Miss Juneteenth Pageant highlights scholarships and role modeling
The Miss Juneteenth Pageant at Woodson Park tonight features four age groups from Tiny Miss to Miss Juneteenth with four competition segments including dance, talent, swimsuit, and Q&A. Scholarships for all title winners range from 50 to 62 dollars, a first this year, to support education as mentors stress self-respect and achievement.
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Stevenson
Woodson Park
E. Murphy St
Juneteenth
Aisha Jackson
D.A.R.E
Texas
Chick-Fil-A
Odessa College
Jackson
Lara Meckfessel
Tia Willis
Permian High School
Woodson Community Park
Juneteenth Celebration at Woodson Park 2000
Activities run across Woodson Park, 1020 E Murphy, with events from morning until late night. Youth in the Park 8 a.m. to noon, domino tournament 1 to 3, barbecue 2 to 4, beauty pageant 7 to 9:30, Laz/Zar band 10 to midnight, and a weekend lineup including gospel, drills, parade, and street dance.
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Welton Blaylock
Laz/Zar band
Attorney hopes execution won't happen in Texas
Attorney for condemned inmate Gary Graham met with state officials in two days of talks and said he is optimistic a governor office or parole board member will intervene to halt the planned execution next week for the 1981 robbery and fatal shooting in Houston. Richard Burr described discussions with Gov. Bush's counsel and stressed that a clemency decision could come by Thursday or Tuesday.
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Graham
Arizona
Driver escapes injury as train hits pickup in Roswell
A pickup driver, Oscar Lozano, 27, of Roswell New Mexico, was found asleep in the floorboard after a train struck his 1984 GMC pickup at West Murphy Street and West Loop 338 around 12:35 am Friday. Lozano was uninjured but taken to Medical Center Hospital for evaluation.
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West Murphy Street
West Loop
Oscar Lozano
Roswell
N.M
Texas Department of Public Safety
Judy Altom
Altom
Lozano
Medical Center Hospital
Midland man jailed after domestic dispute and attempted murder
A 33 year old Midland man Julian Baeza was held in the Midland County Detention Center on charges of attempted murder following a dispute with his wife. Bond set at $30,000. He allegedly beat and attempted to strangle her in the 4800 block of West Illinois Avenue.
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Midland
Midland County Detention Center
Julian Baeza
N. Edwards Sr
West Illinois Avenue
Tina Jauz
City of Midland Public Information
Jauz
Baeza
Local food bank aids 406 charities in 22 counties
Neff notes the outsize reach of the area food bank serving 406 charities across 22 counties. It fed 158000 families last year while volunteers delivered ice cream to children at community sites. Journalist Maharidge reflects on poverty coverage and the lack of attention to the poor.
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Neff
Food Bank
Dee Timmons
Southside Senior Center
Woodson Park
11Th Street
Maharidge
Williamson
Alabama
Sacramento Bee
The
Gazette
Laredo
Tennessee
Knife threats reported in Odessa alleys and streets
Two Odessa boys aged 15 and 16 reported a knife point in a public alley near 2700 block of Dixie Boulevard at about 10 52 p m. A 21 year old man said a knife was pulled on him near 1100 block of East 42nd Street at about 10 40 p m There were no injuries.
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Odessa
Dixie Boulevard
East 42Nd Street
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Odessa Council For the Arts and Humanities
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la Force Blvd
Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
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