Olney Police Chief Dan Birbeck lost his bid to become Young County Sheriff in the March 5 primary election, ceding the race to Sheriff Travis Babcock. Chief Birbeck garnered 46 percent of the Young County vote to Sheriff Babcock’s 54 percent, according to unofficial election results provided by the County Election Supervisor.
Spring is almost here, which means it’s time for some spring cleaning. This year, in addition to tidying your home and surroundings, you might want to consider sprucing up your financial environment, as well.
Olney residents mourned the loss of Franklin Fischer, a longtime community leader who lent his engineering skills and advice to a multitude of City projects, often at no charge.
The Olney Economic Development Corporation board of directors on March 6 voted to hire two firms to create and implement plans for an enterprise zone to attract businesses and to spruce up downtown. The plan is to hire one firm for planning and engineering, and another firm to create a tax incremental reinvestment zone (TIRZ) along Main Street (State Highway 114) and State Highway 79, and to rehabilitate the facades on the commercial buildings within the zone.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992
