Odessa appoints new police chief with internal candidates eyed
Morton says he will seek internal applicants for weeks then review candidates before a potential national search. Gerke, interim chief, vows inclusive leadership and to study the department structure. Burton’s reforms cut serious crime but left staffing and trust issues. Flores aims to promote from within as Orras retires.
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Garden project sparks student wonder at local school
Five year old Evan Butler loves wildflowers and may plant corn at home after planting seeds with peers. Education Foundation member Pam Richardson praised the event describing the scene as full of excitement and wonder as students watched plants grow small to green. Richardson noted it’s never too early to teach crops growth and harvest.
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FCA Announces Impact Award Winners at Permian Basin
The Permian Basin FCA with Octane Energy presents 17 graduating senior high athletes the Impact Player of the Year title and $1,000 scholarships plus top male and female Impact Athlete of the Year with $2,500 each. Honorees include Jake Weathers, Lindsey Richards, Sam Bertelson, Annie Chandler, and more across football to golf.
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Crane High School
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Annie Chandler
Coahoma High School
Kevin Giffin
Midland Classical Academy
Virginia Fields
Grady High School
Pedro Cereceres
Lynden Sterling
Permian High School
Jonathan Velasco
Destiny Lyon - Grady
Hunter Wigington
Greenwood High School
Keaton Fricker
Hayden Rochell - Andrews
Assault and burglary incidents from Adams Avenue to Oakwood Drive
Police blotter reports an assault causing bodily injury at the 1700 block of Adams Avenue. Burglary to a habitation noted in the 6700 block of East Ridge Road and 4600 block of Oakwood Drive. Vehicle burglaries documented in the 2100 block of East Eighth Street and area of West 10th Street and Graham Avenue.
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FCA Impact Athletes of the Year Highlight Texas Area Names
The Permian Basin FCA honors top athletes and coaches across Midland Odessa and surrounding districts. Eben Evans Kathleen Sheehan Rhian Cunningham-Forsan and others are named in the year end list. Bobby Alvarez Midland High and Amy Acosta McCamey High receive FCA Huddle and Impact Coach of the Year honors. FCA oversees 66 huddle groups serving 14 counties and 70 schools with 57,000 students.
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Buena Vista High School
Kathleen Sheehan
Rhian Cunningham
Forsan High School
Bobby Alvarez
Midland High
Amy Acosta
McCamey High School
FCA Impact
Permian Basin
OC Board Accepts Trustee Ray Ann Zants Resignation
Odessa College Board of Trustees accepted longtime member Ray Ann Zants resignation effective immediately after 10 years on the OC board. The announcement notes a Zants family presence on the board for 49 years. Term ends in 2021. The board renewed contracts for President Gregory Williams top administrators and reappointed attorney Chris Terry.
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Odessa motorist cited after head on collision
An Odessa man Frank Sprohar 61 was cited for failing to yield the right of way after a head on collision with a 2015 Dodge Dually Tuesday morning at Kermit Highway and West County Road He was hospitalized in serious condition at Medical Center Hospital The other driver Julian Reynosa 48 escaped injury
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