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
Young County firefighters are warning residents that a single spark could ignite a fast-moving grass fire as record heat, low humidity and an abundance of sun-scorched vegetation create increasingl
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney High School students hold the annual National Honor Society Induction Ceremony.
First State Bank marked a new chapter in its steady rural growth on Aug.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney Hamilton Hospital patients will begin getting an early look at part of the new hospital campus this month — although they won’t be going inside the new building just yet.
There is a piece of Olney history sitting in Tom Griffin Park that I believe deserves another chance.
By Chris Garcia Cubmaster, Cub Scout Pack 414
A Young County sheriff ’s deputy withdrew his name from consideration for the Republican nomination for Precinct 1 justice of the peace after a county GOP precinct chair reportedly asked whether he
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Graham attorney Taylor Qualls last week entered a fraught race for Young County judge, asking voters to do two things: write her name on the Nov.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney High School has earned national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, ranking No. 1,873 among public high schools nationwide and No. 200 among Texas high schools for 2025-26.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Sports
Although no official score was kept during the Cubs scrimmage against the Texas Leadership Charter Academy Eagles, the Cubs scored the only three touchdowns during the match-up.
Newcastle ISD hosted the Back-to-School bash in their new gym. The gym will have the capacity to host four volleyball games at the same time, when the old gym is used.
The Olney Recreation Association [ORA] hosted the Sixth Annual McClatchy Golf Tournament at the Olney Country Club on the weekend of July 25.
I recently had the honor of representing District 13 at the 107th Annual Department Convention of The American Legion, held July 8-12 in Austin.
Congratulations to Lane Dollar of Newcastle who graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Abilene Christian University.
Obituaries
Johnnie Augustus “Gus” Dormier passed from this world into the arms of the Lord on April 24, 2026.
Barbara Joy Phillips, born June 14, 1938, in San Angelo, Texas, peacefully passed away on April 20, 2026.
September 10, 1931 – Johnnie Dell Cuba passed away on December 14, 2025 at the age of 94 while on Hospice Care at EZ Years Retirement Living in Las Vegas, Nevada.
February 27, 1929 – June 9, 2025 Johnnie Wesley Cuba passed away at his home in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 9, 2025 at the age of 96.
Deborah “Debbie” Louise Taylor Dickens went to be with the Lord on March 25, 2026.
Peggy Joyce Choat, 89, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Peggy was born August 18, 1936 in Jacksboro, TX to the late John A.
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