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
GRAHAM — Thousands of people from Graham, Olney, Newcastle, Loving and every corner of Young County lined the streets around the courthouse square dressed in stars, stripes and every shade of patri
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
As ‘Murica - the United States of America, that is reached its 250th anniversary, Olneyites gathered at the Olney Country Club to celebrate the Fourth of July at the Olney Chamber of Commerce’s big
By Will Sadler Advertising@olneyenterprise.com
Residents struggling to pay their natural gas bills may have more help available than they realize.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Jenn & Joe’s Jetty Joint was a local favorite at the Olney in America celebration on July 2 and helped feed the hungry attendees.
Commissioners Court tackles emergency planning, grants and budget in busy June Young County commissioners spent much of June balancing long-term planning with day-to-day county business, ran
By Gina Keating | Editor
The Olney Hamilton Hospital Board of Directors has approved the sale of the remaining general obligation bonds authorized by voters in 2024, clearing the way for the final phase of financing on the
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
Olney Public Works Director Michael Jacoba was recognized publicly by the City Council on June 23 after receiving one of the state’s highest honors for municipal utility professionals.
By Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com
What began as an unsolicited phone call to Olney City Hall has turned into an opportunity to add a new recreational amenity to Tom Griffin Park.
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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