Odessa Black Chamber Mixer Sets Friday Dinner Meet
The Odessa Black Chamber of Commerce schedules its third annual Business Mixer for Friday. Keynote speaker is Calvin Davis, chief legal counsel to the Lubbock SBA. Event starts at 6 p.m. at Way Out West steakhouse, 1701 N Grant Ave. Tickets are $15. For information call 332-5812.
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Odessa Black Chamber of Commerce
Permian Basin
U.S
Calvin Davis
Lubbock
U.S. Small Business Administration
N. Grant Ave
Safe Place seeks hygiene item donations in Midland
Safe Place of the Permian Basin asks for personal hygiene items to aid domestic violence victims. Donations can be dropped at the Safe Place Administration Building 1031 Andrews Highway Suite 310 Midland or at tonight's RockHounds game. Donors receive up to three dollars off a game ticket for items donated at the RockHounds.
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Safe Place
Permian Basin
Safe Place Administration
Andrews Highway
Midland
Rockhounds
Samaritan Counseling Center seeks 2003 Family of the Year
The Samaritan Counseling Center seeks nominations for the 2003 Family of the Year honoring a family from Odessa Midland and Big Spring. Nominations may come from individuals civic groups or churches. Banquet on October 16. nominations due by August 15. For information call 522 7202 or 563 4144.
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Samaritan Counseling Center
Odessa
Midland
Big Spring
Venezuelan national charged in 10 million cocaine seizure near Marfa
Presidio federal court charged Raul Madrid a Mexican national with possession with intent to distribute after authorities seized 320 pounds of cocaine valued at about 10.3 million dollars from a false tank in a gas tank of a 2000 Volvo pulling a flatbed trailer at the Marfa checkpoint. He faces 10 years to life in prison and possible deportation to Mexico after serving any sentence.
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Presidio
Raul Madrid
U.S
Madrid
Mexico
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Marfa
Highway 67
Bill Brooks
CBP
Border Patrol
Brooks
United States
Simon Garza Jr
Garza
el Paso
William Upchurch
Bureau of Immigration and Citizenship Services
Hurricane Claudette slams Texas coast near Palacios
Hurricane Claudette struck the mid-Texas coast near Port O’Connor Palacios with 80 mph winds, causing damage and power failures. One person died as the storm lashed Matagorda Bay area and gusts peaked near 88 mph at Wadsworth. Ed Conaway at the South Texas Project described the intense conditions.
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Ed Conaway
South Texas
Claudette
Matagorda Bay
Port O’connor
Palacios
Wadsworth
Conaway
Texas
Texas Sales Tax Holiday Set for Aug 1 3
The fifth annual sales tax holiday runs August 1 to 3 in Texas. It exempts state and local sales taxes on most clothing and footwear priced at 100 dollars or less. Since 1999 it has saved about 118 million in state taxes and nearly 31 million in local taxes. Odessa starts the new school year August 18. For details call 800 252 5555 or visit windowstate tx us.
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Texas
Carole Strayhorn
Strayhorn
Odessa
Windowstate
Mobile disaster canteen to aid Odessa area relief efforts
Brown confirms long awaited deployment to run a disaster canteen with Winters noting volunteers may assist at shelters, clean up neighborhoods or distribute meals. The mobile unit, the size of a UPS truck, offers full kitchen capacity and could serve 200 to 400 meals, with volunteers potentially staying about 10 days if deployed. Shinn praises the rewarding nature of helping those in need.
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Brown
Winters
Odessa
Shinn
Salvation Army
Furrs assets to CIC in Odessa area sale plan unfolds
Williams Snyder says Furrs turnaround is complete and boosts value for COLP assets. Cardinal Investment’s CIC group eyeing purchase as bankruptcy restructuring continues. Furr’s is selling open stores in Odessa Midland, aiming to preserve cash flow and brand loyalty while expansion possible under new ownership.
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Williams Snyder
Furr
CIC
Snyder
Cardinal Investment Co
Cardinal
Café Express
Baldwin
West Texas
Furr’s
Odessa- Midland
TD shot rules change prompts student immunization drive
Texas students face new booster requirements as TD vaccine stock improves. Odessa High and Permian district records show hundreds previously unvaccinated. nurses guide parents during early registration at Carver Early Education Center. Plattsmier urges early immunization to avoid long lines and class absences.
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Texas
Odessa High
Permian
Plattsmier
Hope Cortez
Carver
Cortez
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