Sept. 24 Youth Night Tulledega Hills Music Theater will host a Youth Night on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. The event will feature Henryetta Nazarene Youth Band. Members of the youth band include Jorda...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) LOOKING BACK 25 YEARS DOROTHY STEWART RETIRES FROM AEB After working for American Exchange Bank since April 30, 1979, Dorothy ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – There is hopefully good news coming soon for many Oklahoma expectant mothers. The Helping Every Life and Parent, or HELP Task force was convened by the governor to look at ways to supp...

Breakfast Thursday, Sept. 22 – Sausage and biscuit, fruits galore, choice of cereal, toast and jelly and milk. Friday, Sept. 23 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly, fruits galore and milk. Monday, Sep...

Folks, I am telling you, today I am doing nothing! I started doing it yesterday and did not get finished. As I write this, it is another one of those days with the A/C going fullblast. Now, I know our...

As you know, the stock market has attracted a lot of attention – and for good reason, as we’ve seen considerable volatility almost from the beginning of the year. But if you own bonds, or bond-based m...

The jobless rate in Okmulgee County dropped slightly during July, according to recently-released figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Okmulgee County reported a rate of 4.8 percen...

I recently brought my rapidly aging pickup in for repairs on its flux capacitor, and after telling my mechanic my plans to get 300,000 miles out of it, he offered me some advice. Upon learning that hi...

12:17 a.m. – 2 miles S. of Henryetta on Dustin Rd. Animals - Two brown cows near roadway. 1:06 a.m. – SB Hwy. 75/271st St. Animals - Two black cows out on roadway and more in the ditch. 1:59 a.m. – NB...

The Town of Grayson is excited about their upcoming fundraiser set for the first Saturday of October, according to Mayor Leon Anderson. Grayson’s annual Gumbo Festival is used as a fundraiser for the ...

Gail Carson Levine, American author of young adult books, was born Sept. 17, 1947 in New York, N.Y. She and her older sister, Rani, grew up in Washington Heights, a part of upper Manhattan. They lived...

Henryetta Middle School (HMS) recently named Students of the Month, pictured above, for August. Honorees include, Olivia Huckabay, 6th grade; Cy Gavin, 7th grade and Jaden Peavler, 8th grade. Faculty ...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a notification informing the Board of Fire Departments of an upcoming meeting. Chairman Ron Ballard stated this was necessary “to get everybody awar...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) along with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will host a Henryetta Community Blood Drive on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at The Briefcase. The drive will be held from 2 p...

Donna Morrison, Site Manager of MC Nutrition Services (formerly Project H.E.A.R.T) in Henryetta, announced the senior citizens center is open for lunch for those age 60 and older. “At one time, we had...

Henryetta Lions Club plans to host another Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 17 at The Briefcase. Card sales begin at 4 p.m. and the first game starts at 4:30 p.m. Prices include one packet for $3 a...

Dewar Harvest Festival will kick off on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. with a large variety of vendors on Broadway Street as well as live music through 2 p.m. Only one week remains to enter your child in ...

Okmulgee Junior High Softball season came to an end on Sept. 13th against the Holdenville Wolverines. This season, the Junior High Lady Dogs were led by Coaches Shane Bevan and Brad Brown with a 4-4 r...

The Beggs Lady Demon varsity fastpitch softball team were on the losing end of a pair of 15-0 outcomes earlier this week. The shutout losses came in two district contests to the Eufaula Lady Ironheads...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team earned a split decision in a pair of contests earlier this week. The Lady Dragons began the week at home Monday against Buffalo Valley then travel...