Pollock named Odessa Fire Chief after Brown retirement
Steve Pollock, 46, the assistant chief, succeeds John Brown as Odessa Fire Chief effective December 15. He pledges input from staff, continuity of programs, and steady training expansion while maintaining high standards and advancing technology.
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Steve Pollock
John Brown
Brown
Pollock
Odessa
Western Illinois University
Odessa College
National Fire Academy
Texas Fire Commission
Texas Department of Health
EMS
Texas ends year with record executions in Huntsville
Three nights at the Huntsville Unit saw Texas reach 40 executions in 2000, the most in U S history. Garry Dean Miller set the yearly mark, Daniel Joe Hittle followed, then Claude Jones as survivors offered prayers and mixed gratitude amid grief. Families described their closure as part of coping with loss.
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Huntsville
Texas
George W. Bush
Claude Jones
Jones
Point Blank
U.S. Supreme Court
Charlie Brooks
Garry Dean Miller
Daniel Joe Hittle
Allen Hilzendager
Marjorie Howlett
Miller
Rick Perry
Bush
White House
Beckie Walker
Gerald
Garland
Hittle
Nimitz Junior High hit by itching powder prank
Nimitz Junior High students were exposed to itching powder in a planned prank. A seventh grade boy passed the 8 ounce powder to four others in the locker room and lunch area. Thirty minutes after contact the powder causes intense itching.
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Nimitz
Steve Brown
Perla Palma
Brittain Halbert
Karen Wilcox
Ector County Independent School District
Wilcox
Brown
NazI meth risks tied to old German method
Police warn that a revived 1940s German process dubbed Nazi meth makes production faster and cheaper. Lt. Robert Ralls notes historians link it to Nazi soldiers. Meth use causes irritability paranoia violence and potential fatal strokes or heart attacks. law enforcement prioritizes stopping clandestine manufacture.
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Germany
Robert Ralls
Department of Public Safety Narcotics Division
Ralls
Ector County to hire consultant on salaries and pay
Ector County commissioners plan to hire a salary consultant with a $40 000 budget to compare county pay and benefits against other West Texas counties. County Judge Jerry Caddel says the move aims to develop a long range plan to boost wages and benefits and address stale step pay since 1988. Pat MacAllister notes pay competitiveness has lagged and supports moving forward.
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Jerry Caddel
Caddel
Texas
Pat MacAllister
Ector County
MacAllister
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