The Young County Republican Party hosted a candidate forum Jan. 20 in Graham, bringing together the three candidates seeking the office of Young County Judge for a question-and-answer session focused on growth, transparency, and the county’s future as large industrial projects target the area. No Democrats were running for the position.
A California-based manufacturing company is spending the next two to three weeks evaluating the long-abandoned former Olney Savings and Loan building as a potential production site that could bring 50 to 75 jobs to Olney, according to Tom Parker, executive director of the Olney Economic Development Corporation.
Olney’s newest auto mechanic, Steven Kinyk, peers into the battery compartment of the golf cart sitting in his driveway on North Avenue B. At first glance, the vehicle looks exactly like the slow-moving carts most people associate with fairways and country roads. But under Mr. Kinyk’s skillful hands, it is becoming an entirely different creature.
Young County Commissioners voted Jan. 12 to designate a reinvestment zone for the proposed Tapaderos Solar Farm, clearing the first formal hurdle toward a tax abatement after a raucous public hearing in which residents pressed officials over land use, transparency, and whether the project would truly benefit the county.
After a six-year delay, the Olney City Council has taken a key step toward replacing the City’s century-old water treatment plant, approving a pilot program that will test new membrane technology on Olney’s water and move the long-stalled project closer to construction.
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