historical record and potentially, a new Young County If you have a story to tell about the early days of Olney, or artifacts from that time to share, now is your chance to have it be part of the community’s museum.
The Texas House introduced its version of a school voucher program last week - a plan that includes small boosts in teacher pay and school funding. House Bill 1 also caps participation and state funding for the voucher program at about half the 60,000 students and $8,000 per student set by the Senate version passed earlier this month during a special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott The proposal by Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Killeen, would give parents 75 percent of the average amount that each school receives per student in state and local funding to use for private school tuition or other approved expenses. The bill would limit the number of students eligible to participate in the voucher program to 25,000 in the first year, giving priority to low-income and disabled students.
Olney Hamilton Hospital hosted a luncheon for local business and community leaders last week to gauge support for a $33-million bond issue to fund a new hospital ahead of the Nov. 7 election. The hospital is nationally recognized as a top performing U.S. hospital as well as the oldest continuously operating rural hospital in Texas.
Kim Cuba was born and raised in Olney and began teaching in Olney schools after getting her bachelor’s degree in education from Midwestern State University. Olney Independent School District has been the first and only stop in her 28-year teaching career. She taught special education for eight years, then moved to second grade for seven years and has held her current post as a fifth-grade science teacher for 13 years.
Early voting began this week for the Nov. 7 election, in which Olney and Newcastle voters will be asked to decide on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, and on a $33 million bond issue for a new hospital building to replace the 60-year-old Olney Hamilton Hospital building.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
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