Wilson football enjoys first winning season in 7-year history in 2022In the first six seasons of its existence, the Wilson Tiger varsity football program combined for an 8-48 record.In 2022, the Tiger...

Each summer, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) holds our annual Heroes Ball to celebrate champions for children selected by our Board of Directors.This year, our honorees are the Cherok...

OHCE recognized their 30-year and 10-year members.OCSO arrested five people after a car-jacking. Officers were led through a series of twists and turns, but the incident resulted in the arrests being ...

“Maybe the things Jesus asks people to do are so hard that they do not want to do it,” says Maggie, 11. “It’s easier to quit.”Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is difficult because one is usually swimm...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association held the first of three camps last week at historic Harmon Field in Okmulgee. The first preseason camp, which had about 50 attendees each day, at Harmon Field ...

The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce recently announced the winners of the July 4th Window Decorating Contest. The theme was all things patriotic.The winners were:• First Place: The Shack 2.0 won $300• 2...

Community open house is SaturdayThe Okmulgee County Family YMCA will be a busy place this week, with a basketball camp and community open house planned.On Thursday, the Oklahoma City Thunder will hold...

Monday was the fifth meeting of the Henryetta Public Library Program Summer Reading Program for the kids. Kathy Crosby talked Monday to the kids about the importance of helping others in the community...

“... Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godl...

I don’t know about you but I’ve always had something of an aversion to those sayings, oftentimes one-liners, that we can frequently say to each other, especially when someone is going through a diffic...

The Okmulgee County Democrats will meet Thursday, July 20, at the OSUIT Student Union at 6 p.m. with the business meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. Visit the Okmulgee County Democrats Facebook page or cal...

Oklahoma Human Services is seeking public comments about the federally- funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through a public comment meeting to be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, A...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from December business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

The Okmulgee County Family YMCA is hosting a County-Wide School Supply Giveaway event previously hosted by the Salvation Army, according to Executive Director Katie McElhaney.It will be drive thru sty...

The Rowan Fund is offering free YMCA swim lessons for Okmulgee County foster families.Space is limited. Reserve your spot by July 25 and sign up at the Okmulgee YMCA. Be sure to say that you are a Row...

First Family Federal Credit Union won 3rd place in the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Window Decorating Contest. With a patriotic theme, FFFCU focused on the military. According to Amber Mordecai, empl...

Newly appointed Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Jeffrey Moore delivered his first report during Monday’s commissioner meeting. He began by mentioning that much of the previous week was s...

The Free-Lance and Times staff were excited to see Henryetta Public Schools Therapy Dog (In-Training) Miss Mace off Friday morning to a two-week training. Stopping by to pick up donations of dog food ...

Vendors, food, fun and more planned for Aug. 5Plan now to attend and enjoy the upcoming 7 Hills Music Fest, set for Aug. 5 at Henryetta’s Nichols Park.The music will be from 4-10 p.m. with five musica...

AG Drummond addresses major issuesOklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond visited Okmulgee County on a listening tour Monday to discuss issues facing the state. Drummond was in Henryetta Monday mor...