Kyle to receive Texas Legislative Medal of Honor in Austin
Gov Abbott will award Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle and Lt. Col Ed Dyess the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor at the Governor's Mansion. Kyle, born in Odessa, is cited for service. the Odessa Community Foundation funds a statue and courtyard for the VA Clinic grounds off Highway 191.
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Austin
Greg Abbott
Chris Kyle
Ed Dyess
Governor's Mansion
Texas
Kyle
Odessa
Odessa Community Foundation
Highway 191
Chrisky
Samuel Hernandez to Perform at Odessa Outdoor Festival
Christian musician Samuel Hernandez will perform at 7 30 p.m. Friday and Saturday during an outdoor festival at Odessa Apostolic Worship Center at 5533 W Mapp St. Church Music Director Jacob Garcia said a series of bands will also perform starting at noon Saturday. Samuel does a variety of things.
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Samuel Hernandez
Odessa Apostolic Worship Center
W. Mapp St
Jacob Garcia
Samuel
Garcia
Odessa church festival ready with stage music and food booths
Garcia described the Odessa Apostolic Worship Center festival as devotional and catchy worship. The Rev. Daniel Lopez leads preparations with a stage and food booths set up near West I 20 FM 1936 and Mapp Street. Contact numbers are 432 813 7936 or 230 1344.
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Garcia
Odessa Apostolic
Interstate 20
FM 1936
Mapp Street
Daniel Lopez
Courthouse estimates rise as Yocom drafts report
Courthouse costs increase amid a preliminary draft by Yocom on architectural needs. The report outlines required repairs and upgrades, signaling higher budget estimates for postglass renovations and security improvements.
County eyes 111 million courthouse plan after failed bond
In Ector County the draft budget for a new courthouse shows costs exceeding 100 million dollars after voters defeated a 95 million bond in 2013. Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Ar chitects completed a 190000 needs assessment, with projected total near 111 million including a 98.4 million facility and 13 million parking garage.
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Ector County
Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects
Courthouse Renovation Plans And Costs Summary
The document outlines multiple courthouse options with bond elections in 2016 and 2016 2018 2019 completion milestones. Option A remodels and adds space in phases totaling over 11 million with new courthouse work and garages completed by 2020. Option B2 accelerates to a new courthouse and parking structure totaling about 106.5 million with a 2019 garage completion. Option C accelerates with total costs around 94.9 million and 2019 completion milestones.
Middle schools welcome sixth graders
Ector County Independent School District began the new session Monday with Odessa and Permian high schools excluded. The district opened three new elementaries West Buice Downing and two early college high schools at UT System Permian Basin and Odessa College. Buice welcomed families with music balloons red carpets swag and Taco Villa mascots. Principal Alicia Press called the opening fantastic noting all parents and students were excited as 566 kindergartners through fifth graders entered.
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Ector County Independent School District
Odessa
Permian
West
Buice and
Downing
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Odessa College
Buice
Taco Villa
Alicia Press
Elvis Comes to Odessa as Fire Destroys School
In January a late night blaze severely damaged John Ireland Elementary, sparing the principal’s office and gym. 452 students were displaced, later relocated to Reagan Elementary. By April a $536,591 fire insurance settlement was approved, and reconstruction began, with the rebuilt school reopening in January. An audit of Chamber accounts sparked political tensions ahead of city elections.
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Reagan Elementary
Merce
Chamber
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