After a big 15-7 home win against Indianola, the Lady Dragons are nearing their district tournament, and hoping for the championship title. Dewar head softball coach Donnie Corbin said they’re just st...

Preston Pirates are just one week away from districts. They played two tough teams earlier this week and took two losses. They couldn’t keep up with Crowder and fell 9-1 last Friday. David Cleland led...

Dewar Dragons went to Maud last week and delivered a crushing 45-0 shutout. Right out of the gate, quarterback Joey Fowler scored the first touchdown on a 50-yard run. Thomas Brownfield scored next on...

With the newly implemented bi-districts looming next weekend, Henryetta is one step closer to making it to regionals. Henryetta took home a 4-2 victory over Kiefer on Tuesday. The Lady Knights opened ...

COVID-19 put the brakes on Okmulgee’s football program, but this week they start it up again with an away game against N.O.A.H. The Bulldogs have only been able to play one game, a major 43-28 win aga...

It is carnival and fair time! Unfortunately, covid has cancelled a lot of these celebrations this year. That doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fair foods though! I am going to put together a se...

Woodrow Wilson Rawls was born Sept. 24, 1913 in Scraper, Okla., an unincorporated community in Cherokee County. The 2010 census showed a population of 191 and today it is around 250. Scraper is locate...

Okmulgee County Commissioners awarded severals bids during their weekly session Monday morning. A bid for an 800 megahertz repeater, to be installed on the Henryetta water tower, was awarded in the am...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) began their regular monthly meeting on Monday morning with presenting an oath of office to new trustee Andy Bealko. Bealko will take the place of long-t...

Henryetta Police Department, Henryetta Fire Department and Okmulgee County EMS responded to an accident at 10:01 a.m. on Monday in the 400 block of north 3rd Street. According to HPD Chief Steve Norma...

Three Okmulgee County students recently completed their college degrees at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) for the summer 2020 semester. County graduates include: • Henryetta – Geena Nicole P...

The Sauk (Sac) and Fox tribes originated from Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron in Michigan. Although the tribes have always been closely associated and share similar cultural norms, it was an attack by the F...

Henryetta Free-Lance (HFL) is proud to welcome Jacob Factor as new sports editor. Factor attended Booker T. Washington, Pawhuska, Skiatook and Sapulpa high schools, graduating from Sapulpa High School...

JACOB FACTOR | SPORTS EDITOR

The Lady Eagles were hoping for a district win against Kiefer, but their batting just couldn’t contend with the Lady Trojans’. The Lady Eagles had five hits compared to the Lady Trojans’ 12 in the 8-3...

Last weekend Henryetta cross country competed in Kiefer’s meet. The girls team did not have a complete team with the absence of two runners, but competing were: Kelsie Sadler who placed 78th, Alyssa C...

Even though Wilson lost 14-6 to Olive last Friday, the day was still positive for the Tigers at homecoming. Michael McKinney and Scout Hawkins were crowned homecoming King and Queen, as seen in the to...

The Lady Demons picked up five wins in their blowout championship campaign at Mounds’ tournament over the weekend. First against Olive Thursday, Beggs ended their midseason batting drought by taking a...

Henryetta fastpitch had a busy week, playing three home games Monday and Tuesday, then competing in Bixby’s tournament over the weekend. The Lady Knights’ first game of the week was at home against Ok...

As if things weren’t hard enough for Oklahoma’s small businesses, news comes that the Trump administration plans to claw back a chunk of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds legitimate business...