News Stories
A little rain wasn’t going to stop Olney from marching for Jesus.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
The congregation of the Olney Cumberland Presbyterian Church marked a new season in the life of their church as the late afternoon sun filtered through the stained-glass windows and worship melodie
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Young County’s 4-H members stepped forward at Commissioners Court on Sept.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney residents weary of dodging potholes and navigating deteriorating streets could soon see improvements, as the City prepares to spend nearly $260,000 rehabilitating some of the most heavily tra
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
The Olney Citywide Yard Sale began under a sky that seemed determined to cancel the day’s plans.
By Will Sadler Advertising@olneyenterprise.com
Olney City Council members appear to be wrestling with a fundamental question about the Olney Economic Development Corporation: Should it concentrate on smaller, visible projects that improve life
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Young County commissioners approved an agreement Sept. 28 that provides a framework for the county and the City of Olney to work together on city properties, streets and facilities.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Rural fire agreement extended to four years
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Sports
The Newcastle High School Junior Varsity Bobcats hosted the Jayton Jaybirds, a team known for its high-level football program, and showed early on that they weren’t interested in predictions.
The Newcastle High School Ladycats hosted the Bryson Cowgirls during a night full of Newcastle ISD sports.
The Olney Junior High Cubs’ White and Red teams both defeated the Roscoe Plowboys at Cub Stadium. The White team won 30-20, and the Red team rolled to a 44-14 victory.
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.
Obituaries
Mattie June (Partain) Perry, lovingly known as June or Mama June to those around her, was born on May 22, 1933, to Earl and Mattie (Gary) Partain in Olney, Texas.
Jimmie Cyrus Johnson of Elbert, Texas, known to many as Jimmie Cy, Cy, or Big Jim, was born April 3, 1934, in Olney, Texas.
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.
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