Last February as the Super Bowl was going on, I chose to watch Trey Gowdy’s “Sunday Night in America.” In one of the segments he talked about people around the world who do not have the privileges that we take for granted as citizens of America. At our southern border we see people from around the world doing what ever it takes to gain entry into our United States.
The debate over property tax reliefgot hot last week in Austin, with Gov. Greg Abbott threatening to veto Senate bills sitting on his desk if lawmakers don’t pass his plan to cut - or “compress”- school taxes.
Olney Mayor Rue Rogers updated the City Council on the progress of homes planned by Crombie Properties of Olney and the Groves brothers of Possum Kingdon, and the municipal swimming pool. Lance and Corey Groves are building a three-bedroom, two-bath home on Oak Street and Avenue E as part of their “Rural Route Revival” streaming series set to debut early next year. The documentary-style series about renewing rural towns in Texas will feature Olney in its first installment. Mayor Rogers said the weather had impeded progress on the project.
At its most recent term, the Young County Grand Jury indicted seven people from Olney or involved in alleged crimes perpetrated in the City of Olney, county records show. The Grand Jury of the 90th District Judicial Court considered the alleged crimes during its January-May term. The slew of indictments capped more than a year of investigations by the Olney Police Department. Police Chief Dan Birbeck said recently that the volume of cases that he and his officers are handling these days has slowed, possibly due to enforcement efforts that saw the department handling nearly 1,000 cases last year.
The folks at the Olney Senior Cub Center gave a shout-out to Olney Police Chief Dan Birbeck, who stepped in for vacationing volunteers to make deliveries for the Meals on Wheels program last week. “Every summer, one of our volunteer teams goes on vacation and I reach out to the community to see who can deliver meals on wheels,” Angela Lockard, Cub Center executive director, said. “I reached out to Dan and expected him to cover a couple of days. He took all five days. We were just thrilled with that and very thankful.” The route has 33 deliveries and takes about an hour, she said. If you’re interested in delivering meals or pinch-hitting for regular drivers, call the Senior Cub Center at 940-564-2782.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992