The second in-county battle is set to commence Friday night. Beggs, 2-1, and Okmulgee, 1-2, will take the field at Beggs for both schools' second district game of the season. Last year, Beggs ran away...

This Sunday, Oct. 4 is the 17th Sunday after Trinity. Readings will be from Proverbs 25:6– 14, Ephesians 4:1–6 and Luke 14:1–11 Whoever Humbles Himself will be Exalted “Do not put yourself forward in ...

It is carnival and fair time! Unfortunately, covid has cancelled a lot of these celebrations this year. There are some that are doing drive through food trucks though! Fun! I have put together a serie...

Donald J. Sobol, American writer of children’s books was born October 4, 1924 in New York, N.Y. He had one sister and his father owned several gas stations. Sobol graduated from NYC Ethical Culture Fi...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins updated the county commissioners on the recent property sale. Held Sept. 21, the resale put about 75 pieces of county property back on the rolls. Lampkins stat...

Henryetta resident Nancy Wadley has long taken care of Nichols Park on a daily basis, from picking up trash and debris to decorating with flowers and items for various seasons. Her dedication to the p...

Henryetta Free-Lance will publish special pages this year dedicated to the community’s veterans in the Veteran’s Day issue on Wednesday, Nov. 11. We would like to honor and give thanks to all the men ...

Rogers State University (RSU) in Claremore announced DarciJo Johnson of Henryetta was named to the President’s Honor Roll for the Summer 2020 semester. In addition to Johnson, In addition to Johnson, ...

Henryetta Board of Education announced traditional in-person classes will resume on Monday, Oct. 12 during a Special Meeting held last Thursday evening to discuss the re-entry plan for 2020-2021. Publ...

An 18-year-old woman was killed in an accidental shooting over the weekend. According to Sgt. Aaron Swayze of the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Department, Autumn Cannady was shot and killed at the locat...

LaPatrick Vann Eric Talton Anecia Voss John Wilson Treshawn Cummings Kenny Lewis (far left) and Kennedy Lewis (second from right) Garrett McElroy Dekoven Wallace Gavin Garcia

Nicardio Hunt placed second in Okmulgee’s home cross country meet. Full results will be in Friday’s paper.

The Demons were unstoppable Friday night as they rolled over Henryetta 50-13 in both teams’ first district games. Beggs’ offense proved to be a powerhouse as they had 436 total yards, with 54 passing ...

The Dewar Dragons nearly shut out Foyil in an overwhelming 69-6 win last Friday. By the end of the first quarter, the Dragons had already racked up 48 points over Foyil. Foyil scored their touchdown i...

The Lady Demons showed up in Bi-Districts to take two major wins over Hugo to move on to regionals Monday. The Lady Demons shut out Hugo in the first game with a 15-0 win. Kaci Phelps pitched a no hit...

27th Sunday (A) God’s relationship with people is at the heart of both the first reading and the Gospel we hear today, but there is a difference. In Isaiah, destruction comes to the vineyard; in the G...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) applauded a federal court decision last week that ordered the extension of the Census deadline to the original October 31 date. That extra month will m...

Not much ‘going and coming’ here at the retirement village on these days when the temperature is trying it’s best to get to one hundred degrees! As my old daddy used to say, “It is hotter than blue bl...

A bid for a lease purchase of a 2020 motor grader was tabled after discussion Monday morning by the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. Three bids were opened during the meeting, with the lease pu...

First Presbyterian Church of Okmulgee will host Shoes, Socks and Books! on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade students. A free pair of tennis shoes will b...