The Olney Cubs and Newcastle Bobcats football team began the season with a tradition that any football player from Texas knows well: the infamous crucible is known as two-a-days.
Police Report Meth Seizure, Decline in Traffic Stops Interim Police Chief Autumn Thames told the City Council that officers seized 40 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, and other illegal substances during traffic stops in June. Officers also responded to assault calls and two lengthy mental health incidents. “With it getting hotter, people are getting angry,” Chief Thames said. She added that traffic enforcement was temporarily reduced after two Olney officers were inadvertently removed from the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (TLETS) while the state updated the website, preventing them from running license plates for a short period.
The Newcastle ISD gym was full of activity this summer with different sports camps sharpening student athlete’s skills.
Young County officials are exploring newly available state grant and loan programs that could help fund major water supply projects, Judge Win Graham and Graham City Manager Eric Garretty told commissioners during their July 28 meeting.
The City of Graham is considering raising water rates by 7 percent, a change that would impact customers in unincorporated parts of Young County, City Manager Eric Garretty told county commissioners during their July 28 meeting.
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