News Stories
Newcastle Bobcats painted the street after their Homecoming parade cruised through town on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The Bobcats took on the Guthrie Jaguars on Sept. 4.
The Olney Cub Center celebrated Texoma Gives with a lunch and seminar about the impact and struggles of the Aging population.
The long arm of the law caught up last week with two men accused in the May 28 theft of tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of copper from Tower Extrusions.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
The City of Olney’s proposed 2026-27 budget anticipates stronger enforcement, more building activity and a rise in other fees and leases the City collects, while taking a cautious approach to sales
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Texas Department of Transportation crews parked their heavy equipment – and a mountain of road material – in the median at State Highway 79 and Avenue C, as work continues on State Highway 114 thro
There was no place like home in Newcastle last week as Bobcat fans followed the yellow brick road through a Wizard of Ozthemed Homecoming Week filled with school spirit, floats, football, and tradi
By Will Sadler Advertising@olneyenterprise.com
Young County voters may want to brush up on two election terms before heading to the polls this fall: “writein” and “suspense.”
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
A plan to give heavy-equipment operators some hands-on training could become the first step toward the City’s goal of turning the long-neglected Lake Olney property into a more usable recreational
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Sports
The OHS Lady Cubs continue to build success with a hard-fought win over rival Perrin-Whitt Lady Pirates with a 3-2 victory at home on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The Olney Cubs opened their football season on the road Friday night, falling 35-12 to the Quanah Indians in a game that Head Coach and Athletic Director Dustin Altmiller said exposed some things t
Our OHS Lady Cubs Varsity Volleyball team has plowed through competition as the season gets underway.
Although no official score was kept during the Cubs scrimmage against the Texas Leadership Charter Academy Eagles, the Cubs scored the only three touchdowns during the match-up.
Newcastle ISD hosted the Back-to-School bash in their new gym. The gym will have the capacity to host four volleyball games at the same time, when the old gym is used.
Obituaries
Jerry Ben Andrews went peacefully into the hands of God on August 9, 2026, at the age of 91. He was born on February 13, 1935, in Kilgore, Texas, to Homer E. and Martha E. Andrews.
Johnnie Augustus “Gus” Dormier passed from this world into the arms of the Lord on April 24, 2026.
Barbara Joy Phillips, born June 14, 1938, in San Angelo, Texas, peacefully passed away on April 20, 2026.
September 10, 1931 – Johnnie Dell Cuba passed away on December 14, 2025 at the age of 94 while on Hospice Care at EZ Years Retirement Living in Las Vegas, Nevada.
February 27, 1929 – June 9, 2025 Johnnie Wesley Cuba passed away at his home in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 9, 2025 at the age of 96.
Deborah “Debbie” Louise Taylor Dickens went to be with the Lord on March 25, 2026.
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