Around the Basin Community Calendar Odessa
A roundup of local events in Odessa includes United Way campaign kickoff August 13 at MLK Building with Tom Pursel Mayor David Turner and Rep. Brooks Landgraf. Big Daddy's fundraiser that evening. aARP safety class. school supply drives. a West Texas Dance Club evening. Rock The House concert Bri Bagwell. and Alzheimer's Walk volunteer calls along with Harmony Home supply drive details.
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United Way of
Odessa
MLK
Second St
United Way
Tom Pursel
David Turner
Brooks Landgraf
Big Daddy's
42Nd St
United Way of Odessa
Unitedway Odessa.org
Odessa sales tax up 4.6 percent in August
The August sales tax check for Odessa rose about 4.6 percent to 4.26 million, aided by gains across several cities. Alpine, Big Spring, Fort Stockton and others posted notable increases while Midland and several smaller towns showed declines. City officials call the results positive and year to date totals remain strong.
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Odessa
Konrad Hildebrandt
Alpine
Andrews
Big Lake
Big Spring
Crane
Fort Stockton
Goldsmith
Odessa Development Corporation
Heat drives record electricity demand in West Texas
Rising temperatures push electricity use as ERCOT reports record demand in August through mid month. Hottest day so far hit 106 degrees on Sunday with triple digits likely to persist only slightly, while a frontal boundary may bring relief. Darville small business notes June to August activity up with 202 calls so far this month and offers tips to cut bills via filters thermostats and sealing homes.
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Electric Reliability Council of Texas
National Weather Service
Midland
Andrew Arnold
Arnold
Anne Darville
Darville Company
Odessa
Darville
New Teacher Welcome Breakfast kicks off Odessa year
About 500 people including more than 300 new ECISD teachers attended the second New Teacher Welcome Breakfast at the Ector County Coliseum. Presented by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce and Chevron, the event featured speakers, door prizes, and information booths with community service providers. Although ECISD has hired around 300 teachers, more than 200 positions remain open due to the district's shift to a middle school concept and new elementary campuses and early college high schools.
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Ector County Coliseum
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Chevron
Keith Garinger
Ector County Independent School District
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AARP
Northside Senior Center
N. Adams Ave
Milburn Ave
Mark Blair
Odessa Christian Faith Center
West Texas Dance Club
VFW
E. 61St St
Betty Berry
A.staffin
Attnet
Conceri
Bri Bagwell
Basin Burger House
Colorado St
The
Alzheimer’s Association
Kimmy May
Kmay
Alz
Alz.org
Harmony Home
Jbs Parkway
Oapa
Com
Tinyur
Tinyurl.com
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Cpaul
Grandfalls
Kermit
Lamesa
Marfa
McCamey
Monahans
Pecos
Presidio
Pyote
Rankin
Seminole
Stanton
Toyah
Wickett
Wink
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Ector County
Jozy Cosby
Mark Sterkel
Cory Partin
Chamber
ECISD
Oaca
Odessachamber.com
Mark Sterkeljodessa
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