Four Olney FFA students competed in separate events last month in San Antonio and came away with valuable experience, Ag teacher Haylee Haralson said.
Olney High School’s One Act Play performers and directors chose to perform “Tracks” this season. The play is about a group of people from all walks of life who are temporarily stranded on a subway train platform. The group discover they have passed away and that the train represents moving on to heaven or hell, but no one knows where the train will deliver them. The play has a group contemplating their lives and choices to try to figure out which they deserve. In the end, the majority of the group decides to board the train not knowing where it is bound.
County Commissioners and Sheriff Travis Babcock heard a presentation from Flock Safety regarding a camera surveillance system for Young County that could read and track license plates to help law enforcement track down criminals.
Despite concerns about recent deportation actions targeting immigrants, Olney school officials say they have seen no impact on student attendance or fear among students. Non-citizen students in the district whose parents are legally authorized to work at local employers continue to advance in their English skills and academic progress, they said.
The Olney Economic Development Corp is trying to figure out how to lower the barrier to entry for developers wanting to build homes in Olney for the more than 700 workers who commute into town each day for work.
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Olney, Texas 76374
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