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Olney voters have one last shot on May 6 at casting ballots for contested City Council and school board posts, and on whether to change how the City spends economic development funds. Residents who live within the city limits will vote on three City Council positions, two school board seats, and a ballot proposition. Those who live outside city limits will vote only on the
County Commissioners, Olney Hamilton Hospital, and school trustees cleared the way for Olney’s new housing surge by approving the sale of 10 foreclosed lots to a Jacksboro developer seeking to build homes in the northeast corner of town. The Commissioners, the hospital, and the Olney Independent School District Board of Trustees had to approve the $52,000 sale of the lots,
County maintenance crews were set to shut down three roads in Olney starting in the first week of May but the work has been postponed until August, Precinct 3 Commissioner Stacey Rogers said. In a letter to Precinct 3 residents, Mr. Rogers advised that stretches of Olney Road, Hall Road, and Haggar Road would be closed to through traffic starting as soon as the materials were
Olney Police locked down the school campus and hospital to catch one assault suspect last week and conducted a predawn raid complete with flash-bang grenades and tear gas at the home of a second suspect who eluded capture.
Fort Worth Private Investigator Tim Matheus has rehabilitated and flipped five homes in Olney in the past two years, using his investigative skills to track down the owners of the dilapidated structures and persuade them to sell.