Housing consortium forms to tackle Odessa shortage
Odessa's Housing Consortium, a 211 member group from public and private sectors, will create a strategic plan for workforce housing due by Oct. 1. Mayor Larry L. Melton says the city faces an immediate need for affordable single and multifamily homes and even temporary housing options on drill sites.
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Telethon Backs Neonatal Care Fund Amid Mother and Baby Story
A Texas mother Annette Delgado speaks about her preterm son Martin Jose Gloria II born at 24 weeks weighing 1 lb 8 oz. The CMN Telethon supports 19 area counties hospitals funding staff and life saving equipment aired on KWES Telemundo and La Ley 104.7 at Music City Mall.
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Andrews eighth grader misses third round of spelling bee
Nile Miller of Andrews Middle School missed advancing to the third round of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee by two points. His father Jeff Miller cites early missteps in the first round. Nile and his family, in Washington, remain proud of his effort and progress.
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Nile Miller A 14 Year-Old Spelling Bee Competitor
Nile Miller, an eighth grade student at Andrews Middle School, reflects on his spelling bee experience with the line I should have just done what I thought in the first place. The brief profile highlights a young competitor preparing for future rounds.
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Permian Band and Orchestra to Honor Pearl Harbor Witnesses
More than 200 musicians from Permian High School travel from Odessa to Dallas and fly to Hawaii to perform at the Arizona Memorial honoring the USS Arizona victims of Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. Head band director Michael Watts says the tribute honors veterans and America, with parents aboard the trip.
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