News
Steven Harvey Cookout a Success
The Steven Harvey Memorial Baseball Scholarship was started in 2004 by Jeff and Tami Harvey and Steven’s family. Steven was killed in a car accident on May 7, 2004 in Muleshoe, Texas. Steven was a lifelong resident of Olney and graduated from Olney High School in 2002. He attended college and received his certificate of completion to be a lineman from South Plains College in Levelland in May of 2004, just before the accident.
Boot Scootin’ at the Legion
The Olney Legion Post 414 recently held a dance to give the community of Olney a chance to socialize and have a night out. The dance was the brainchild of Post Commander Chris Garcia.
Young, Jack counties fine-tune mental health goals
JACKSBORO - Young and Jack County community leaders met in Jacksboro on March 29 to fine-tune a plan to plug gaps in the state’s mental health services for rural residents and discuss strategies for funding those urgently needed services with grants or by finding room in tight local budgets if promised help from the Legislature does not materialize.
City ponders permit office for new homes
The Olney City Council discussed whether to use the money earned from the sale of 10 foreclosed lots to fund a building permit department that could expedite approval and inspections for the building boom expected in the City this year.