Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Executive Directory Roy Madden was the special guest speaker at the Tuesday meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. Madden discussed upcoming events including the Christmas ...

Candidates for Board of Education seats in 10 Okmulgee County school districts and for the Okmulgee City Councilmember at Large (Mayor) seat will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning Monday, Dec. ...

Small Business Saturday is this weekend and many shops in Henryetta are joining in. There are many reasons to shop local this holiday season. Here are the top 10. 1) Buy Local - Support yourself!! Sev...

Four people are were arrested last Friday following the theft of a trailer in Okmulgee County. Sheriff Eddy Rice stated that a flatbed trailer was taken from a residence north of Okmulgee on Nov. 16. ...

An Okmulgee woman was killed in an accident Tuesday evening near Morris. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol report states the collision occured about 4:47 on Highway 52, 1/2 mile south of Herrick Road, which...

Henryetta City Council approved a motion authorizing City Manager Donna White to give a one-time pay adjustment of $200 to hourly employees and $500 to salary employees at their Nov. 20 regular meetin...

Family, friends and supporters looked on Wednesday, Nov. 14 as Sen. Roger Thompson was sworn in to serve another four years in the State Senate. The ceremony was held in the Senate Chamber a week afte...

Students in Mrs. Spurlock’s Pre-Kindergarten class at the Henryetta Early Childhood Center celebrated Thanksgiving with treats and hand-made costumes. Dressing as Native Americans and Pilgrims, the cl...

Seventh-day Adventist Churches Okmulgee SDA Church, on Hwy. 62 between Morris and Okmulgee Maranatha SDA Church, 1213 East Chicago We invite you to join us at any of our services. Bible study, Nov. 24...

Central Football League (CFL) of Tulsa teams had an amazing season with coaches, parents and fans expressing their immense pride of area teams with all their successes and hard work. League teams incl...

Nominations are now being accepted for 2018 Henryettan of the Year at the Free-Lance office. Before the end of the year, nominees must be named so they can be announced at the annual Henryetta Chamber...

At the Nov. 16 Special (rescheduled) Meeting of the Henryetta School Board, members hired Stacy Saddler as an elementary para-professional and Courtney Lollis as an elementary prekindergarten teacher’...

First graders in Mrs. Glover’s classroom at Henryetta Elementary have joined other Okmulgee County schools as they share their own “directions” on how the holiday staple should be cooked. Henryetta Fr...

A Motocross, Pulled Pork BBQ & Silent Auction Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24 to benefit the Toliver family at 12701 N. Hwy. 75 in Okmulgee. Pulled pork BBQ sandwiches will be available t...

Henryetta Public Schools are hosting a Holiday Can Food Drive through Friday, Dec. 14. Each student is encouraged to bring four cans of food with them to school. The top class with the most donations ...

Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, Nov. 21 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Thursday, Nov. 22 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Friday, Nov. 23 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Monday, Nov. ...

The Okmulgee County Courthouse will close early for the Thanksgiving holiday beginning Wednesday. Offices will close at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed Thursday and Friday. Emergency operations ...

The annual Okmulgee Main Street Sparkle Spree event kicks off this Friday. This contest runs through December and is a chance to get some money back for your Christmas shopping. Businesses around Okmu...

First National Bank & Trust (FNB) of Henryetta hosted a Retirement Reception for Gayle Machetta on Nov. 13. Machetta has been in the banking industry for the past 30 years. In 1989, she began her care...

Henryetta High School cheerleader Ashlyn Green was recently named Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) All-Region Cheerleader. She is the daughter of Keith and Melanie Green.