News Stories
The Olney Cub football team won against Archer City with a score of 42-36 in front of a packed Homecoming crowd in Cub Stadium.
By Kailyn Altmiller Olney High School Journalism Student
The Olney City Council unanimously adopted a $3.74 million budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and lowered the City’s property tax rate by nearly 10 cents during its Sept. 14 meeting.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney’s downtown revitalization project could grow from about $1 million to nearly $1.5 million after state officials allowed the City to redirect money connected to older economic-development loan
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney’s new outdoor fitness court could be ready for public use this fall now that the exercise equipment has arrived and the project is fully funded, city officials said.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
The City of Olney and Young County are preparing to combine equipment, employees and training opportunities as part of a larger effort to improve Lake Cooper and develop it as a regional fishing an
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney residents will have an opportunity to meet local police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel and other first responders during National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
A long-awaited Olney daycare project is nearing the inspection stage after hidden floor damage pushed the renovation over budget and delayed its anticipated opening.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
The City of Olney will test the market for municipal trash service as its current agreement with Waste Connections approaches expiration.
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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