The Olney City Council unanimously approved an ordinance ordering a May 2 municipal election for mayor and two city council seats and authorizing the City to contract with Young County Elections to conduct the vote.
The Olney High School Cubs are battling hard this season and are 9-8 in the regular season before going into the district matchup with the Archer City Wildcats.
A directive announced last week by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may have a serious effect on Olney’s workforce and school attendance figures.
Opposition to two large industrial projects proposed for Young County — the Project Saltworks data center and the Tapaderos Solar Farm — came into sharper focus Monday as the Young County Commissioners Court heard public discussion that questioned whether tax abatements for such developments serve the county’s long-term interests.
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213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
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