City sends out trucks for Clean-Up Week
Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:00am
City sends out trucks for Clean-Up Week
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OISD, PTO to buy supplies for all elementary students
Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:00am
Parents of Olney Elementary School students can cross school supplies off their back-to-school shopping lists next fall — those items will be bought, paid for, and distributed through a new program sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Organization, Olney ISD, and the HOPE Backpack Project, said PTO President and OISD Trustee Summer Branum.
Council approves RV measures
Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:00am
The City Council approved on final reading an ordinance that allows homeowners who are remodeling their homes to live on-site in recreational vehicles for up to a year at a time. The ordinance, requested by Clifford Williams Jr., passed at the April 24 Council meeting. Mr. Williams is remodeling at 814 S. Avenue C and wants to live in his RV while he fixes up the house.
What comes next in Olney Savings deal?
Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:00am
After fighting for nearly a decade for control of the Olney Savings and Loan building, the City finally acquired it “as-is” for “ten dollars and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.” The City released the estate of Majid Hemassi from a lawsuit filed in 2014 in exchange for ownership of the prime 2.1-acre property at the corner of State Highways 114 and 79, according to documents filed by City Attorney Bill Myers with the Young County Clerk. The City’s new property encompasses three lots: 300 E. Main St., 200 E. Hamilton St. and 306 E. Hamilton St., according to the Special Warranty Deed filed last week. Mayor Rue Rogers signed off on the deal onTuesday, May 2 and Judge Stephen Bristow ordered the lawsuit dismissed the following day. The Enterprise talked to Mayor Rogers about how the deal came about and what’s next for the Olney Savings and Loan building.