The Olney City Council was set to approve a $3.6 million budget for fiscal 2025 that holds services at current levels, creates a building department, and raises pay rates for all city employees, said City Administrator Simon Dwyer, who will not see his salary increase.
The House of Mercy Enterprises [HOME] celebrated its Seventh Annual Gala at the Olney Civic Center on Sept. 20 by highlighting the work of its volunteers and staff who urged attendees to donate “time, talent and treasure” to the Bible- based human development program.
The 26th annual March for Jesus takes place on Oct. 5 to spread the message of “urgent care” and being attentive to the Lord’s business in urgent times, said Verma Fobbs, president of the March for Jesus board of directors. While this year’s event will keep its successful formula of a parade, devotion, and lunch, it incorporates teachings from the biblical story of Noah’s Ark, she said.
The Olney City Council voted on Sept. 9 to stop collecting a monthly water surcharge from the city’s RV parks after attorneys for the Texas Association of Campgrounds [TACO] challenged the fee as illegal under a state law passed last year.
The Enterprise recently interviewed the two candidates running to represent Olney in the Texas House of Representatives on key issues facing District 68. David Spiller, the Republican incumbent, and Stacey Swann, an author and teacher from Lampasas County, face each other in the Nov. 5 general election.
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