A house fire destroyed a residence at 209 Cherry Street in Olney around midday on Sunday, Jan. 25 in the midst of Winter Storm Fern, leaving the home uninhabitable and displacing its occupants.
A Honduran man who had been living in Olney was taken into federal custody and deported last month after pleading guilty to multiple violent offenses in Young County, according to statements from the Young County District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Members of First Baptist Church of Olney gathered Jan. 19 after Sunday services to break ground on a long-anticipated expansion project, marking a major milestone in a multi-year planning and fundraising effort for the growing congregation.
Richard Harding, who moved to Olney in 2021 with his wife Debra, a retired nurse, is drawing on decades of experience in public finance and health care advocacy as he explores a possible path for funding rural maternity care in Texas.
Carla Perry and Evelyn Altmiller helped put Olney on the endurance-cycling map. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the two trained and rode together, becoming among the first Olney cyclists to enter the Hotter’N Hell 100 in Wichita Falls. A 1986 race results book at the Olney Heritage Museum shows Mrs. Perry finished the 100-mile ride in 50:07 minutes, while Mrs. Altmiller finished in 57:08 minutes, out of nearly 5,000 riders. In 1990, they completed a two-day, 150-mile charity ride to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. Their example inspired generations of Olney cyclists, making the Hotter’N Hell 100 a local tradition.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992