Midland annexation vote deadlocked. MISD parcel seeks ECISD switch
Midland County commissioners voted 22 to oppose a petition to annex 4000 acres from Midland ISD into Ector County ISD. MISD trustees opposed. ECISD officials support. The area includes Ridgewood Subdivision Odessa Country Club and Mision Estates. Odessa City Council also moved to annex 812 acres. Public hearings set for June 27 28, with hearings on the annexation and petitions led by Ridgewood residents and HBF Corp.
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Midland County
Ector County Independent School District
Midland Independent School District
Ector County
Ector County Commissioners
Ector County School
Ridgewood Subdivision
Odessa Country Club
Mision Estates
Ridgewood
Ector
Odessa
Midland
HBF Corp
Mision Country Club Estates
Richard Bonner
Bonner
Charles Tighe
Cor
Welfare head lands county drug program
Ector County Welfare Supervisor Betty Jo Sweetman announced an agreement with Odessa druggists to fill county authorized prescriptions at wholesale prices. The plan adds 4000 to the department’s medical and drug fund, with about a dozen association members serving the county and a 3 dollar per prescription service fee, 4 dollars for delivered fills.
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Ector County Welfare Department
Betty Jo Sweetman
Odessa
Sweetman
Commissioners Court
Ector County
Jan Fisher
Fisher
Everett Berry
Tri-County Pharmaceutical Association
Parents praise Carver Center report on district plans
Parents of students at Carver Center laud the independent consultants report for Ector County Schools. They cite progress on special education, demand more action on teacher training and bus ride lengths, and urge continued work beyond recommendations.
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Carver Center
Ector County
Sue Lee
Lee
Austin
Rehders
Never Listen Any More In A Friday Sale Chat
Slightly used cars for sale leads to a string of miscommunications and everyday office chaos. A caller attempts a credit card and collect call while staff struggle with orders, bank directions, and missed appointments, ending with talk of a rock tour and a pending loan decision.
Breakdown in everyday talk and focus on listening
The passage laments dwindling communication and empathy in society. It notes people drift into their own worlds, ignore others, and lose attention in conversations while calling for clearer, attentive dialogue and shared understanding.
Skelton Faces Slow Jury Selection in Odessa Trial
In the capital murder case of John C. Skelton, attorneys wrestled through a fifth day of jury selection with no new jurors added to a panel of two men and two women. The trial relates to the April 24, 1982 bombing death of 46 year old Odessan Joe Lee Neal. Seven potential jurors were rejected Monday, bringing total questioned to 161st Judicial District Judge R L McKim noted most jurors had some knowledge about the case.
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John C. Skelton
Odessa
Skelton
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Glass Pharmacy
Headlands County Drug Program
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Glass Professional Pharmacy
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Carver
Laura Stone
Candy Rehders
Carole Steinke
Steinke
Bosley
Usury National Bank
Elm
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Brodnax
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R.L. McKim
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