Plans to build new homes on long-vacant, city-owned lots in northeast Olney are beginning to emerge following last month’s approval of a tax increment reinvestment zone aimed at revitalizing one of the city’s most neglected areas.
The town of Chillicothe, Texas, flourished after the Fort Worth Denver Rail reached the community. Located on the rolling plains of Texas, it had sprung up around a creek and a ranch established in 1870.
Two months into the job, Olney’s new police chief, Brian Barrett, says he is still listening — to officers, city staff and residents — as he settles into a department he describes as quieter than he expected and a community that has been unusually welcoming.
Less than six months after obstetrics services ended at Olney Hamilton Hospital, two Olney women experienced harrowing deliveries that nearly occurred on the side of the road — including one baby born inside an ambulance parked across the street from the hospital.
Local beef producers are entering the new year with strong prices — and a growing list of unanswered questions. Will consumer demand for high-priced beef hold? When and how will live cattle trade with Mexico resume? Will producers have access to the capital needed to expand or even maintain operations? And how will new regulations, trade tensions, and market volatility shape decisions in the year ahead?
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992