The Olney City Council voted to spend about $342,000 of the remaining grant funds from the American Rescue Plan Act [ARPA] on emergency radios for the police, fire and public works departments to facilitate better communication during emergencies.
The City Council held a series of closed meetings to interview candidates for city administrator three months after City Administrator Arpegea Pagsuberon complained that former Mayor Pro Tem Tom Parker had sexually harassed her, and was abruptly fired by the Council.
Young County possibly will have to return a significant portion of a state Rural Prosecutor’s Office Salary Assistance Grant grant because rules governing how to use the money are too restrictive for small town departments, County officials said last week.
The Olney High School scored a second-place finish at the University Interscholastic League Bi-District competition for One Act Play in Haskell with “The Book of Dog”.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992
