Under the bright lights of Chad Richison Stadium last Thursday night, the Dewar Dragons wrote the final chapter to a season that already felt like a legend in the making. A season of grit, fire, heart...

Henryetta High School senior Camrynn Watkins reached a milestone Tuesday afternoon inside the Knight Center, signing her national letter of intent to run collegiate cross country for the Seminole Stat...

The three-day candidate filing period for local school boards and municipal offices in Okmulgee County officially closed Wednesday, setting the stage for a series of nonpartisan elections that will ta...

Henryetta is set to shine brighter than ever this Saturday, Dec. 6, as the community gathers for one of the most festive nights of the season - Henryetta Hallmark Christmas. From 4-9 p.m. at Gazebo Pa...

Henryetta Public Schools is celebrating an early Christmas this week, thanks to the extraordinary generosity and behind- the-scenes dedication of the Henryetta Education Foundation (HEF). In an announ...

The Henryetta Free-Lance is calling for nominations for the coveted Henryettan of the Year award, honoring those who have dedicated their time, talent and efforts to make Henryetta a stronger, more vi...

November 29, 2025Yvette Marie Mitchell, 66, died on November 29, 2025, in Tulsa. Memorial services will be held Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Okmulgee Chapel of Keith D. Bigelow Funer...

July 2, 1955 - December 3, 2025Karen Martin, a resident of Henryetta, passed away on December 3, 2025, at the age of 70. Services are pending with Rogers Funeral Home.

J.T. HowardJ.T. Howard, a resident of Dewar, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2025, in Dewar at the age of 76. He was born August 20, 1949, in Palo Pinto, Texas to Sidney Hardy Howard and Billie M. ...

January 29, 1974 - November 25, 2025Rodney Jones, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2025, in Tulsa at the age of 51. He was born January 29, 1974, in Henryetta to Robert Willia...

Judy Karen (Wilson) Barwick was born on December 3, 1949, in Henryetta to Vincent and Hazel Wilson. She passed away on August 20, 2025, in Oklahoma City surrounded by her loved ones.December 3, 1949 -...

January 21, 1941 - November 25, 2025Christine Thelma (Curry Weaver) Harris, a lifelong resident of Okmulgee, died November 25, 2025, in Okmulgee at the age of 84. She was born on a winter Tuesday, Jan...

December 16, 1982 - November 18, 2025Lecia Behn, age 42, a resident of Henryetta, answered the Master’s call to join Him in Paradise on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Hillcrest Hospital in Henryetta s...

August 26, 1937 - November 27, 2025Cora Belle Brown Smart, longtime Okmulgee resident and a current resident of Macon, Mo., passed away Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025, in Macon. She was born Augu...

January 22, 1954 - November 28, 2025Glenda Sue Silkwood, a longtime resident of Henryetta, passed away Friday, November 28, 2025, in Muskogee at the age of 71. She was born on January 22, 1954, in Hen...

May 9, 1950 - November 28, 2025Cheryl Ann (Cathron) Whomble, lifelong Okmulgee resident, died Friday, November 28, 2025, at 75 years of age. She was at St. Francis hospital in Tulsa, surrounded by her...

November 18, 1963 - November 30, 2025Ricky Lee Hatcher, Sr., 62, resident of Okmulgee, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025. Ricky was born to James Howard Hatcher, Sr. and Beverly Ann (Faulkner) Hat...

December 3, 2025Dale “Dude” Howard passed away December 3,2025. Services are pending with Rogers Funeral Home.

A landmark of service, sacrifice and resilience in Okmulgee’s Black community has earned one of the nation’s highest historic honors.The Oklahoma Historical Society and the State Historic Preservation...

The PreACT Rising Stars program, in its inaugural year, honors students who score in the top half of all U.S. students who take the PreACT 8/9 Assessment. That exam provides a preview of the ACT test ...