Odessa Fire Kills 3 Year Old in Family Home Blaze
A 3-year-old boy died and his two sisters remained in critical condition after a house fire at 2701 N Tom Green Ave in Odessa. Pedro Barraza Jr. died at about 2:30 pm in a burn unit. The parents, Pedro Barraza Sr. and Maria Barraza, were in stable condition. A defective floor furnace caused the blaze, neighbors said flames spread quickly through the home. A trust fund for the family was set up at the Bank of the Southwest.
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Lubbock
Odessa
Pedro Barraza
Corina
Gina
Tom Green Ave
Pedro Barraza Sr
Maria Barraza
Medical Center Hospital
Lubbock General Hospital
Gina Barraza
Barraza
Don Lindley
Bank of the Southwest
el Paso
Mark Self
Mike
Burglary reports include multiple thefts across city
Aug 24 reports detail Jose Louis Villegas of 1102 W Clifford Sr and Carmen Ramirez of 3904 Englewood Circle reporting stolen items valued at 1100 and 625 respectively. Items include mirror clothing sheets bags cash purses checks and a television. Additional thefts include 45 rpm records valued at 600 from Skate Center and other property losses with times from July 23 to Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Louis Villegas
W. Clifford Sr
F.W. Garcia Jr
Carmen Ramirez
Englewood Circle
Bobby E. Blankenship
Skate Center
E. Center Ave
Dan Martincin
John Cronin
Knife assault victim slashed in Odessa
Odessa man Nathaniel Ann was cut on the face and chest by a Hispanic man after confronting him near his car Tuesday night. Ann chased the suspect, who fled, and the assailant slashed him before escaping. No hospital treatment was required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Nathaniel Ann
Grandview Ave
Ani
Wallet stolen at West Second Street motel in Odessa
A 42 year old Odessa man, Jimmy Reynolds, was beaten and robbed of $200 by two unknown men at the Bruce Motel on West Second Street around midnight. Reynolds was forced into a room, struck, and the assailants fled with his wallet. He received facial injuries and was treated at Medical Center Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Second Street
Jimmy Reynolds
Bruce
W. Second St
Reynolds
E. 18Th St
Medical Center Hospital
Obituary notices and service details for multiple Odessa residents
Multiple death notices and public notices from Odessa area funeral homes. Details include services for John W. Houghton of Seminole with burial in Fort Fairfield Maine, and for Salvador Lopez Castro Sr. of Fort Stockton, plus graveside services for Winnie Faye Miller and Mary Nell Prescott. Also listed are marriages, divorces filed and granted, and numerous Baptism, church, and hospital notices with survivor names and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Houghton
South Seminole Baptist Church
John Ludat
Riverside Cemetery
Fort Fairfield
Maine
Houghton
Memorial Hospital
Seminole
Meriel E. Medina
Kennebunk Port
Mr. Houghton
Onah Temple of the Shrine
Bangor
Fort Kent
Tom Houghton
Singleton Funeral Home of
Saint Agnes Catholic Church
Frey
Osterle
Saint Agnes
Fort Stockton
Mike Barrera
Tularosa
N.M
Merced Lopez
Irene Rubio
Mariana Langford
Odessa
Micaela Castro
Saragosa
Winnie Faye Miller
Orchard Lane
Rose Hill Cemetery
Steve Hoover
Mary N. Prescott
Mary Nell Prescott
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Love Buckman
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Water slide incident at White Water Park in Grand Prairie
A young rider emerges from a tube water slide at White Water amusement park in Grand Prairie. The slide ends about eight feet above the pool, creating a notable drop as the rider exits into the water.
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White Water Amusement Park
Grand Prairie
Junior High Meeting Plans Vary by School
Readiness brief outlines Monday report times by school and grade. Bonham Bowie Crockett Ector Hood Nimitz schools specify grade group locations and preregistration, with new students directed to offices or libraries. bus delays advised to report to assigned areas. Odessa and Permian campuses advise contacting grade level offices for reporting information.
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Bonham Junior High School
Bowie Junior High School
Crockett Junior High School
Ector Junior High School
Hood
Nimitz
Odessa
Permian
Paving Plan Allocates 35% Blocks in Low Income Areas
Odessa City Council approved using federal Community Development Block Grant funds to pave 35 percent of blocks in low income neighborhoods over the next year. The list includes Zacatecas Street, South Lee Avenue, South Lincoln Avenue, South Sam Houston Avenue, Carl Avenue, Mable Avenue, May Street, McCory Street, Myers Street, Roxanna Avenue, Simms Street, Marland Street, South Washington Avenue, Ada Street, Eidson Street, Van Street, Lindberg Street, Woodcrest Avenue, Rochester Avenue, and Power Street.
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Odessa
Zacatecas Street
Honeysuckle Avenue
Jeter Street
Lee Avenue
Murphy Street
Lincoln Avenue
Sam Houston Avenue
Pearl Avenue
Carl Avenue
Dwayne Street
Mable Avenue
Crane Avenue
Myers Street
May Street
Muskingum Avenue
Roxanna Avenue
Woodcrest Avenue
Eighth
10Th Streets
Rochester Avenue
Pool Road
Seminole Street
Power Street
Nelson Avenue
Odessa College OC students register and late register details
Odessa College sets 8 am to 8 pm registration on Thursday on the second floor of the Student Union Building and late registration Monday through Friday with staggered hours. Registration ends at noon on Sept 12. Traffic advisory directs entering from Andrews Highway to avoid University Boulevard congestion with signs guiding new students.
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Odessa College
Counseling Center
Andrews Highway
University Boulevard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corina Barraza
Lindley
P. Co
Reba McCan
Wayne Coggins
David R. Smith
Vickie Lynn Hurst
Coahuila Road No. 16
C. Davis
Dickie Meadows
Houston
Oakland-San Francisco
Dallas-Fort Worth
Salvador L. Castro
Salvador Lopez Castro Sr
Winnie F. Miller
Shirley Hodges
Theron Hodges
Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home
B.E. Prescott
Billy Prescott
Midland
Randy Prescott
Judy Hamilton
Gereldine Gilleland
Gereldine
Tommie”’ Gilleland
30Th St
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Vernon Burrows
Gilleland
Strawn
James
H. Gilleland
Ranger
James Patrick Gilleland
Modena Johnson
Clyde
Pedro Barraza Jr
Pedro
Jewell Posey
Ballard Funeral Home
Roswell
Medical Center
Eldra M. Cassity
Juan Rubalcado Marceleno
Mary Sue Moreno
David Ybarra
Debra Lynn Walsh
Gary Gene Baker
Sylvia Fiores Rodriguez
Stephen Caldwell Stoltz
Cheri Denise Clark
Eddie Wayne Roberson
Nelda Jean Brooks
John Douglas Colson
Deborah Jeanette Turner
Phillip Clay Brooks
Debrah Kay Deason
Women’s & Children’s Hospital
Irma Estelle Barrios
Truman St
Roger R. Hahn
Gardendale
James A Halfacre
N. Washington Ave
Mansour Heidari
Tanglewood Lane
Willy E Mathews
W. Third St
Nixon
Dale Orr
Tracy L. Steen
N. Muskingum Ave
Rhoda Sue Steel
Clifford Dean Steel
Jinger Lynn Krapf
Joseph Wayne Krapf
Clinton D. Burnett
Jeckie Burnett
Charles H. Woodward
Susan Wheat Woodward
Billye Sue Goode
John T. Goode
Kathleen Hall
Gary Lee Hall
Louis Roch
Jo Roch
Senaida Pina
George Pina
Landa Sue Gray
Kim Lee Gray
Stephen Milford Farris
Teresa Ann Farris
Bobby Lee Booker Sr
Nick Ann Booker
Debra Kay Mullins
Jimmie Lee Mullins
Pawnee Rae Etheredge
Roy Etheredge
Stacey Lane Latham
Patricia Kathleen Latham
McCory
Sam Houston
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