A special feature for today’s Free-Lance is a fun and welcoming hometown shop, the Nail Boutique on Henryetta’s Main Street. For the past two-and-a-half years, co-owner and Lead Nail Technician Kelly ...

Former Henryettan, Margaret A. Cameron, celebrated her 100th birthday on Aug. 25. A well-known Okmulgee County civic leader and retired social worker, Margaret moved from Kansas to Oklahoma in 1935. S...

Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, Aug. 29 – Choice of Cereal, Toast and Jelly, Fruits Galore, and Milk Thursday, Aug. 30 – Scrambled Eggs, Toast and Jelly, Fruits Galore, Choice of Cereal,...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) primarily works on state issues, but occasionally a federal issue will appear that demands our attention. One federal issue that we feel compelled to w...

Sept. 1 Labor Day Gospel Singing The Jack Clifford Memorial Labor Day Gospel Singing will be at 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 1, at the Henryetta High School auditorium. This year will feature The Williamsons, C...

Once again, Disney takes a classic and turns it into a live action movie to reiterate and bring back to life characters for younger moviegoers. Christopher Robin is a muddled, family film that can’t q...

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...

With changing times in education, the Oklahoma State Department of Education would like to inform parents about child nd opportunities. “All children with disabilities, residing in the State, whether ...

Sept. 1 Labor Day Gospel Singing The Jack Clifford Memorial Labor Day Gospel Singing will be at 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 1, at the Henryetta High School auditorium. This year will feature The Williamsons, C...

In 1971 Congress designated August 26th as Women’s Equality Day. This day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting the right to vote to women. The amendment was...

“Klip-Thump – Klip-Thump – Klip-Thump”. My shoes mocked me. I never thought a set of footwear could mock. Or embarrass. Or harass. But in the world of a self-conscious adolescent they could and seemed...