West Odessa eyes federal grants for water access
West Odessa gains rural area status allowing eligibility for federal grants to fund potable water projects as a six member citizens group weighs creating a municipal utility district. About 184 residents attended a meeting at the Ector County Coliseum where USDA officials outlined colonia and rural grant options and timelines, with plans not to move before January.
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West Odessa
Ector County Coliseum
Farley Leatherwood
Citizens Group
Leatherwood
John Perkins
USDA
Perkins
Ector County
Moss Arena
Teen declines second murder case plea offer in Odessa
Odessa 17 year old Leon Hampton Jr accused of first degree murder rejected a 10 year prison cap plea from prosecutors marking the second offer in four months. The crime occurred while he was a juvenile and questions raise about police interrogation procedures and required juvenile processing in Ector County.
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Leon Hampton Jr
Odessa
Ector County
Linda Deaderick
Hampton
Rhett Hoestenbach
John W. Smith
Deaderick
Hoestenbach
Ip Spanes Ae
Holiday shipping tips from Odessa postal workers
Odessa post offices expect over a million pieces of mail weekly this month as holiday shipping surges. Postmaster Chito Ramirez notes a busier season with lines of customers, while Debbie Hunter of Pack n Mail warns air shipping costs can climb to 100 to 200 dollars near Christmas. The pair urge early shipping to avoid high rates and delays.
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Odessa
Chito Ramirez
Ramirez
Debbie Hunter
Pack ’N’ Mail
Hunter
Odessa Police Chief cites Texas crime drop and Odessa Midland gains
Odessa Police Chief James H. Jenkins says crime rates are down nationwide and in Texas, with the Odessa Midland MSA recording a 1998 rate of 4836.1 per 100000, a fall from 1997. Violent crime declined to 547.7, while murders, rapes, robberies and property crimes all fell, aided by aging boomers and local programs like Citizens on Patrol and drug prevention efforts.
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Odessa
James Jenkins
Texas
FBI
Odessa- Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area
Msa
Odessa- Midland
United States
James H. Jenkins
Odessa/Midland
Midland
Jenkins
Citizens On Patrol
Citizens Police Academy
Immanuel Baptist Church hosts holiday grief recovery service
The church will hold a grief recovery service to help people cope with loss during the holidays. Don Allen says the event aims to foster hope, not mimic a funeral, and focuses on those who have lost loved ones or are downhearted by job loss. Volunteers provide songs, readings, and a white ornament for remembering a loved one.
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Immanuel Baptist Church
Don Allen
Odessa area to grow with Texas, Perryman predicts
Economist Ray Perryman told about 200 Odessa Country Club attendees that West Texas will see solid gains, with Odessa Midland near state growth. He projects Texas at 4 percent yearly and Odessa Midland at 3 percent, citing La Entrada highway and regional industries as growth drivers. He notes Mexico policy deposits likely won’t majorly affect trade.
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West Texas
Ray Perryman
The
Perryman Group
Odessa Country Club
Odessa-Midland
Perryman
Texas
Dallas
Austin-San Antonio
Odessa- Midland
Pacific Ocean
Odessa
Mexico
Permian Basin
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Lara Meckfessel
Economist
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