Gina Keating

The co-founder of America’s largest homebuilder was in Olney last month surveying construction on a house on West Oak Street that could solve the U.S. housing shortage while building cheaper, cleaner, and more rugged homes.

Alan Craig took his first oath of office on Jan. 2 as the County Commissioner of Precinct 3 with his family looking on at the Young County Courthouse in Graham and said afterward that he looks forward to learning the job and working with fellow commissioners and his shop workers.

Young County District Judge Phillip Gregory took the oath of office on Jan. 2 for his first full term, after taking over his post from retiring Judge Stephen Bristow who retired last year after 11 years on the bench and 12 years as district attorney.

County Judge Win Graham presided over the swearing-in on Jan. 2 at the County Courthouse in Graham of Young County officeholders who won re-election in November. Precinct 1 Incumbent County Commissioner Stacy Creswell took his oath of office from Judge Graham and Precinct 4 Commissioner Jimmy Wiley watched from the audience.

The nonprofit Graham Regional Theatre takes the stage for its 2025 season in February with the melodrama “Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch: Or the Perfumed Badge.”

An Olney woman and her 7-year-old daughter are in stable condition in a Wichita Falls hospital after the SUV they were riding in hit a power pole, cutting power to Olney Hamilton Hospital and the southern half of the city, Olney Police Chief Dan Birbeck said on Tuesday.

District Attorney Dee Peavy puts cases involving child sex abuse at the top of her priority list for 2025, followed by drugs cases, she said in an interview following her Jan. 2 swearing-in at the Young County Courthouse.

When he took over the 90th District Court about 14 months ago, Judge Phillip Greg ory emphasized getting parties talking in civil and criminal matters to move along a crowded docket. His strategy is working and he plans to do more of the same in 2025, he said in an inter view following his Jan. 2 swearing in.

Young County Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to approve a 30-year lease of Olney’s former City Hall building, paving the way for major renovations of the century-old building on South Grand Avenue.

County Commissioners voted unanimously to replace the Young County Historical Commission (YCHC) board of directors with seven new members, ending years of conflict between the Court and the Commission led by retired County Judge John Bullock.