OLNEY TOWN TALK
On this episode of Town Talk, Olney Enterprise Editor and Town Talk host, Gina Keating, discusses rural area points of interests.
News Stories
Olney High School has earned national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, ranking No. 1,873 among public high schools nationwide and No. 200 among Texas high schools for 2025-26.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
The Olney High School Senior class enjoyed donuts, orange juice, and a spectacular sunrise on the first day of school.
The Olney Economic Development Corporation served up an ambitious menu at Old Time Cafe on Aug.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
A tradition most Olney High School Seniors seem to enjoy is the Paint the Town or Leave Your Mark event.
By Will Sadler Advertising@olneyenterprise.com
Texas schools see little change in TEA grading Texas public school campuses and districts received their state report cards late last week from the Texas Education Agency, with most showing
By Gary Borders Texas Press Association
City proposes lower property tax rate Olney residents could see the City’s property tax rate fall by nearly 10 cents under the first draft of the fiscal year 2026-27 budget presented to the
By Gina Keating | Editor
GRAHAM — Young County Commissioners took another step toward negotiations over the proposed Project Saltworks data center campus on Aug.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
It’s a sign of summer ending when the Cubs break the quiet morning with shouts, grunts, and athletes excitedly talking between plays.
By Will Sadler Advertising@olneyenterprise.com
Sports
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.
The Olney Recreation Association [ORA] hosted the Sixth Annual McClatchy Golf Tournament at the Olney Country Club on the weekend of July 25.
I recently had the honor of representing District 13 at the 107th Annual Department Convention of The American Legion, held July 8-12 in Austin.
Congratulations to Lane Dollar of Newcastle who graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Abilene Christian University.
Obituaries
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.
Peggy Joyce Choat, 89, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Peggy was born August 18, 1936 in Jacksboro, TX to the late John A.
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