First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) and Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month for October was awarded to Buddy and Sue Green who live at 1111 Hillcrest in Henryetta. Staci Horton and A...

Okmulgee County Republicans will host their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at the American Legion at 730 W. 6th Street in Okmulgee. A business meeting will be held at 6 p.m. for registered Republ...

Tulledega 201 Masonic Lodge will host an All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry Fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 402 E. Trudgeon in Henryetta. The meal will include fish, all the trimmings, ...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) will present their annual Variety Show on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. “You can expect puppets, some awesome singing, fabulous dancing, s...

Town of Dewar will host their Fall Town-Wide Yard Sale starting Friday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Oct. 10. No permits are required to hold a sale for this weekend only. All signs must be cleaned up and r...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) held a brief Special Meeting on Monday morning to discuss the negotiation of the 419 W. Trudgeon property for the purpose of public parking. A motion wa...

Though the Dewar annual Harvest Festival was canceled on Saturday due to rain, the Harvest Festival Pageant was still held with 17 contestans in attendance. Raina Been was crowned Harvest Queen and Ol...

PHOTOS BY TRACY GOZA, FREE-LANCE EDITOR Reagan Adele Robertson, 0 to 24 Month Princess Murphy Ridgeway, 0 to 24 Month Runner-Up Johnny Jackson, 5-8 Prince Emma Marie Dean Luna Potter Ellie Jackson Fin...

Wednesday, Oct. 6 – Polish Cuts with Onion and Peppers, Cabbage, Cubed Potatoes, Cornbread, Seasonal Fruit and Milk Thursday, Oct. 7 – Brown Sugar Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes with Brown Gravy, Green Bea...

The Salvation Army is now accepting Christmas Angels and offering food basket sign-ups through Friday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily at 111 E. 11th Street in Okmulgee. Required items at the tim...

Henryetta First Baptist Church, Joy In Life Ministries and Dewar First Baptist Church are partnering to provide 200 Thanksgiving baskets to needy families in the community. Donations are being accepte...

The Morris Lady Eagles’ dreams of a fastpitch softball state tournament appearance in 2021 fell just short last Friday evening at Coalgate High School. The Lady Eagles’ bid for State ended with a 2-0 ...

The Preston Lady Pirate fastpitch softball team saw their bid for a state tournament appearance in 2021 end with back-to-back losses last Thursday in Fairland. Last Thursday’s two-straight setbacks in...

The Henryetta Golden Knights were held scoreless for the first time in 2021 last Friday with a 44-0 loss to the visiting Metro Christian Patriots. The Knights were unable to find the end zone in a gam...

The Okmulgee Junior Football program hosted the Shawnee Wolves in Red Dirt League action this past Saturday at historic Harmon Field. The visitors took the middle two contests, while the host Junior B...

The Preston varsity baseball team will have to wait another season to snap their fall baseball state tournament appearance drought. The Pirates’ drought now stands at 16 following an 8-2 loss to the T...

The Beggs Golden Demons remained unbeaten in district play in 2021 with a 38-14 victory over their county rivals, the Okmulgee Bulldogs, this past Friday night at historic Harmon Field in Okmulgee. Th...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team used a 40-point scoring output in the second half last Friday to record their latest win. The Dragons turned a 6-point halftime lead into a huge 32-point advanta...

Fifty years ago, on Oct. 3, 1971, Deniece Fay Ross and Joseph “Jody” Preston Caldwell III were married. They met at the Tasty Freeze in Okmulgee where Jody fell in love at first sight. Deniece served ...

Accepting Refugees a Matter of Life and Death OKLAHOMA CITY – Around 1,800 Afghan refugees will arrive in Oklahoma in the days and weeks to come. That’s the third-most in the country, after only Calif...