Sheriff seeks eight more deputies to handle rising calls
Ector County Sheriff seeks eight additional deputies to cover all four shifts amid growing population and rising calls for service. The proposal, costing about 400000 annually, aims to ease workload and improve response times. County judge has proposed four, adding one per shift, with commissioners expected to approve that figure and possibly more next year.
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Donaldson
Susan Redford
Sheriff’s Office
Freddie Gardner
West Odessa
Gardner
Ponderosa
Pleasant Farms
Gardendale
Goldsmith
Ector County
U.S
Odessa
Sheriff's Office
West
Sheriff Debate Over Staffing in Odessa County
MARK DONALDSON urged adding two deputies per shift to improve response times amid complaints from Gardendale Meadows Mobile Park residents. West Odessa residents cited inefficiencies while others noted deputies cover 900 square miles, complicating fast arrivals. Gardener stressed positive neighborhood watch impact despite vast coverage.
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Donaldson
Gardendale Meadows Mobile Park
Cindy
Max Dean
West Odessa
Sheriff’s Office
Dean
Gardner
City managers explain city governance at community event
Odessa officials discuss role of city managers, how city runs daily, and the purpose of a panel with Bobby Burns moderating. Morton notes residents can learn who is in charge during floods and how leaders keep streets functioning. Traut emphasizes civic engagement and local impact.
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Shepperd Institute
Bobby Burns
Richard Morton
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Bobby
Morton
Burns
UTPB
Carol Traut
Traut
UTPB to Launch Show Choir with Scholarships
Alexander, now UTPB director of choral activities, plans a high end show choir with professional choreography costumes and set design. A July 24 audition from 7 to 9 PM at UTPB dance studio offers twelve $1000 scholarships for new members and aims to perform at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center.
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Alexander
UTPB
Charlie Winkley
Midland Lee
Wagner Noél
Iris Foster
ATPB
NYC panel clears way for mosque near ground zero
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to deny landmark status to a 152-year-old lower Manhattan building two blocks from the World Trade Center site. Developers plan to tear it down to create an Islamic community center and mosque, a move praised by Mayor Bloomberg as a test of religious freedom and opposed by critics who link it to Sept 11 memory.
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Ground Zero
Landmarks Preservation Commission
World Trade Center
Lower Manhattan
Michael Bloomberg
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