ECISD to evaluate Benavides nine months into contract
ECISD trustees will review the superintendent's contract on Tuesday during a 7 p.m. board meeting in the Board Room. Benavides earns 160000 annually plus 182520 in car, annuity and fringe benefits. Trustee Phil Fouche calls for a raise, noting rising test scores and lower dropout rates, while election details for May 15 and filing Feb 14 to March 15 are on the agenda.
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County Independent School District
ECISD
Phil Fouche
Benavides
Carol Gregg
Odessa housing market hits record sales in 2003 surge
Odessa’s 2003 housing market saw sales reach 76 million dollars, up 10 percent from 2002, with 998 homes sold and an 11 percent rise in average closing price to 79 235 dollars. Executives note faster sales despite counts. health care expansion, retiree migration, and diversification spurred demand amid low rates and a housing shortage.
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Odessa
Connie Coots
Odessa Board of Realtors
West Texas Multiple Listing Service Inc
West Texas Mls
Jack Harris
Texas A&m Real Estate
National Board of Realtors
Harris
Coots
Alpine appoints Philippi as city manager
Alpine has hired its first woman city manager Karen Philippi, former senior assistant director of public works, with $300 monthly car allowance. City officials noted 70 inquiries and 39 applications, narrowing to five before Philippi impressed interviewers with her unassisted, direct answers. She said she enjoys West Texas and is excited to live and work in Alpine.
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Alpine
Pecos
Kermit
Wayne Reynolds
Karen Philippi
Clouse
Bill Lewis
West Texas
Philippi
Odessa group funds burial for 27 Confederate soldiers
Jerri Gandy chairs the Socorro project to honor 27 Texans killed at the Battle of Valverde on February 21, 1862. The city of Socorro will provide land for a cemetery and museum as fund-raising aims exceed $60,000 for title searches archeological work and reinterment. The gala on February 28 at the Globe of the Great Southwest is part of the effort.
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Odessa
Valverde
Jerri Gandy
Socorro
N.M
Permian Basin
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Charles Mandeville
Sons of the Confederate Veterans
Fairfield
Texas
Gandy
Southern Heritage Gala Dinner and Play Night
The Southern Heritage Gala to be held February 28 at Globe of the Great Southwest Theatre 2308 Shakespeare Road Odessa Texas. Dinner at 6 pm The Last Ball at 8 pm Tickets 25 dollars Make checks payable to Permian Basin UDC Mail to P O Box 1202 Odessa Texas 79760 Call 367 7857 or email j gandy grandcome net or nellison nts online net
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Globe of the Great Southwest
Shakespeare Road
Permian Basin
UDC
Odessa
Texas
J.gandy
Grandcome.net
Nellison
Nts-Online
Holiday Closings Across Local Colleges and Offices
ECISD and UTPB are closed today while Odessa College remains open for the bookstore. City and all county offices will close. The Odessa American will stay open.
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ECISD
UTPB
Odessa College
Odessa American
Truck Bomb Kills About 20 At Iraq Coalition Gate
In Baghdad a suicide bombing at the gates of the U S led coalition base killed about 20 people and wounded 63 during rush hour. The blast, described as 1 000 pounds, shook windows more than a mile away as Bremer planned talks with Kofi Annan on Iraq’s future and security.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.S
L. Paul Bremer
U.N
Kofi Annan
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