A Wetumka man is in jail following his arrest for burglary of a Henryetta business. Henryetta Police Henryetta Police Department (HPD) officers arrested 21-year-old Zachary Austin Berry for his role i...

Property owners at 320 West Main Street in Henryetta have been busy the past few weeks with building upgrades to house their new business, Henryetta Nutrition. Co-owners Kelli Ogle and Hayley Thomason...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce combined efforts with Representative Logan Phillips to host a combined virtual legislative forum with the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce on May 1 at 9 a.m. The meeting will...

Henryetta City Council approved the resignation of Gary Clason during their Tuesday evening regular monthly meeting. Clason was elected to the councilman-at-large ward last year by Henryetta voters. M...

Changes are on the horizon for Oklahoma activities with the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association voting to approve ticket increases. The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association ...

Morris senior Avery Tittle was entranced with softball at a young age. When she was little, she would watch her brother play and knew she wanted to take up the sport she saw him enjoy so much. “My bro...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Tourism & Recreation Department recently announced that the 46th annual MCN Festival in Okmulgee has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The Tourism & Recre...

May 11 Henryetta ECC and Kindergarten Enrollment Henryetta Early Child Center (ECC) and Kindergarten planned to hold enrollment for the 3-year-old program, Pre-K and Kindergarten on Monday, Tuesday an...

Are you missing your favorite restaurant? Are you stuck at home? Do you maybe live too far? Maybe you just don’t want to pay the price for that burger? No problem! Let’s make it at home! One of my fav...

April 24 is Arbor Day – when people promote planting trees because of the vital part they hold in our surroundings. Trees do a lot for us including feeding us with fruits and nuts. They provide homes ...

This Sunday, April 26 is the Third Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday. The reading for this Sunday is from John 10:11-16. Servant for the week is Pastor and Reverend Dr. Christian C. Tiews Activit...

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) in Okmulgee announced two new financial incentives for returning students designed exclusively to help offset the economic and educational imp...

Area students were recently asked by Free-Lance staff how they feel about being quarantined and not able to attend public school. The majority of them really miss being around and playing with their f...

If you have braved travel to any local stores during the last month, you would notice that toilet paper and hand sanitizer have been pretty thin on the ground, if not missing entirely. Since the pande...

With Spring in full effect, hummingbirds are visiting feeders as some Henryetta residents’ homes as a supplement to their natural diet. Hummingbirds use the sugar water, fueling their quick energy to ...

Henryetta Yard of the Month Committee is seeking nominations for yards that are wellgroomed, attractive and enrich the quality of life in their community. Deadline for the April Yard of the Month is F...

Henryetta Public Schools announced high school graduation will be held on Saturday, July 11 at 8 p.m. at Cameron Field, provided Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines have been lifted at that t...

The Contest of the Candidacy has been set for April 27 at 9 a.m. at the Okmulgee County Courthouse, Courtroom 1. R. David Walker filed the motion against Rashid Abdulla. In his petition, Walker states...

An Okmulgee woman is behind bars after her recent arrest following a home burglary. A deputy with the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office responded Saturday morning to a burglary call on South 340 Road,...

The Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town has its roots in Alabama. In the 1830s and 1840s the tribe was forcibly relocated to Oklahoma under the Indian Removal Act and now is headquartered in Wetumka with a ...