Forum set for ECISD school board hopefuls
The Ector County TSTA NEA chapter schedules a 7 p.m. April 17 candidate forum at Deaderick Hall auditorium on OC campus. All ECISD candidates attend except Position 2 incumbent Fay Batch who is unopposed in the May 10 election.
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Ector County
Texas State Teachers Association
National Education Association
Deaderick Hall
Chuck Isner
TSTA
NEA
Ector County Independent School District
Fay Batch
Batch
Ecisd Board of
Doyle Woodall
Tom Pace
County Fiscal Services
ECISD
Yollie Wilkins
Lorrie Vickers
School Health Advisory Council
Randy Rives
Butch” Foreman III
Donnie Norwood
Jay Pease
Velma Verna Lewis Obituary in Odessa
Velma Verna Lewis, 93, of Odessa died at home on Sunday March 30 2008. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday April 2 2008 at Odessa Gospel Lighthouse Church with reverends Charles Jackson of Tulsa Oklahoma and Craig DeArmond of Odessa officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home directing.
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Odessa
Velma Verna Lewis
Odessa Gospel Lighthouse Church
Charles Jackson
Tulsa
Okla
Craig DeArmond
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home
97 year old bites off policeman's fingertip
Corpus Christi police said a 97-year-old man bit a officer on the forearm and snapped a fingertip from another officer who tried to help during a domestic disturbance call. Lawrence Benavidez, 27, remained in Nueces County Jail on 66,500 bonds facing multiple charges.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Lawrence Benavidez
Nueces County
Benavidez
Cmdr
David Torres
Kentwood Fire Destroys 300 Acres Threatens Nursing Home
In Big Spring a Kentwood fire burned about 300 acres and threatened 200 structures including a nursing home. Residents sheltered in place with fire crews watering the site. no injuries reported. Andrews County also battled two fires, Fullerton North and Fullerton South, totaling 90 acres with a dozer task force and air support assisting.
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Big Spring
Mary Webb
Texas Forest Service
Kentwood
Webb
Andrews County
Fullerton North
ECISD candidates discuss superintendent search and unity
Public meeting on ECISD issues focused on the superintendent search and improving communication between administration, teachers, and the community. Candidates and attendees urged a return to district pride, a unified board, and a student-centered focus, noting concerns about the current administration and in-house candidate pool.
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Ector County Independent School District
ECISD
Ecisd Board of Trustees
Kathleen Shaffer
Ector County
Citizens 4 Kids
ECISD candidates meet as bell schedule sparks concerns
Incumbents Fay Batch Doyle Woodall and Randy Rives face unopposed or rumored runs while challengers Yollie Wilkins Donnie Norwood Jay Pease attend the ECISD council forum. Parents express feelings of exclusion amid bell schedule debates and communications gaps. Attendees urge open forums and workshops to improve teacher confidentiality, staff relations, and superintendent search, with focus on student success. ON THE NET ECISD site.
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Ellsworth
Doyle Woodall
Donnie Norwood
Ecisd Council of Ptas
Jay Pease
Karen Hildebrand
Planned Parenthood
Daphne Lampman
Yollie Wilkins
ECISD
Texas State Teachers Association
Chuck Isner
Woodall
Mike Atkins
Cindy McKeehan
Lampman
John Wilkins
Pease
Texas and Mexican Death Penalty Cases Include Executions Delayed
Inmates from Texas and Mexico face capital punishment issues as courts weigh foreign participation and lethal injection legality. The U S Supreme Court this week refused to review Taylor’s 1993 Fort Worth murder conviction while broader rulings await a Kentucky case on lethal injection. The timing and dates remain unsettled.
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Ing
San Antonio
Ignacio Gomez
el Paso
Mexico
United States
U.S
Texas
Supreme Court
Fort Worth
Elkie Lee Taylor
Taylor
Otis Flake
Kentucky
Midland ISD bus rear-ended injuring two students
Two Midland Freshman students were taken to Midland Memorial Hospital after a vehicle rear-ended a Midland Independent School District bus at a railroad crossing. The eight students aboard were returning from the Advanced Technology Center and complained of back pains. the driver complied with the law and stopped at the crossing.
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Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland Independent School District
Midland Fresh
Advanced Technology Center
Woodrow Bailey
Odessa felonies report list of assaults thefts and cocaine arrests
A blotter item details several Odessa police reported crimes including assaults on Esmond Drive Tanglewood Lane and East Eighth Street, burglary of habitation on West 31st, vehicle burglary on Andrews Highway, plus multiple cocaine possession cases. Individuals named include Jesus Adrian Villa Lucas Medrano Rogelio Garcia Jr Juan Romero Maurice Henderson Robert Buentello and others with varying detention statuses and bonds.
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Grant Avenue
Jesus Adrian Villa
E. 13Th St
Ector County Detention Center
Border Patrol
Lucas Marie Medrano
la Casa Drive
Odessa
East Second Street
Rogelio Garcia Jr
W. Dist St
Juan Pedro Romero
11Th St
Maurice Henderson
50Th
Robert Michael Buentello
Elith St
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Butch” Foreman II
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Hector Mendez
Ectorcounty
Robert Ramos
Progreso
Hidalgo County
Humberto Leal Garcia
Midland Isd
Obama
Clinton
Leticia van de Putte
Bexar County
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Denver
Oak Avenue
Esmond Drive
Tanglewood Lane
East Eighth Street
West 31St Street
Andrews Highway
Faudree Road
Kenneth W. Higgins
D.D
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