Two months into the job, Olney’s new police chief, Brian Barrett, says he is still listening — to officers, city staff and residents — as he settles into a department he describes as quieter than he expected and a community that has been unusually welcoming.
Less than six months after obstetrics services ended at Olney Hamilton Hospital, two Olney women experienced harrowing deliveries that nearly occurred on the side of the road — including one baby born inside an ambulance parked across the street from the hospital.
A directive announced last week by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may have a serious effect on Olney’s workforce and school attendance figures.
Opposition to two large industrial projects proposed for Young County — the Project Saltworks data center and the Tapaderos Solar Farm — came into sharper focus Monday as the Young County Commissioners Court heard public discussion that questioned whether tax abatements for such developments serve the county’s long-term interests.
Local beef producers are entering the new year with strong prices — and a growing list of unanswered questions. Will consumer demand for high-priced beef hold? When and how will live cattle trade with Mexico resume? Will producers have access to the capital needed to expand or even maintain operations? And how will new regulations, trade tensions, and market volatility shape decisions in the year ahead?
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992