When Chad and I were married, I was 21 years old, two weeks out of college, and scared to death. Oh, I wasn’t afraid to marry Chad. That was one thing I was one hundred percent certain about. We had lived for two years as desperate long-distance loves, and I felt like I would die if we went another day living in separate houses in separate states.
In Texas, which boasts more farms and ranches than any other state in America and is a leading producer of beef, chicken, vegetables, corn, wheat and dairy products, it may come as a surprise that nearly 20 percent of Texans over the age of 60 – about 800,000 people – struggle with food insecurity.
Olney High School (OHS) Junior Adelade Edgington was a keynote speaker at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Big Country East Fields of Faith event Oct. 13 at Graham High School. The Fields of Faith event allows students to use their athletic platform to share the love and transformative power of Jesus Christ.
Olney’s Chief of Police, Dan Birbeck, released information regarding a kidnapping in progress in the parking lot at a local business Oct. 22. The vehicle driver was identified as Zachery Trafford W/M 10/12/99 of Ft. Worth. Olney Police Dept. (OPD) received a call that the victim was being held against her will by her boyfriend, driving a black Mitsubishi heading east on Hwy 114.
Welcome back, friends! The year was 1891, and things were starting to take off in Olney. A one-room schoolhouse is built, and the first time Olney is officially mentioned happens.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992