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The Olney Chamber of Commerce celebrated a milestone a century in the making on Thursday evening, hosting its 100th annual banquet at the Durango Rustic Retreat before one of the largest crowds in recent memory. Chamber Director Kimberly Smith and the Chamber board marked the occasion with an elegant tribute to Ol- ney’s past, placing framed photographs and newspaper articles chronicling a century of Chamber achievements at every table. Mrs. Smith said attendance was so strong this year that she had to bring in extra tables. The event was once again catered by Dos Leones of Graham, whose family-style service kept the atmosphere festive as community leaders circulated from table to table, visiting, laughing, and placing bids on silent auction items.

Young County voters approved all 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution in the Nov. 4 general election, all of which passed statewide, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night. With eight of nine polling places reporting, every proposition passed by a wide margin—several with more than 80 or 90 percent support— reflecting a strong local endorsement of statewide tax, infrastructure, and public-service measures. Turnout was 15.8 percent, according to the elections supervisor.

ELIASVILLE— Young County residents on Nov. 5 challenged backers of a proposed solar farm on transparency, environmental impacts, endangered species, floodplain maps, fire risk, stormwater controls, property values, relatively low job creation, and the lack of a single regulatory agency overseeing Texas solar farms.