The Olney Book Fair fundraiser got a boost this year at the Olney Community Library and Arts Center traffic from the Nov. 8 general election translated into bigger sales, said OISD Trustee Summer Branum. The library holds the Book Fair twice each school year, in spring and fall, as a way to earn money for the elementary school to buy books for classrooms, she said.
Veterans in West Texas may not be able to fill prescriptions at their hometown pharmacies and instead may have to drive to large chain pharmacies - under a new contract that drops many independent pharmacies from the U.S. Department of Defense Health Agency’s provider network, local congressmen and healthcare experts said.
Olney Hamilton Hospital administrators sounded out staff and community members about plans for a new hospital in a series of meetings on Nov. 7 with the proposed project’s architects and builders.
Texas Highway Commission warns drivers of increased fatalities in last two years – traffic deaths are up 20 percent since 2020.
Amity Club Association had a monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Olney United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, AND, the club is 85 years old as of this meeting!!! This was also Guest Day, so we had several guests to enjoy the program. Members present were Evelyn Altmiller, Judy Averett, Rita Choat, Nita Hearne, Rita Honey, Ann Lundy, Judy Mobley, Christy Nantz, Marilyn Norris, Carolyn Penn, Margie Snyder, Jeanie Spivey, Lucretia Taylor, Phyllis Whitsitt, Judi Winslow and Bobby Wright.
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Olney, Texas 76374
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