An Olney man already serving a sentence of community supervision for prostituting a teenager is back behind bars after a major drug and weapons bust last weekend.
The Olney City Council chamber was filled with citizens on Sept. 8 as councilmembers held a budget workshop for the upcoming fiscal year. Residents turned out in force to hear debate over the city’s spending priorities, particularly for the Olney Police Department, which saw key line items restored after earlier proposals had cut them.
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.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992
