United Family Gifts 375000 to 25 United Way affiliates
The United Family, through the 25th Jacky Pierce Charity Classic golf tourney, donated 375000 to 25 United Way affiliates in West Texas Dallas Fort Worth and Eastern New Mexico. A 350000 tournament gift plus 25000 anniversary gift bring total since 1991 to over 3 million, aid distributed in communities served.
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United Family
United Way
United Way of
Odessa
Jacky Pierce
West Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
New Mexico
Eberley Brooks
Lubbock
United Supermarkets
Miss Permian Basin Fair contestants vie for college aid
Coming Sunday the Life and Times page profiles seven area students competing in the Miss Permian Basin Fair and Expo scholarship contest. The feature outlines participants, their interests, and the contest's scholarship opportunities.
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Life & Times
Odessan Cleared by Clemency for Drug Case
President Obama granted clemency to 112 federal inmates including Samuel Latrell Johnson of Odessa who faced a life sentence for conspiring to distribute 50 grams of crack cocaine. Johnson, convicted after a 2002 jury trial, will be released December 28 while serving ten years of supervised release.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Odessa
Samuel Latrell Johnson
Johnson
Electronic Records Access
John Klassen
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Klassen
Obama
White House
Neil Eggleston
Sheryl Crow Concert Benefit Set for Odessa
Tickets remain for Sheryl Crow's September 27 show at the Ector County Coliseum, 8:30 p.m. Proceeds fund the Odessa Education Foundation programs including grants, scholarships, Bookworms and Battle of the Bluebonnets. The 15th annual fundraiser aims to net about 350000 after expenses. Crow's cost is around 200000 with two Odessa nights planned.
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Odessa College
Saulsbury
West Texas Food Bank
The
Crisis Center
Ellen Noél Art Museum
Ector County Health Department
Sheryl Crow
Odessa Education Foundation
Ector County Coliseum
Education Foundation
Celeste Potter
Foundation
Willie Nelson
Crow
Odessa
Perry to join Dancing with the Stars to aid veterans
Texas former governor Rick Perry, the state's longest serving leader and two time presidential candidate, announced on social media that he will appear on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars to help veterans. The new season premieres September 12 on ABC, following Perry's past political shifts and endorsements.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas
America
Perry
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Trump
U.S. House
Tom DeLay
ABC
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Mark Sterkel
Potter
Quebec City
Canada
Amy Harris
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Hsite
Abc.go.com
Associated Press
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