From Page to Broadway Tragedy and Related Civic Notes
A 1982 article recounts a brutal assault resulting in the deaths of a mother and her youngest daughter, with Selena fleeing through ranchland to an oil rig and Michael Eugene Sharp later executed. It also covers a county cash scandal with stolen license stickers, failed civic center bonds, desegregation court actions, and a roundup of major national headlines and events from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Selena
Michael Eugene Sharp
Odessa
State Comptroller's
Civic Center
Ector County
Neighborhood Night Out page draws block captains and officers
Community members block a Sunset Boulevard area with cones while first responders patrol for National Night Out. Block captain Claudia Anderson plans a block party with 45 neighbors, door-to-door invites, hot dogs and drinks. Local police and fire personnel, plus volunteers, will attend to foster neighborly ties and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudia Anderson
Anderson
Tim Burton
Sunset Boulevard
National Association of Town Watch
Tavarez
Eddie Reed
Pre-K program grows at Murry Fly with CHAMPS approach
Odessa educators describe a thriving Murry Fly prekindergarten program serving about 70 students with room for 80. Two teaching positions, bilingual and monolingual classes, provide daily routines, CHAMPS management, and hands on activities. Parents are encouraged to attend and receive incentives for attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Hernandez
Avely Montoya
West Odessa
Montoya
Murry Fly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ector High School
Southside
Crucial
Ector High
Blackshear
Air Florida
Potomac River
Washington, D.C
Pan American
New Orleans
U.S
At&t
Bell Telephone Operating Systems
Justice Department
Columbia
Dwight Clark
Joe Montana
Cowboys
49Ers
Bengals
Larry Bird
John Belushi
Metallica
Craig Stadler
Stephen King
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
Heisman Herschel Walker
Reed
Texas
Patrick Chadwick
Grace Smith
Lillian Chancellor
Will Smith
Westbrook Avenue
Champs
Inyurl.co
Odes
Odessa American
Permian High
Kosa-Tv
Midland Airport
Jessica
Midland
E. 4Th Street
Americ
Pat
George W. Bush
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