As the Memorial Day holiday approaches, the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO) and Oklahoma law enforcement want to remind all drivers of the importance of seat belt use. The annual 'Click It or Ti...

Henryetta Elementary School announced 1st through 5th grade students listed on the Board of Education Honor Roll, Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Principal’s Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance for the 1st...

Hillcrest Hospital in Henryetta was recently named one of Modern Healthcare’s 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2019. The hospital is one of seven Oklahoma health care organizations on the 201...

Oklahoma House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year-2020 general appropriations bill May 17, approving an $8.1 billion state budget that includes historic savings, pay raises for teachers and sta...

Okmulgee District Representative Del Beaver has formally announced his candidacy for Second Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in the upcoming election. Rep. Beaver made his announcement on his fami...

Two Georgia men are facing drug complaints following their arrest Friday evening on Interstate 40 near Henryetta. Dusty Ryan Brooks, 25, and Colby Tyler Brooks, 28, both of Cedartown, Georgia, are bei...

Okmulgee native Thomas “Tom” Payne spoke at the Okmulgee County Commissioners meeting Monday about a possible Okmulgee County memorial which would honor the area men killed in action. “Some years ago,...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce announces the 13th Annual Jim Shoulders Roundup Rodeo will be held on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 at the Jim Shoulders Living Legends Rodeo Arena at Nichols Park....

For well over a year, Alan Kerby of Henryetta has been meeting with groups, organizations, schools and others to receive support for the School Trauma Kit Project. A community-based project, the Schoo...

Hillcrest, OSU Medical Center, St. John’s, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Ascension are sponsoring a Salute to Nurses Contest for 2019. Among the nurses in the contest is Hillcrest Hospital H...

Henryetta First United Methodist Church hosted the Senior Boys BBQ on Wednesday. Guest speaker was church member James Williams. All those attending enjoyed great food and good fellowship.

Beta Sigma Phi sorority sponsored the Senior Girls Tea for the Henryetta High School Class of 2019 on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church. Featured guest speaker was Jenny Belcher Row, an emp...

Henryetta Band Boosters and Knight Brigade want to recognize everyone who contributed to fundraising efforts over the past year for the upcoming trip to the Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. “We...

The Okmulgee County Health Department and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) are investigating a confirmed case of measles in Okmulgee County. This is the first confirmed case of measles i...

Okmulgee County Family YMCA will host a Summer Youth Weightlifting Classes on Tuesdays and Thursday starting Tuesday, June 4 through Thursday, Aug. 8. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. f...

District 16 State Representative Scott Fetgatter spoke with the Okmulgee Times to address the controversy surrounding remarks caught on a hot mic earlier this week at the State Capitol. On Monday, whi...

A Proclamation declaring the month of May as National Campaign of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 was signed by Henryetta Mayor Jennifer Munholland and City Clerk Donna Wh...

Air Evac Lifeteam 135 of Henryetta grilled burgers on May 10 for Hillcrest Hospital-Henryetta nurses as a thank you for their service to the community in honor of Nurses Week. Derrick Francis and Jess...