Commissioners approve health program for county staff
On the last day of fiscal year 2010 11 the Ector County Commissioners voted 4 1 to allocate 25000 toward a CareHere program to improve employee health. Betsy D Acierno said a smoking cessation plan would begin around Oct 1 with access to Chantix and peer support. Future plans include nutrition pregnancy and mental health programs.
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Ector County
Greg Simmons
CareHere
Tennessee
Betsy D’acierno
Texas
Chantix
Dacierno
Susan Redford
Dale Childers
Perry seeks to stop Texas aid restrictions
Gov. Rick Perry and fellow Texas Republicans condemned a federal provision in a states aid package. They argue Washington would force Texas to maintain education spending through 2013, a condition Perry calls unconstitutional due to the Texas Constitution. He says the rule targets Texas schools and teachers.
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Perry
Texas
Austin
Rick Perry
Congress
U.S. Senate
Washington
Felony arrests and vehicle thefts reported in Odessa area
Police logged a controlled substance with intent to deliver case at 6 15 p m in the 4300 block of West 26th Street Heather Deloris Cox 9340 W 26th St held Thursday at the Ector County Detention Center on a 75000 bond An Odessa woman reported a known thief took a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer worth 10000 between 7 am Saturday and 12 40 pm Monday in the 2300 block of North Tom Green Avenue A Midland man reported a 1994 Jaguar XJ 12 worth 3500 stolen between 2 am and 5 am Monday in the 1300 block of East Eighth Street
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West 26Th Street
Heather Deloris Cox
26Th St
Ector County Detention Center
Odessa
North Tom Green Avenue
Midland
East Eighth Street
Burglary Reported on Adams Avenue in Odessa
A burglary of a habitation occurred in the 1100 block of Adams Avenue between 9 a.m. July 24 and 5 p.m. Wednesday, with a flat screen television valued at $500 taken. A 28-year-old Odessa woman was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance.
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Odessa
Adams Avenue
Odessa Man 96 Dies After Long Life of Work and Family
Tom E. Miller Sr. 96 of Odessa died August 3 2010 in Hospice House. Born October 15 1913 in Hazlehurst Mississippi he worked as a cotton plantation overseer and later pumper for Union Oil of California. He moved to Odessa in 1953 started Miller's Tropical Plants later Miller's Corner retiring in 2007. He is survived by a daughter seven grandchildren and many relatives. Graveside services were held August 5 2010 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Hospice House or the National Kidney Association.
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Odessa
Tom E. Miller Sr
Lena Mae Wilson
Edgar A. Miller
Hazlehurst
Mississippi
Ollie Lucile Simmons
Kokomo
Miss
Billy Edgar Miller
Tom
Mississippi Delta
Shelby Planting Company
Tom E. Miller Jr
Texas
J.C. Williamson
Williamson Well Service
Union Oil of
California
St. Petersburg
Fla
Malinda Marie Miller
U.S
42Nd and
Dixie
Miller
Miller’s
Lucile Miller
Jerri
Malinda Miller Hamilton
William McGlothlin Hamilton
Paula Renee Brazeal
Louise Antoinette
Toni) White
Tom E. Miller III
James
Mitch) Miller
Matt) Miller
Joel Todd Miller
Wilson B. Hamilton
Judith A. Miller Stringer
Odessa Home Hospice
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
John McLemore
Hospice
N. Sam Houston
National Kidney Association
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Billy G
Bill” Yarbrough
Midland
Ross Cemetery
Baird
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Abilene
Donald C. Yarbrough
Douglas C. Chapman
Elmwood Funeral Home
U.S. Navy
David L. Yarbrough
Donald Co. Yarbrough
Levelland
Fifi the last operable B 29 flies again after delay
Fifi the last operable B 29 Superfortress lifted off about 8 50 am Thursday after an FAA authorization. CAF officials praised the emotional moment and outlined plans to train crews for continued operations, with touch and go flights scheduled for 8 00 to 8 30 am Saturday as the museum opens.
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Fifi
Federal Aviation Administration
Autumn Hicks
CAF
Hicks
EAA
Experimental Aircraft Association
AirVenture
Wisconsin
Fiji
Charlie Tilghman
Familiar face returns as Ector County sheriff inspector
David Bright rejoined the Ector County Sheriff Office as inspector on Monday after retiring as captain on July 31 2009. He began as a jailer in 1981 and replaces the late Richard Pate who died June 25 Bright will oversee the jail and civil crime scene patrol and records. Mark Donaldson praised Bright noting his easygoing manner and reliability and said Bright agreed to return if needed.
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Ector County
David Bright
Bright
Richard Pate
Mark Donaldson
Donaldson
Pate
Death notices from Pecos Alpine Fort Stockton Odessa and more
Obituaries across multiple West Texas towns list Petra Aguero 91 Pecos mass Aug 3 at Santa Rosa De Lima with burial at Greenwood. David Grice 82 Alpine retired civil engineer burial Elm Grove. Mary Flo Mitchell 82 Fort Stockton Presbyterian service Aug 4. Fred Torres 45 Odessa wake Aug 6 burial Oct. Lucy Villa 59 Pecos graveside later. Billy Yarbrough 86 Odessa services today at two churches. Dorothy Gatlin 90 Garland death Aug 5. Guadalupe Hinojos 78 Odessa death Aug 5. Survivors include spouses, children, and numerous grandchildren across Pecos Alpine Fort Stockton Odessa Garland Monahans and other locales.
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Santa Rosa de Lima
Pecos
Fabian Marquez
Greenwood Cemetery
Peaceful Garden Funeral Home
Big Lake
Demetrio Aguero III
Mary Martha Martinez
la Coste
Petra “Iona” Aguero Payen
Henry Cobrarubio
Bebo Cobraubio
Adam Cobrarubio
California
Eva Cobrarubio
Elfida Cobrarubio
Ane Cobrarubio
Chila Cobrarubio
Elvira Cobrarubio
Fort Stockton
Mary Flo Mitchell
First Presbyterian Church
Jim Miles
East Hill Cemetery
Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home
San Angelo
Billy” Mitchell
James W. Mitchell
the Woodlands
Rebecca S. “SuSu” Dyess
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Simmons
Redford
Erty
Goi North Alleghanet Ondessa
Tilghman
Mark Russell
Sheriff's Office
David Bright New
Petra Aguero
Pecos Petra Aguero
Medical Center Hospital
David R. Grice
Alpine David R. Grice
Alpine
Midland Memorial Hospital
Methodist Church
Frederick
Freddy
Warren Torres
Frederick “Freddy” Warren Torres
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel
Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home
Monahans
The
Baptist Church
Lazara Torres Walker
Ernest Martinez
Edinburg
Steven Duvall
Haltom City
Rachel Williams
Stanton
Michelle Parcher
Ventura
Calif
Lucy Villa
Peaceful Garden Funeral Home Chapel
Manuel Chabarria
Martin Chabarria
Alejandro Chabarria
Kerrville
Adolfo Chabarria
Esmeralda Castillo
Grand Prairie
Yvonne Amarillas
Snyder
Lorenza Ocon
Bill’ Yarbrough
Dorothy Gatlin
Garland
Guadalupe M. Hinojos
Odessa Guadalupe M. Hinojos
Buena Vida Nursing Center
Acres West Funeral Chapel
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