarius Vintage antique store in Henryetta, was the special guest speaker during last week’s meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. She was the guest of Lion of the Week, As...

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on May 25 at 1:32 a.m. on the OK-56 near North Mission Street, one mile north of Okmulgee. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Brian W...

Amid an excessively windy morning on Monday, a touching Memorial Day Service was hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 at Westlawn Cemetery in honor of the brave fallen men and women of ou...

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On Friday, June 3, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Tribal Government Relations will host “Bringing Benefits Home” at the Eufaula Indian Community Building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The e...

Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will celebrate Juneteenth with “Music through the Ages” on Thursday, June 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in ...