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,