Young County Commissioners voted unanimously on April 14 to follow the legal strategy recommended by the County’s attorneys in a federal excessive force lawsuit stemming from the 2021 fatal shooting of a Young County man by a sheriff ’s deputy during a welfare check.
The Young County Commissioners’ Court heard impassioned testimony on April 14 during a wide-ranging public discussion over whether the County should grant a tax abatement to Titus Energy for a proposed solar farm project in the southern part of the county.
After more than a century without an official name, Young County Commissioners voted unanimously on April 14 to formally designate the historic Black cemetery on the U.S. 380 bypass as the William P. Johnston Cemetery, in honor of the man who cared for the burial ground for decades without compensation.
Restoration work on the century-old Sub Courthouse annex building on South Grand Avenue is proving more extensive than originally expected, but the project remains on track financially, Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Tom Parker told the Olney City Council on April 14.
Young County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution at their April 14 meeting supporting state legislation that would boost funding for rural emergency medical services, a move they hope will send a strong message to lawmakers in Austin.
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