Henryetta Board of Education hired Tamara Cashman as a first grade teacher and Erin Heck as a third grade teacher for the 2019-2020 school year at their regular board meeting Monday night. Board Presi...

A county man decided to start his 4th of July celebration a bit early with a high-speed chase eventually resulting in his arrest. According to court documents, on July 4, at approximately 1:54 a.m., a...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) approved reimbursing the City of Henryetta for engineering services in the amount of $4,895.00 and for sewer system improvements in the amount of $31,88...

The Henryetta Lollygaggers will be joining 16 other teams at the Coach Pitch State Tournament in Clinton Tuesday, July 9 to Saturday, July 13. Starting the Coach Pitch Regional Tournament against the ...

Madison Byroads carved out her own path at Henryetta High School this past year as a freshman and continues to do so on her own this summer. Competing with the Lady Outlaws, a competitive women’s wres...

Sunny beaches and gold medals are in the Okmulgee Roadrunners future. Runners from Okmulgee County traveled to Emporia, Kan. this weekend to compete in the USA Track and Field Region 9 Championship. T...

While the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is recognized as the state’s preeminent watchdog and advocate for children, we know that improving conditions for children is a team effort. Ther...

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" (Psalm 23:6). "The verse means that God will dwell with me all my life," says Dev...

The way to victory is through hardship The way to rest is through toil The way to life is through death” This is verily true in every Christian’s life committed to their Master. As we experience the w...

The meeting room is like so many others in Oklahoma, with a standard conference table, overhead projector and wall map. Attendees exchange small talk and grab coffee from the back of the room. There’s...

Every Independence Day we celebrate our Founding Fathers who had the courage to go against the British monarch and create their own government. They had a vision for a government controlled by the peo...

Okmulgee Community Church Dominion & Glory Encounter Okmulgee Community Church will hold the Dominion & Glory Encounter July 15-21 at the church, located at 729 S. Chickasaw in Okmulgee. There will be...

Wednesday, July 10 – Chicken Rice Casserole, Steamed Broccoli, Harvard Beets, Fruit Cup, Cinnamon Roll, and Milk Thursday, July 11 – Cheeseburger on Bun, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Pickle, Copper Penny C...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) of Henryetta Board of Trustees are pictured above during a Groundbreaking Ceremony held Tuesday morning for the addition of a new Okemah branch. The branch will be located...

Ryan Clark, a Henryetta High School (HHS) Senior, recently participated in Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s (OKFB) Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture Conference held June 25-28 in Oklahoma City. The annual thre...

In the history of Conservation work in Oklahoma there have been several Watershed moments – a turning point – that changed the future of our state for the better. These include the Dust Bowl, resultin...

Brian Kent Pharaoh, a Henryetta High School graduate, was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserves (USAR). Lt. Col. Pharaoh was bestowed the honor after r...

FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are again open for Okmulgee County residents. The center will be open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Henryetta. Located at the Henryetta Fire Department...

An Okmulgee woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident on July 3 at 5:03 a.m. on Eastbound I-40 at mile marker 207, five miles west of Cromwell in Seminole County according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol...