Vandals Target Midland Construction Site Damaging Water Lines
Crime Stoppers seeks information on a July 4 night vandalism at the Area Builders Midland site 1111 Pagewood Ave Odessa. Supervisor Michael White found two copper water lines cut with a hacksaw at 7:30 a.m. July 5, spraying water and soaking the floor.
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Midland County
Area Builders Inc
Pagewood Ave
Odessa
Loop 250
Thomason Drive
West Midland
Michael White
Crime Stoppers offers reward in Midland County vandalism case
Deputies report about an inch of water damage exceeding ten thousand dollars with no suspects. Crime Stoppers will pay one thousand dollars for information leading to arrest and indictment. Call 694-TIPS or 333-TIPS, all calls anonymous under program guidelines.
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Midland County Sheriff’s Deputies
Crane ISD to hold hearing on 21 percent tax hike
Crane Independent School District trustees schedule a 7 30 p m public hearing at the administration building to consider a 21 percent property tax increase to fund salary hikes. Superintendent Jack Gothard notes HB 72 driving reforms raised starting teacher pay by 4100 and says district keeps high salary levels despite a 2500 raise last April.
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Crane
Crane Independent School District Board of Trustees
Jack Gothard
Gothard
Texas
Robbery convict gets three year federal sentence
Margarito Camacho, 39, received a three year term after pleading guilty to possession of stolen money from the June 6 InterFirst Bank drive in robbery in Odessa. Co defendants Martinez Rivera and Bingham faced charges. $12,884 was taken. Officer statements place the crime at noon near Seventh Street and Jackson Avenue.
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Midland
Margarito
Shorty’’ Camacho
Odessa
InterFirst
Camacho
Port Lavaca
Steve Hershberger
U.S
Lucius Bunton
Bunton
Ronald Butler
Antonio Martinez- Rivera
Lamesa
Martinez- Rivera
Midland County
Midland Federal Grand Jury
Bingham
Martinez-Rivera
Seventh Street
Jackson Avenue Motor Bank
Local Teen Cindy Martin Reaches for Cool Amid Heat
Cindy Martin, 30, of 2716 Idlewood Lane, described struggling with the heat and considering two wooden snowpeople as makeshift cooling aids during a sweltering day. No further details were provided.
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Cindy Martin
Idlewood Lane
Third man fired over improper conduct at Pyote children's home
A third man, James Simmons Sr. of El Paso, was fired for hugging female students at the West Texas Children's Home in Pyote. Angel Del Rio, 58, Monahans and former Odessa teacher, remains on indefinite leave. Del Rio was indicted by an Ector County grand jury on indecency with a child. Simmons denied involvement with sexual acts or photographs, but offered an unacceptable rebuttal to the allegations.
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Pyote
West Texas Children’s Home
Odessa
Children’s Home
Stan DeGerolami
Angel del Rio
Monahans
del Rio
DeGerolami
James Simmons Sr
el Paso
Fermale
Simmons
Allan Spearman
Motel Robbery at Sands Motel on East Second Street
Two men robbed and threatened motel clerk Gary Welford Rowe with a knife at the Sands Motel 1412 E Second St around 12 25 am taking about 155 dollars. Rowe a former Odessa City Council candidate was knocked to the floor as robbers forced the cash register open and fled northwest from the west office door.
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East Second Street
Gary Welford Rowe
Sands Motel
Second St
Rowe
Odessa
Sherman Cox
Nabors Lane
Police Beat Odessa July 22 Theft and burglary reports
Odessa police log recounts July 22 incidents: Jose Bernal reports $1,800 damage to a Ford Bronco window near 1 a.m. Burglary at Holiday Inn Centre alleged Jewelry $1,300 stolen from 5901 E US 80 between 7 and 9 p.m. Thursday. Tina Medlock states $1,883 cash and $15 in food stamps stolen from 7-Eleven office 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday. Ector Sheriff notes theft of eight tires and wheels worth $2,834.80 from Precision Pump and Compressor 3751 Kermit Highway between 4 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday.
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Jose Bernal
24Th St
R.L. Randall
Robert Frank Getts
Holiday Inn Centre
E. U.S
D.R. Angell
Tina L. Medlock
7-Eleven
N. Dixie Blvd
W.S. Rushing
ECTOR
Artie Everett
Kermit Highway
G. Clarks
Odessa Chamber Names Executive Vice President
James W. Flowers age 39 was named executive vice president of the Greater Odessa Area Chamber of Commerce replacing the Port Arthur Chamber veteran. He will oversee all chamber operations and starts August 12. Directors may bid on a proposed Texas Department of Corrections detention facility with Midland’s chamber not expected to compete.
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Greater Port Arthur
James W. Flowers
Chamber
Roy Elsner
Texas Department of Corrections
Jill Berg
Chamber Economic Development
Flowers
Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce
Eisner
Port Arthur
Odessa
Berg
TDC
Midland Charber of Commerce
Steve Hardin
Haskell Services for W B Hill and Others Noted
Funeral services are set for W B Hill 82 of Haskell at Eastside Baptist Church with burial at Willow Cemetery. He died at Haskell Memorial Hospital and is survived by a wife six sons a daughter three sisters 21 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Additional notices list Susan Grantham Irene Lackey Hamilton births at Medical Center and Women's and Children's hospitals, marriage applications and divorces in July.
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Haskell
W.B. Hill
Eastside Baptist Church
Darrell Feemster
Willow Cemetery
Holden-McCauley Funeral Home
Mr. Hill
Haskell Memorial Hospital
Tyler
Ethel Lorene Barnes
Waxahachie
Rice
Melvin Hill
Howard Hill
Tulsa
Okla
Danny Hill
Fort Stockton
Robert Hill
Odessa
Wilburn Hill Jr
Lubbock
Joe Hill
Kermit
Bettie Riley
Jal
N.M
Mamie Sparks
Rose Chase
Stamford
Gladys Hill
San Angelo
Susan Grantham
17Th St
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Andrews
Irene Lackey Hamilton
Andrews Cemetery
Noble Wiltshire
Singleton Funeral Home
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Dawson County
FBI
Tyler Travis Bingham
Wichita Falls
Martin
Pyote Children’s Home
John McAhon
McAhon
Elsner
Associate Press
Irene Hamilton
Junction
Larry Carroll Hamilton Sr
Ballinger
Births Medical Center Hospital
Ray James
Stoner Road
Bay
Jimmy Dickman
Beverly St
Brenda Alvarado
E. Fourth St
German Ferrarer
Pittsburgh Ave
Roberto Escobedo
Clifford St
Jahangir Fadavi H
Andrews Highway
Gonzalo Ramon
Roxanna Ave
Martin Arayae
S. Broughton Ave
Women's & Children’s Hospital
Rex Allgood
Barstow
Greg Clifton
Scott St
Billy Davis
Santa Rosa Ave
Darin Green
Dirk O'Rear
Petroleum Drive
Richard Pillars
N.W. 18Th St
Johnny Rodriguez
Walnut Ave
Gir
Rudy Sanchez
Schell St
Felipe Valenzuela
N. Adams Ave
Johnny Louis Kincanon
Julie Renee Thomason
Jack Lee Fitts
Ruth Carolyn Tietz
Earl Wayne Wade Jr
Brenda Jean Daniels
Felix Hernandez Luevano
Norma Soleda Palma
Robert Lyndcock
Jackie Gail Whisenhunt
Alva Dean Pierson
Pamela Jill Crestsinger
Donald Wayne Schwab
Carolyn Jean Slaughter
Gary Wade Burns
Sandra Fay Fuller
Guadalupe Ramos
Amador R. Ramos
Anthony J. Cookmeyer Jr
Lisa A. Cookmeyer
Pamela Elaine Weathers Talley
Jeffrey Phillip Talley
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