Staci Alsover, Marketing Director at First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) in Henryetta, announces that nearly 40 apple lists are still available on the Giving Tree. Area teachers filled out class...

There was a great turnout at the official unveiling ceremony for the Jim Shoulders Monument on Aug. 25 at Nichols Park. The event was attended by close friends and family members of Shoulders as well ...

Our teachers play an important roll in the success of our schools. For many years, our teachers have faced budget cuts with limited availability to acquire much-needed supplies for their classrooms. A...

Henryetta’s annual Labor Day celebration officially begins Thursday, Aug. 30 with the return of the Great Plains Amusements Carnival located just behind Cheezies Pizza and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Carniva...

Oklahoma Watch recently announced earnings of school superintendents across the state with more than half collecting a total compensation of $100,000 or more. For the 2017-2018 school year, Okmulgee C...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity fastpitch softball team improved to 8-4 on the year with back-to-back wins over arch rival Morris in a span of four days. The first win for the Lady Knights over the ...

The Henryetta varsity football team hosted Hugo, Spiro, and Eufaula last Thursday in their final preseason scrimmage of 2018. The Knights battled the other three teams in 20-minute quarters to get bet...

Henryetta High School’s cross country team had a successful season opener at the Seminole Invitational Cross Country Meet Aug. 25. The boys cross country varsity out paced their opponents, running hom...

HENRYETTA - The Wilson Tigers added another 'first' in their high school record books last Friday night. The new inscription is the first season-opening win for the Tigers in the school's 3-year histo...

Though hot dogs and hamburgers might garner most of the grilling glory, just about any food can be cooked over an open flame. Even homemade pizza, such as the following recipe for “Kale, Potato and Ch...

Football is back, and with it comes all of the delicious foods served at parking lot tailgates and viewing parties at home. Perhaps no food is more synonymous with football than chicken wings. Sports ...

Women of Legacy Conference 2018 is Sept. 14-15 "Passing the Power of the Spirit to the next generation" Psalm 78:4 - MSG Bible Jubilee Christian Center will be hosting the Women of Legacy Conference 2...

“...because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world”— 1 John 4:4 (NIV). Before having cataract surgery several years ago, I could only discern objects a few feet away. From f...

Some among us consider life is unfair and so they dare to die soon; many others esteem there is nothing to gain after death and so they plan to live. This kind of confusion, distortion or negative vie...

Letter to the Editor This is a letter to the lady that backed into my car the other day. Ma’am, you did not deserve to have to witness the ranting of an idiot. The way I acted was out of line and tota...

Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced that online application submissions for medical marijuana licenses will be available this Saturday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. According to OMMA, all appl...

Community, church, clubs, school, and civic meetings or events can be put into the community calendar section of the Henryetta Free-Lance. If the event is free for the public or of a charitable nature...

Henryetta Lions Club held their regular weekly meeting on Aug. 21 at The Shack on Main Street in Henryetta. Lions members discussed the pancake breakfast benefit and decided to schedule it for the sam...

Oklahoma Watch There are 75 middle-school students in the long, sunlit room, sitting four to a table. They work quietly and independently on laptops, most wearing headphones. Some fidget, their chairs...