OLNEY TOWN TALK
On this episode of Town Talk, Olney Enterprise Editor and Town Talk host, Gina Keating, discusses rural area points of interests.
News Stories
The First Baptist Church of Olney kicked off the giving season last week by collecting gift boxes for Operation Christmas Child and encouraging Olneyites to play Secret Santa to residents of Grace
By Gina Keating | Editor
Members of the Pride of Olney High School Band (POOHS) ranked fifth at the Area B UIL Marching Contest on November 2. Contest was held at Ram Stadium in Mineral Wells.
By Marilyn Bennett | Poohs Band Co-director
Nine students from the Olney High School Band were chosen for the Association of Texas Small School Band - Region North Zone Bands on Saturday, Nov. 9.
By Marilyn Bennett | Poohs Band Co-director
Congratulations to the District 9AA first place winning Junior High One-Act play cast, crew, and directors of Olney Junior High School’s performance of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned by Being
The Graham Regional Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol.” Performances will be Friday, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8 and Dec.
A Honor Roll
9th grade
Mackenzie Berngen
Kynlee Lauderdale
Victoria Pint
10th grade
Cheyanne Burger
Braelyn Casteel
Darla Castillo
Colby Johnson
Sports
The Olney Cubs varsity basketball team hosted the Chico Dragons for a season opener.
After a crushing victory against Chillicothe a week earlier, the Lady Cubs fell to the Peaster Lady Hounds, 32-8.
Four-Year POOHS member Anay Santibanez is escorted by parents Aida Flores and Consepcion Santibanez.
The OHS Lady Cubs Volleyball season came to an end with the loss to the Quanah Lady Indians in the Bi-District playoff game.
Obituaries
Jim Lawrence Cuba, 94, of Megargel, Texas, passed away Monday, October 14, 2024, at Hospice of Wichita Falls. A rosary will be held on Saturday, October 19, at 11:30 a.m. at St.
Evelyn Altmiller of Olney, Texas, died on Saturday, September 14, 2024, in Wichita Falls, Texas, at the age of 88. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Lunn Funeral Home of Olney.
Dorothy M. Matus
Dorothy M. Matus, 92, of Wichita Falls since 2013, formerly of Megargel and Olney, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2024.
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