Dear Olney Citizen, The Keep Olney Beautiful Committee thanks you for your continued support in 2025. Through beautification, clean-up, and renovation projects, we aim to continue raising the bar for small town America. We appreciate each one of you for joining us in this mission and look forward to rejuvenation for years to come.
Olney Hamilton Hospital CEO Mike Huff appeared before the Graham City Council on Dec. 4 to publicly support the proposed Stream Data Center, telling a packed chamber that the project could provide critical tax revenue for the county’s strained hospital system.
A Young County jailer was taken into custody in early December as part of an ongoing criminal investigation that has since been turned over to the Texas Rangers, according to the Young County Sheriff ’s Office.
The Republican primary ballot for Young County’s 2026 election is set, and it reflects a political landscape reshaped by opposition to a proposed data center and solar farm and the potential tax abatements tied to them.
The Olney City Council gave final approval to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1, formally launching a housing-focused financing plan city leaders say is critical to addressing Olney’s workforce shortage.
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Olney, Texas 76374
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