Toyah Considered Taking Levee Pact After Flood
Reeves County officials again tabled an NRCS levee agreement awaiting Toyah’s decision. Toyah would replace county in funding and repairs while facing private land liability with Union Pacific over the breached levee. City council plans a special session to decide on joining the NCRs pact and potential indemnification talks.
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Pecos
Reeves County
US Natural Resources Conservation Service
Toyah
Union Pacific Railroad
Luis Carrasco
Union Pacific
Carrasco
County Commission
Ricky Hurrier
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Hurrier
NRCS
Harrier
Sandy Terry
NCR
Terry
Commission
Holmes Nominated to Replace Odessa Judge
The Democratic executive committee unanimously nominated Mike Holmes for the 244th District Judge seat in Odessa after the death of Gary Watkins. Holmes, a former Ector County district attorney and criminal defense attorney, aims to run in the November 3 election and uphold Watkins’s impartial, tough‑on‑crime philosophy. The GOP will choose its nominee later this month.
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Odessa
Mike Holmes
Gary Watkins
Watkins
Lori White
Gary Garrison
Holmes
White
Ector County
Gary
Watkin
Hobbs man charged in six stabbings
Fabien Ramirez a 23 year old Hobbs man was charged with six counts of aggravated battery and tampering with evidence after a brawl at a party left six people stabbed. Victims included Josh Peacock 23 Israel Chavez 21 Alfred Chavez 18 Adolfo Chavez 23 Issac Chavez 15 and Eric Ramos 22 all treated at area hospitals.
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Hobbs
Fabien Ramirez
Josh Peacock
Israel Chavez
Alfred Chavez
Adolfo Chavez
Issac
Patterson helps Ndhlovu built church network in Malawi
Odessa volunteer Patterson funded Ndhlovu's Bible school and aided his mission to plant seven churches and six satellites. Ndhlovu preaches with passion, drawing crowds. Patterson also volunteers locally by serving breakfasts to the homeless since 1996 and organizing flu shots with church health professionals.
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Ndhlovu
Patterson
Ron Bentley
Malawi
Ndhlo
Odessa
Bentley
Odessa BLOTTER: Assaults, Burglaries, and Thefts Reported
Police blotter details crimes in Odessa including aggravated assault on Eisenhower Road near 3800 block with gunfire and stabbing near Clements Street. Burglaries include Trower Realtors home and West Clements Drive vehicle break ins. Theft and vehicle damage reported at East 43rd Street, West Second Street, Santa Rosa Drive, and other blocks. one possession case on East Ridge Road.
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Odessa
Eisenhower Road
Clements Street
West Clements Drive
East Eighth St
Terrace Circle
West Texas Avenue
Santa Rosa Drive
West County Road
Odessa College late registration and pageant updates
Students may register today through Friday at Odessa College with hours 7 30 a.m. to 7 p.m. for new enrollees and 7 30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for returning students Online registration ends Thursday at noon for those with 30 credits or more Advisors may assist In addition three Permian Basin titleholders Miss Permian Basin USA Miss UT Permian Basin USA and Miss Permian Basin USA Teen advance to the next level Scholarships and prizes accompany the titles A community luncheon hosted by Hispanic Heritage of Odessa Thursday at Texas Tech Health Center introduces Dr Leonidas Miranda and HHO officers RSVP by calling the listed numbers.
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Odessa College
OC Student Union
Odessa.edu
Permian Basin
Staci McCallister
Texas A&m University
Fort Stockton
Helen Pedro
University of Texas of the
Reeves County library seeks funds for part time staff
Reeves County commissioners debated library needs and approved 2500 for the rest of fiscal year 2004 to hire a 20 hour a week part time worker. Librarian Sarah Perry and supporters urged action noting grants and community value. County officials considered a future full time hire as budgeting evolves.
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Reeves County
Sarah Perry
Perry
State Library Association
Emily Fernandes
Wray Morrison
Fernandes
Galindo
Luis Carrasco
Commissioners table cemetery item and discuss deeds and care
Commissioners voted to table an item on Greenwood Cemetery operations and have County Attorney Luis Carrasco examine deed restrictions. Precinct 2 Justice Jim Riley sought a $5 000 yearly raise, while Precinct 1 officials favored making Greenwood a perpetual care site with flat headstones and automatic irrigation. The board also considered highway funding asks for 2006 2008 with a WIPP related divided road plan and four lane US 285 improvements.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood
Mohammad Moabed
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Odessa
Commission
Texas Department of Transportation
Moabed
Ector County approves health and budget actions
The county approves a 42,268 contract between the Ector County Health Department and the Texas Department of Health and authorizes an addendum to the Master Service Agreement for a Bi-County Disease Surveillance Coordinator and Bio terrorism Response Program Manager. It also approves an HIV grant amendment of 4950 for nurses training and a 2005 Local Public Health Preparedness Bioterrorism Grant preliminary application.
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Ector County Health Department
Texas Department of Health
Ector County
Tommy L. Dempsey
Hospital Outsourcing Sparks Unhappiness Over Layoffs
Norwood criticizes how terminations were handled and the impact on transcriptionists at Medical Center of Houston, amid an outsourcing plan to address an $8.8 million 2004 deficit and a projected $2 million-plus 2005 shortfall. Glaser stated changeover work occurred in Odessa with a hospital expense of $867,500, yielding a $399,436 saving.
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MCH
Ector County Hospital District Board
Medical Center
Glaser
Odessa
Odessa CHDO Seeks Bids for Two Homes Construction
Odessa Affordable Housing Inc invites general contractors to bid on building two homes. A mandatory pre-bid conference occurs Tuesday August 24 at 10 30 a.m. at 3801 N Dixie. Bid packages are distributed as proposals. Sealed bids are due by 4 00 p.m. on Thursday August 26 2004.
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Odessa Affordable Housing, Inc
CHDO
N. Dixie
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Melanie Wong
Ramirez
Graham
Chris McCall
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Garner
Trower Realtors
East 43Rd Street
Tanglewood Lane
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Jarrod Dee Hanks
S&t
Hispanic Heritage
Interstate 20
State Line
Carlsbad
N.M
Moaded
New Mexico State Line
Texas
Coliseum, Public Works and Human Resources Departments
JLG
Norwood
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