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
The Young County Commissioners Court received its first look at a proposed tax abatement request from Project Saltworks during its June 22 meeting, hearing from company representatives and citizens
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
The curtain will rise on Graham Regional Theatre’s annual summer musical when Little Shop of Horrors opens Friday, June 26, at the Graham Memorial Auditorium.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney Elementary School students delivered a strong performance on the Spring 2026 STAAR exams, exceeding statewide averages in reading at every grade level tested and posting competitive mathemati
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
The Refuge Christian Community Center added a new experience to its lineup of summer programs this year with the introduction of a sensory camp designed to help young children learn through touch,
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Monday, June 29 - Polish sausage, red cabbage w/sweet & sour sauce, German potato salad, wheat roll, black forest parfait
Graduates of Olney High School and Newcastle High School earned places on the Dean’s Lists at the University of Arkansas and Angelo State University for the spring semester.
Olney’s long-awaited water treatment plant project has reached a major milestone after years of planning, financing and regulatory review.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Air Tractor has received federal approval to equip its AT-802 series aircraft with a new Garmin digital autopilot system, a development company officials say will improve safety and efficiency, par
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Sports
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
Children spent four evenings learning, playing and getting a little messy during Southside Baptist Church’s annual Vacation Bible School, held June 8-11 at the church in Olney.
For a district with barely more than 100 students in its high school grades, Newcastle ISD keeps showing that academic excellence has no size limit.
A Honor Roll Sixth Grade Daniela Alvarado Harper Bitner Jessa Branum Magnolia Caffey Palmer Hargis Caroline Jeske Rylan Keeter Jack Wells
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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