When Young County Sheriff Travis Babcock walks through the jail he has overseen for nearly a decade, he doesn’t just see steel doors, narrow corridors, and concrete walls. He sees a work in progress—one that he hopes will fill the void left by decades of underfunded mental health care in rural Texas.
As the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War II’s war with Japan, and the peace treaty being signed on September 2, 1945, it seems like an appropriate time to do this story.
Olney residents will see a lower city property tax rate in the coming year after the City Council voted Aug. 25 to reduce the rate to $0.862126 per $100 of valuation for the 2026 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
Olney City Administrator Simon Dwyer - a reserve Young County sheriff ’s deputy and instructor - told the Enterprise on Aug. 25 he has discussed the idea of of bolstering the Olney Police Department’s ranks with Young County sheriff ’s deputies following the resignation of OPD Chief Dan Birbeck in May.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992
