Warden's wife freed after 11 years with inmate abducter
Bobbi Parker, 42, returned to Oklahoma with her husband Randy Parker and two daughters after 11 years in captivity. Randolph Dial, the fugitive who abducted her in 1994, was arrested near Campti after years on the run. Authorities say Parker was driven by fear to stay with her captor to protect her family.
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Nacogdoches
Bobbi Parker
Oklahoma
Parker
Randolph Dial
Will
Martha Rash
Dial
Campti
Louisiana
Rash
Mafia
Bobbi
Randy Parker
Nacogdoches County
Justice of the
Donna Clayton
Parkers
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Corrections Department
Jerry Massie
Oklahoma City
FBI
Gary Johnson
Midland man dies after police use of a Taser
Eric Hammock, 43, of Midland, died after an off duty Fort Worth officer shocked him with a Taser during a struggle at a Waste Management facility. Police await autopsy results to determine the cause of death. Hammock reportedly refused commands and fled, later being restrained in a yard before collapsing and dying at the hospital.
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Fort Worth
Eric Hammock
Midland
Hammock
Sullivan
Dance From Page 1B Artists Prepare Sparkling Show
The choreographer said the routine required at least 300 rhinestones to be affixed before the performance. Sodal woke at 4 a.m. to place rhinestones around each girl’s eyes and apply their makeup for the dance.
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Sodal
Panther Paws Dance Team Coaches and Members Named
Kristin Sodal leads the Panther Paws Dance Team with Maggie Furst Kesslie Gilbert Emily Grissom Holly Hendricks Blair Hunter Casey Looper Michelle Massey Katie Passmore Stephanie Rice Shelley Schmidt Lindsey Shelton Caitlin Sims Blair Slater Meghan Slater Adrian Tucker and Lauren Winchell. Aaron Wolfe serves as team helper and Kelsie Carlisle is mascot. Sodal praised the group as highly talented and noted the difficulty in replacing them next year.
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Panther Paws
Kristin Sodal
Maggie Furst
Kesslie Gilbert
Emily Grissom
Holly Hendricks
Blair Hunter
Casey Looper
Michelle Massey
Katie Passmore
Stephanie Rice
Shelley Schmidt
Lindsey Shelton
Caitlin Sims
Blair Slater
Meghan Slater
Adrian Tucker
Lauren Winchell
Aaron Wolfe
Kelsie Carlisle
Name Change Sheds Light on Railroad Commission Role
Rep David Farabee predicts approval of a name change to reflect the agency’s oil and gas focus as lawmakers weigh merging bodies. Rex White Jr notes resistance and Carrillo says rails fit poorly today with only 14 of 700 staff on rail safety while oil prices and production controls faded after the 1970s.
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Strayhorn
New Energy Department
David Farabee
Dwichita Falls
Railroad Commission
Rex H. White Jr
Commission
Public Utility Commission
Senate
White
United States
Spindletop
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Carrillo
Precinct 3 Commissioner Graff Addresses Odessa Toastmasters
Incumbent Precinct 3 County Commissioner Barbara Graff touted independence and a balanced budget at a noon Odessa Toastmasters Club meeting. She stressed research and fairness in decisions and urged full-time work for full-time pay, as she pursues re election against Republican David Dunn amid a March 12 vote and a prior recount dispute.
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Precinct
Barbara Graff
Commissioners Court
Graff
Odessa Toastmasters Club
Ector County
Toastmasters
Evan Crumpton
David Dunn
Dunn
Midland
Willie DuBose
Shooting victim dies after West Odessa bar incident
A 30 year old Denver City man Dale Edward Crider died after being shot March 29 by Ector County sheriff's deputy Enrique Mujfioz outside a West Odessa bar. Crider had been in critical condition at Medical Center Hospital since the shooting. Texas Ranger Sgt. Jess Malone said the investigation shows deputy Mufioz acted properly. Mujfioz remains on leave during the probe.
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Denver City
Ector County
Dale Edward Crider
Medical Center Hospital
Criti
Cal
Enrique Mufioz
Crider
West Odessa
Mufioz
Texas Ranger
Jess
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Odessa
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