The city welcomed a new wastewater treatment plant superintendent, James Mayes, who returns to Olney to operate the facility he learned the ropes on 22 years ago.
District Attorney Dee Peavy asked county commissioners for a budget bump in fiscal 2023 to hire a fulltime investigator to handle a rising number of complex cases that are going to trial, including child sex abuse cases and adult abuse cases, she said.
Olney Hamilton Hospital has seen a spike in positive COVID-19 tests and hospitalizations, mirroring a national uptick in cases caused by the now-dominant and highly transmissible BA.5 variant, local health officials said.
“Give the LORD a chance to show you how good he is. Great Blessings belong to those who depend on him. The LORD’S holy people should fear and respect him. Those who respect him will always have what they need.”
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992