Body found in Big Bend identified
A severely decomposed body found in Big Bend National Park is identified as Shannon Roberts 43 a medical student at University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. FBI NPS and Texas DPS investigate foul play while Park Ranger Mark Flippo notes the remote partially buried find raises suspicion.
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San Antonio
Big Bend National Park
Central Texas
Shannon Roberts
University of Texas Health Science Center
Big Bend Park
Mark Flippo
FBI
National Park Service
Texas Department of Public Safety
Roberts
Health Science Center
Myong Covert
Leonard Lawrence
Medical School
Spring Flower Market blooms at Ellen Noel Art Museum
Garden lovers gather at Ellen Noel Art Museum for a Spring Flower Market from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with 26 vendors offering plants, garden accessories, metal sculptures, fountains, and more. Permian Basin master gardeners and a water garden demo by Gene Burkhauster will assist, with free admission and partial proceeds supporting museum expenses.
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Galen Haynes
Ask Me Studios
Elien Noel
Ellen Noel Art Museum
Earlene Smith
Brenham
Smith
Permian Basin
Gene Burkhauster
Odessa
Texas newspaper ad executive tops OA market group
Diana Sais DeVirgile, marketing consultant with the DA, is named Account Executive of the Year for newspapers over 30,000 circulation by TNAMA. She credits humor and strong customer service, and notes her assistant Cathy Jenkins plays a key role in her success and team efforts. DeVirgile, an Odessa High School graduate and mother of one, expects her second child in July with husband Damien supportive throughout her career.
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Austin — Odessa
Diana Sais DeVirgile
Texas Newspaper Advertising Managers Association
TNAMA
DeVirgile
The
Mineo
Odessa
Damien
MCH administrator candidate cites revenue as hospitals’ major issue
Gary Morrison, former executive VP at Scott and White Hospital, said revenue is the biggest challenge facing hospitals. In a Friday interview with the Odessa American, Morrison praised MCH and pledged to learn about the organization before proposing ideas. He toured MCH’s facilities and discussed leadership steps if selected.
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MCH
Medical Center
Hospital Board of
Gary Morrison
Scott and White Hospital and Foundation
Temple
Morrison
Special Olympics Texas track meet at Ratliff Stadium today
Special Olympics Texas Area 18 hosts a 23-event track and field meet for 212 athletes from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ratliff Stadium. The free event showcases wheelchair, assisted, and standard races plus field events, with athletes training year round in multiple sports under James Finn.
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James Finn
Special Olympics
Texas
Finn
Yale University
Principal to resign after investigation
Lupe Valderaz principal of the Alternative Education Center will resign Monday after an internal probe. ECISD officials say he agreed not to discuss the case publicly. Valderaz has been on paid leave since April 7. Ruby Rodriguez will serve as interim principal through year end.
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Lupe Valderaz
Alternative Education Center
Ector County Independent School District
Adela Vasquez
Vasquez
ECISD
Vernon Stokes
Valderaz
Candidate Resume Education Background Note
Candidate lists a B A in political science from the University of Michigan in 1975 and an M H S A in progress or incomplete, with the rest of the credential unclear from the fragment.
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University of Michigan
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Big Bend
Tiffany Anthony
Border Patrol
Flippo
Rio Grande
Avalyn Hughes
Austin
Ava
Houston
Cortakemoto
Spring Flower Market
Cathy Jenkins
Lara Meckfessel
By Matthew Trail
Ratliff
Texas Area 18
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