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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2017
Page
1
Baker Hughes shows Permian Basin holds at 377 active rigs for the week ending Friday, oil drilling dominant. National oil and gas rigs drop by six to 940. year-ago totals stood at 489. Oil rigs 759 and gas rigs 180, with WTI and WBI crude prices closing lower.
ECISD reports 31,758 students with 86 new enrollments on Friday. enrollment meetings continue next week. U S Silica hosts a job fair 8 am to 3 pm today at the Courtyard by Marriott Odessa, announcing a new frac sand mine and plant in Crane County. Positions include plant operators and maintenance techs. reserve spots via jobs ussilica.com. Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Corpus Christi as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds, flooding rains, and massive evacuation orders across the Gulf Coast. Texas Governor Abbott warned of a very major disaster as Houston and oil hubs faced the monster system racing ashore from the Gulf.
Odessa College rodeo team, led by coach C J Aragon, celebrates decades of achievements from national coaches of the year to multiple finals appearances. The 120 acre Graham Center in Gardendale houses horses and animals, hosting agriculture and horse training classes and featuring photos of notable alumni. Aragon, a former team roper with a journalism degree, reflects on his path from steer roping to coaching while guiding students toward national events.
The 23 year old Ryan Kaleb Carter faces a capital murder trial starting Monday with the death penalty waived. He allegedly stabbed 51 year old Maikil Madouk during a Feb 19 2015 botched robbery at Glass Doctor in Odessa. Madouk described as an innocent stranger. Carter allegedly pointed a gun at Madouk and wrestled for control of the weapon, which ended up with Madouk's wife Angelina Garang. Garang chased Carter with an unnamed witness and detained him near a gas station on West Sixth and West County Road. Carter admitted the stabbing. DA Bobby Bland said the death penalty would not be sought after reviewing the evidence.
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