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
Stream Data Centers has taken another significant step toward making its Project Saltworks data center campus a reality, agreeing to pay up to $76.5 million for Plug Power’s former hydrogen-project
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
House of Mercy Enterprises is renovating the former Olney Clinic at 306 W. Main St. to provide affordable transitional housing for graduates of its Christian human development program.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Monday, Aug. 3 - Crumb-topped fish, garlic roasted potatoes, peas, whole wheat roll, margarine, watermelon, chocolate pudding Tuesday, Aug.
We all remember that great movie, “The Cowboys” starring John Wayne.
By Barbara Larimore Columnist
An article in the June 11 Olney Enterprise discussed child development. COVID and digital devices were discussed. And I have an opinion to express.
By Susan Jeske Columnist
Olney residents are struggling to pay their electric and other utility bills, mirroring a statewide problem that is forcing some low-income Texans to cut back even on air conditioning during the su
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
A sudden summer storm that swept through Olney damaged the City’s computer server and knocked out three of four air-conditioning units at the Olney Civic Center, leaving officials scrambling to res
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney’s first tax increment reinvestment zone stepped closer to creating much-needed housing last week, holding its first official meeting, organizing the board and advancing agreements designed to
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Sports
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.
The Olney Top of Texas Cheerleaders invite the community to their Bake Sale on Saturday, July 25, beginning at 8:00 a.m. in front of Stewart’s Food Store.
Olney High School’s Head Volleyball Coach Nicholas Tarr hosted a summer volleyball camp to not only teach necessary skills to up-and-coming volleyball players but to also create excitement for the
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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