By Mindi Kimbro
The accomplishments of Olney High School FFA members were on display Wednesday night during the annual FFA Banquet, held at the OISD cafeteria. FFA officers conducted the opening and closing ceremony and presented awards.   Read more
 
 

lifestyles

Chase McClatchy of Olney and Carrie Boyle of Graham are pleased to announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Pastor Tom and Vickey Boyle.   Read more
 
The Olney High School One-Act play cast and crew will perform its state qualifying play, “Anatomy of Gray,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in the high school auditorium.   Read more
 
DDP
Matthew Ray Meredith and Jenn Mallory Rogers of Tyler are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Gerald and Paula Rodgers and the late Tanna Scifres-Rodgers.   Read more
 

& Kali Pulliam and Blake Swenson, both of Lubbock, are pleased to announce their engagement   Read more

 

Rachel Elizabeth Altmiller and Michael Ryan Escalona of Waco are pleased to announce their engagement   Read more

 
 

community news

Open positions on the Olney City Council and Hamilton Hospital Board of Directors were filled when polls closed on a relatively slow election day Saturday, May 11.   Read more
 
Trustees threw their support behind a request from campus administrators to increase the instructional day at Olney ISD by 15 minutes starting in the 2013-2014 school year following a brief presentation on Monday, May 13.   Read more
 
Work to rehabilitate the football field at Cub Stadium began this week. Large water storage tanks (pictured) have been delivered to the stadium, and were filled with water Tuesday, May 7.   Read more
 
 

sports headlines

The Olney Lady Cubs ended their playoff run with a pair of regional quarterfinal losses to Windthorst Friday, May 10, at Graham. “The Windthorst series was a playoff round I looked forward to,” said Coach Mark McCorkle.   Read more
 
The Follett Lady Panthers fell to Olney’s Lady Cubs in the first two games of a three-game area softball playoff series held Friday, May 4. Now they prepare to face off against the Windthorst Trojanettes in the regional quarterfinal round.   Read more
 

After a loss to the 2A Holliday Lady Eagles, the Lady Cubs entered the Windthorst Tournament last week   Read more