News
The Light of the Gospel
“ For this reason it says, ‘Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.’” Ephesians 5:14 NASBS
County committee seeks broadband funding
A Young County Broadband Committee released a plan to remedy deficits in local broadband speed, adoption rates, and access as $1.5 billion in state funds become available for that purpose. The committee, headed by County Judge Win Graham, released the four-point plan two weeks before Texas voters approved the creation of the Broadband Infrastructure Fund, a historic expenditure that is designed to connect the 7 million or so rural Texas residents with no access to broadband service. The amendment creating the fund passed by xx percent in the Nov. 7 election.
Property tax, teacher pay measures pass on Nov. 7
Young County voters turned out in greater numbers than the state average on Nov. 7 to pass 13 of 14 constitutional amendments and a $33 million bond issue to build a new hospital in Olney, unofficial election results showed.