Spelling it out Local candidates clarified their platforms
Local candidates clarified their platforms at a Thursday night forum held at Blackshear Elementary School. Topics included school uniforms, hospital unionization and economic development, with three ECISD Board of Trustees candidates supporting uniforms. Alexander Sosa cited parent and student support and improved behavior, while Phil Fouche noted parental votes favor uniforms at Nimitz.
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Blackshear
Nimitz Junior High
Bonham Junior High
Hood Junior High
Ecisd Board of Trustees
Alexander Sosa
Phil Fouche
Nimitz
Fouche
UT Permian Basin hosts Third Annual Texas Leadership Conference
The John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute at UTPB wrapped its Third Annual Conference on Texas Leadership with James MacGregor Burns, a Pulitzer winner, leading sessions on leadership. Burns spoke onDead Center Clinton Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation. Proceeds supported UTPB leadership studies scholarships.
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University of Texas of
Permian Basin
John Ben Shepperd
Public Leadership Institute
UTPB
Texas
James MacGregor Burns
J. Tillapaugh
William Meritt
Midland
Ross Hoogewerf
Youth Development Foundations
Joan Ben Shepperd
Sorenson
University of A
Clinton- Gore
Radisson
Burns
Joyce Wycoff
Innovation Network
Jeff Miller
Greenleaf Center For Servant Leader
Utpb Center For Energy and Economic Diversification
ECISD Considers Bond to Fund School Renovations
ECISD officials discussed a potential bond issue to fund renovations for deteriorating district schools. Board members and district leaders met with Daii Rauscher representatives to review bond options and strategies for passage, noting low interest costs and possible state debt assistance with caveats on eligibility.
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Ector County Independent School District
Paula Adders
Bill Rutherford
Phil Fouche
Tommy Salmon
Daii Rauscher
Dallas
ECISD
Vernon Stokes
Roy Benavides
Stokes
Bill Gumbert
Gumbert
Suspect charged with attempted capital murder in Odessa shooting
Ricky Glen Grumbles, also known as Ricky Winchell, faces attempted capital murder charges after a Saturday shooting during an aggravated robbery in West Odessa that left 37 year old James Allen Glidwell critically wounded. Grumbles fled then was arrested Tuesday in west Midland County with bond set at $100,000.
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Ricky Glen Grumbles
Ector County
Carl Rogers
Grumbles
Ricky Winchell
West Odessa
West Midland County
Justice of the Peace
Eddy Spivey
James Allen Glidwell
Robin Road
Rogers
Blacks
Ciuideal
Govmbion
Unemployment Drops Across Permian Basin Amid Jobless Decline
Unemployment rates fall in Odessa Ector County and Midland area from February to March. Analysts warn the decline may reflect people leaving the area rather than new jobs. Employment counts drop with labor forces shrinking, signaling potential hiring challenges for large employers.
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Permian Basin
Texas Workforce Development Board
Sandre Doan
Development Board
Odessa
Texas Workforce Commission
Midland City
Earth Day events mark 30th anniversary in Odessa
Keep Odessa Beautiful marks the 30th anniversary with Earth Week through April 28. Events include cleanup of Comanche Trail Park, a Reduce Reuse Recycle Day at Ireland Elementary, and a tree planting day at Goliad Elementary. About 60 Career Center students will clean Comanche Trail Park and plant wildflower seeds. Ireland Elementary activity includes.
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Dennis Bergeft
Ector County Independent
Alejandro Sosa
Naacp and
Lulac
Lara Meckfessel
By Charlie Hammer
Warren Gardner
JBS Institute
Tillapaugh
Eco
Georgia
Darwin Weigel
Bob
Sheila Black
Midland County
Billy Clark
Glidwell
Medical Center Hospital
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