As the children headed back to the classroom on Aug. 16 at Olney Independent School District, the teachers and parents were not the only ones getting ready. The Prayer over the Students that was set for the previous Sunday, Aug. 13, was expanded to encompass the entire week.
Olney Police arrested six people on drug charges since Aug. 1, a slight uptick from previous months, including habitual offenders as well as people driving through town, Police Chief Dan Birbeck said. Olney Police Cpl. Miranda Wright made four of the arrests during traffic stops and a warrant search, she said. The busts yielded quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, psilocybin “mushrooms” and drug paraphernalia.
The Young County Commissioners Court passed its Fiscal Year 2024 budget and a small tax hike during a 14-minute meeting in which no members of the public showed up to comment.
The Olney Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding gas thieves that struck at a gas station on Aug. 17 at approximately 1:30 a.m. “Two unknown white males, one in a red Dodge [Duelly] and the other in a white possible one-ton pickup pulling a U-Haul trailer pulled up to the pumps at the Kwick Mart and appeared to have a key opening the pump, switching it into maintenance mode,” OPD said in a statement.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992
