Olney Community Library will be offering a computer course for senior citizens and other members of the community who need to learn basic computer skills, internet basics (including email and social media), and other digital literacy topics. The class will be taught by Dale Lovett and Lori Cox using the Northstar Digital Literacy curriculum.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:8-10
Dr. Aaron Purdy of Olney Hamilton Hospital caught a whopper of a largemouth bass on Jan. 2 that appears to have broken a Graham Lake record that stood for a decade.
Officer Miranda Wright and K9 Bond, Olney drug interdiction team, sent five people to jail over New Year’s weekend in three separate arrests, Police Chief Dan Birbeck said. On Dec. 28, Officer Wright stopped a 2016 Honda Accord with four occupants and a dog for speeding at Main Street and Avenue D at 1:08 a.m. “Officer Wright smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and did a probable cause search,” Chief Birbeck said.
Community leaders and law enforcement officials from Jack and Young County met on Dec. 14 in Jacksboro to combine forces to address the region’s mental health needs ahead of the 88th Texas Legislative session, where state lawmakers say they will prioritize mental health access.
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