ECISD Board to discuss bond dates and TAAS results
The Ector County ISD board will set bond election dates and amounts between 57 million and 130 million to fund facility improvements possibly as early as Oct 6 with other dates on Oct 13 20 and 27. TAAS scores released show 76.5 percent of grades three through eight passing, up from 71.8 percent last year. the board also reviews GAP program, policy readings, donations, and a closed session on reassigning duties of a coach.
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Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Ector County Independent School District
Phil Fouche
ECISD
Camp Shakespeare Teaches Richard III to Permian Basin Teens
Fifteen youths aged 12 to 18 from the Permian Basin attended Camp Shakespeare at the Globe of the Great Southwest Theatre in Odessa College. They learned and performed scenes from Richard III with educator Kathryn Graybill guiding two casts for a 9 am to noon showcase.
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Lara Meckfessel
Odessa
Michael Dungan
Laura Cross
Crane
Odessa College
Globe of the Great Southwest
Globe Theatre
Permian Basin
Shakespeare
Richard III
Kathryn Graybill
The
Alex Figueroa
Toree Finley
Crane High School
Finley
Graybill
Globe
Ex-deputy faces prison time in civil rights case
Ex deputy Jimmy Dale Denton indicted June 4 by the 244th District Court grand jury for violating a female inmate's civil rights amid suspected sexual assault allegations. Denton could face six months to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The case ties to a $25,000 settlement with Teresa Carino, who says she was assaulted four times while at the detention center. Carino’s attorney says Denton must stand trial, while civil suits involving other claimants target Ector County and a former sheriff administration.
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Ector County
Jimmy Dale Denton
Gary Watkin
244Th District Court
Denton
Teresa Carino
Carino
Jason Leach
Spencer Dobbs
Dobbs
Michelle Byler
Sheriff's Office
Stacy Choate
Byler
Reggie Yearwood
Manufacturing Slump Deepens as May Output Drops
Washington reports May manufacturing Activity fell 0.8 percent marking the eighth straight monthly decline. Despite inflation remaining under control outside energy costs, analysts say the Fed could cut rates again later this month to shield the broader economy from factory weakness.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Beer sales rebound after 1991 decline
Beer sales show a gradual return since 1995 after a drop ending in 1991. The data note a figure in million 31-gallon barrels with the 2000 value attributed to the Beer Institute.
Roll back the beer tax advocates press Congress
The brewing industry urges a half cut to the federal beer tax arguing it is regressive and unfair while supporters cite a budget surplus and a pro tax cut White House. Opponents from Mothers Against Drunk Driving warn the move could raise underage drinking and traffic deaths.
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Washington
America
Congress
Joe and
Jane
Bill Marshman
Suitland
Samuel
Adams
Marshman
Miller Brewing Co
Michael Brophy
White House
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Susan Primeaux
Brooke
Figueroa
Black Cultural Council of
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Abby
DR. Donohue
Beer Institute
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