The Dewar Dragons cross country teams turned in a strong overall performance at the 8th Annual Lexington Bulldog Invitational on Oct. 2, with several athletes earning top finishes and personal records...

In front of one of the largest and loudest home crowds of the season, the Beggs Junior High Golden Demons overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to take down the previously unbeaten Holdenville Wo...

Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 will hold a Flag Drive to raise money to purchase new flags due to the wear and tear of current flags.The service life of each cemetery memorial flag ...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners gathered for their regular weekly meeting on Monday, where they tackled a small agenda ranging from road closures and utility agreements to tax allocations, ...

The Henryetta Free-Lance and Okmulgee Times will welcome the public for an Open House this Friday, Oct. 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. As part of National Newspaper Week, patrons are invited to stop...

The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is accepting applications for its 2026 mentoring grants. New and existing Oklahoma mentoring programs that serve students in grades K-12 are eligible to apply fo...

The Henryetta Knights celebrated Homecoming Week in style last Friday with a Homecoming ceremony and a glorious 32-14 victory over the Wilburton Diggers. Congratulations to 2025 HHS Homecoming Queen a...

The Henryetta Knights celebrated Homecoming Week in style last Friday with a Homecoming ceremony and a glorious 32-14 victory over the Wilburton Diggers. Pictured are some of the sights from the celeb...

Outdoor enthusiasts and aspiring hunters are invited to the Okmulgee Wildlife Management Area (WMA) on Oct. 25, for a unique opportunity to gain valuable hunting skills while enjoying a full day of ou...

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 in Henryetta and VFW Post 1189 in Okmulgee, in partnership with the VFW Auxiliary, are once again proud to invite students from across Okmulgee County to pa...

“Moses holded out his stick, and it splitted up,” says Jessica, age 6. “It was a miracle when Moses put the stick into the big sea,” adds Hillary, 6.Gee, I wonder whether Teddy Roosevelt was thinking ...

Matthew 7:12 - So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.Who was Jesus’ audience when he gave what we refer to as the Sermon on the M...

Missy Nash of Luv Ford recently traveled to Beggs and Dewar to honor Athletes of the Week Jordan Wesley of the Golden Demons football team and Peyton Kilhoffer of the Dragons football team. Pictured a...

Part 2-As explained in Part 1 of this series, the fall of 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Beggs High School’s 1975 football team winning the Class A state championship. It was Beggs’ first sports s...

The Morris Eagles fought valiantly in one of the highest-scoring games of their 2025 season, but ultimately came up just short in a 49-46 shootout loss against the Atoka Wampus Cats on Thursday night....

The Beggs Golden Demons traveled to Davis on Friday night to take on the defending Class 2A-II state champion Wolves and came up short in a tough 51-0 district loss.Despite the final score, Beggs (3-2...

The Beggs Junior Varsity football team secured a hard-fought 21-12 victory over Henryetta JV last Monday at Beggs, in a game that ended prematurely at halftime due to multiple injuries and cramping is...

The Beggs Lady Demons wrapped up their season last week, battling hard through a tough regional slate that showcased their determination, teamwork and never-quit attitude. Despite facing powerful line...

The Beggs Lady Demons took the field Monday night for a game that carried more meaning than the scoreboard. It was Senior Night in Beggs, and the community came together to honor the dedication, leade...

Backup quarterback Michael Hawkins, Jr. shined in his first start as No. 5 Oklahoma cruised to a 44-0 shutout win over Kent State on Saturday. Filling in for the injured John Mateer, Hawkins threw thr...