Seven days, two hours. My phone tracked my location for the past week, and it recorded the astonishing truth that I didn’t set foot outside my own yard for seven full days and two hours. I don’t really know if that’s ever happened in my adult life, but this week I did it.
Members of First Baptist Church of Olney gathered Jan. 19 after Sunday services to break ground on a long-anticipated expansion project, marking a major milestone in a multi-year planning and fundraising effort for the growing congregation.
Richard Harding, who moved to Olney in 2021 with his wife Debra, a retired nurse, is drawing on decades of experience in public finance and health care advocacy as he explores a possible path for funding rural maternity care in Texas.
Carla Perry and Evelyn Altmiller helped put Olney on the endurance-cycling map. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the two trained and rode together, becoming among the first Olney cyclists to enter the Hotter’N Hell 100 in Wichita Falls. A 1986 race results book at the Olney Heritage Museum shows Mrs. Perry finished the 100-mile ride in 50:07 minutes, while Mrs. Altmiller finished in 57:08 minutes, out of nearly 5,000 riders. In 1990, they completed a two-day, 150-mile charity ride to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. Their example inspired generations of Olney cyclists, making the Hotter’N Hell 100 a local tradition.
The Young County Republican Party hosted a candidate forum Jan. 20 in Graham, bringing together the three candidates seeking the office of Young County Judge for a question-and-answer session focused on growth, transparency, and the county’s future as large industrial projects target the area. No Democrats were running for the position.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992