Soldier comes home for Christmas after yearlong separation
Raymond, a U S Army infantryman on a third South Korea tour, surprised his wife Erica and their two daughters Tristyn and Trinity on Tuesday night in Odessa. The reunion at home followed a weather cancelation of a planned school assembly and highlighted the family’s commitment to Christmas together after deployments across Iraq, Korea, and recruiting duties.
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Judge denies writ to remove Travis County DA
A State District Judge ruled to keep Rosemary Lehmberg in office as Travis County District Attorney after rejecting a petition to remove her over an April drunken driving arrest. The decision preserves her role overseeing the Public Integrity Unit in Austin and her second four year term.
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David Peeples
Peeples
San Antonio
Lehmberg
Texas’ Public Integrity Unit
New Permian Basin church to open after ice storm delay
Mc Williams announced the $20 million project will debut a 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on Dec 22, with the Permian Basin Christmas Celebration set for Dec 20 at 7 p.m. The opening faced supply chain delays from last week’s ice storm affecting Dallas Fort Worth. The church aims to be debt free, funded by donations, and grow to multiple services as attendance increases. Rusty and Heather Dunn expressed excitement for a larger congregation and child friendly sanctuary.
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First Baptist Church Odessa Event Details
An event is planned at First Baptist Church Odessa located at 709 North Lee Avenue. Availability and timing are not specified in the fragment.
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First Baptist Church
Odessa
N. Lee Ave
Nine children hurt when school bus rear-ends another
In Athens Texas nine elementary students aged five to ten were treated and discharged after a school bus collided from behind with another bus in a small East Texas town. The crash involved about 70 students aboard two Athens elementary buses on Wednesday afternoon.
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