Juneteenth Festivities Mark Texan Heritage Month
The Odessa celebration marks Juneteenth with poetry, art, dance, and a Miss Juneteenth pageant at Woodson Park. Organizers say teaching Black heritage remains key while locals like Jay Matthews call for broader recognition of the holiday for all Texans.
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Texas
South Odessa
Ector County
Fourth Street
Texas Avenue
Jay Matthews
Jay's Foodway
Murphy Road
Matthews
Arkansas
Bernice Smith
King
Smith
Morill Exhibits Paintings and Etchings at Midland Fort Worth
Morill shows artworks at Midland and Fort Worth celebrations and spends at least four hours weekly on art. He works on two or three pieces to avoid fixation, learns from fellow artists, and sells works for 2 to 100 dollars while freelancing logos. He also works at Fina Oil and Chemical and promotes art in schools and Odessa Boys Club.
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Midland
Fort Worth
Morill
Fina Oil and Chemical Co
Odessa Boys Club
National Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Dates Across States
A condensed list of 19th century emancipation milestones by date and location. It notes Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation observances in several states, 13th Amendment ratification in 1865, and regional slave freedom events from 1827 to 1865 with mentions of Philadelphia, Washington DC, New York, Syracuse, and Texas actions.
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America
Wilken
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgiama
Maryland
West Main
New Jersey
New England
Abraham Lincoln
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C
Congress
District of Columbia
Georgia
Florida
David Hunter
Department of the South
Chattahoochee Riv
Er Valley
Alabama
Thomaston
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Gordon Granger
Galveston
New York
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Victims push for DWI offender panel in Ector County
A local program seeks to pair DWI victims with convicted offenders in monthly panels at the Ector County Library. Meetings are 7:30 p.m. June 28 and July 2 and 10 a.m. June 30. Judges and officials support the plan to help victims heal and reduce repeat offenses.
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Ector County
West Fourth Street
Erickson
Jan Fisher
County Court At Law
Carol Gregg
George Svanas
Fisher
Ounty
Tracey Bright
Larry Myers
Bright
Washington County
Oregon
Gregg
Youth body found in Big Spring park and juvenile case options
County Attorney Hardy L. Wilkerson described a juvenile case after a youth was found dead in Comanche Trail Park. Hearings occur every 10 days while evaluative steps determine whether to keep it juvenile, grant grand jury approval for enhanced sentencing up to 30 years, or transfer to criminal court as an adult.
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Big Spring
Comanche Trail Park
Hardy L. Wilkerson
John R. Coffee
Wilkerson
Texas Youth Commission
Hospitals form large district to tax counties over care
County officials discuss forming a large hospital district as a taxing entity to fund indigent care. Brewster, Presidio, and Jeff Davis Counties would contribute based on patient shares. Some officials remain cautious, noting current agreements and mixed results from existing districts.
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Brewster County
Presidio County
Davis County
Ballew
Presidio County Hospital District
Alex Lees
Alpine Hospital
Jeff Davis
John Robert Prude
Prude
Big Bend
Davis
West Texas
Reeves County
Ron Patterson
Pecos
Patterson
Pine Bend Pomees
Brewster and
Presidio
Jeff Davis County
Noti
Harris Methodist
Dublin
Parkside ‘Lodge
San Antonio
Hico
Texas
Government withholds sizes of Stonebridge Ranch bids
Bids totaling the 6230 acre Stonebridge Ranch development near McKinney were submitted to the FDIC after seizure of Gibraltar Savings. Officials declined to disclose bid amounts or number of bids though cutoff covenants required $1 million earnest money. Possible bidder noted is H Ross Perot.
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Dallas
Stonebridge Ranch
Sam
Texas
Cody Buck
Ranch Development Co
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Gibraltar Savings Association
FDIC
Gibraltar
Richard C. Strauss
Robert Trauss
Democratic Committee
McKinney
H. Ross Perot
Services for Chester Holley Sr. in Odessa
Chester Holley Sr. 61 of Odessa dies Sunday at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral 4 p m today at Hubbard Kelly Chapel with Rev L D Green officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include wife Phyllis, three sons, two brothers, three sisters, nine grandchildren. Memorials to Ronald McDonald House of Odessa.
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Chester
Pee Wee
Holley Sr
Odessa
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
L.D. Green
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Holley
Medical Center Hospital
Genoa
Ark
Phyllis Ann Schellhorn
Veterans of Foresrs
Norwood Drilling Co
Phillip Holley
Ricky Holley
Kermit
Chester Wayne Holley Sr
San Diego
Calif
Aee
Frances Snodgrass
Jessie Holley
Waco
Aubray Holley
Millington
Tenn
Nellie Birts
Doris H
Texarkana
Lucille Nix
Lonoke, Ark
Ronald McDonald House
Pauline Johnston
Westside Christian Church
Randy Grosenbach
Johnston
Women's and Children's Hospital
Alleene
Vernon Johnston
Poteau
Okla
Johnson
Atoka
West Christian Church
George Johnston
Nancy Basile
Ane Odecat
Patsy Tompson
Colgate
Lakeworth Blackwell
Ore
Jackie Blackwell
Bow
Wanda Jones
Broken Bow
Kelly Funeral Home
Allen R. Grove Jr
First Chritian
James Allen Nichols
Mr. Grove
Huntingdon County
Penn
Sarah L. Hardison
el Paso
Grove
Rexene
Warren Grove
Elwood Grove
Alexandria
Carol Weyant
Wichita Falls
Opal Marie Kennedy
Fain Memorial Presbyterian Church
Keith Hill
Rosemont Cemetery
Andrews
Russell Johnson
Wesley United Methodist Church
James Taylor
Andrews Nursing Center
Tobias
Neb
Mary Elizabeth Westfall
Casper
Wyor
Cody
Wyo
Odd Fellows Lodge
Lions Club
Virgil Johnson
James Johnson
Orlando
Fla
Aileen Duvall
Griffin, Ga
Doris Gable
Princes
Elizabeth Nolan
Milton, Fla
Mary Jane Elli
Linden
Palmer Johnson
Lemon Grove
Ronald Johnson
Worland
Laurence Johnson
Sam Tomme
Don Carroll
Tomme
Avalon Place
Rogers
Mary Louise Long
Littlefield
Church of Christ Faith
David Tomme
Longview
Jack Tomme
Lampassas
Ommie Tomme
Lampasses
Hope
Henry McRoy
Houston
Herndon Funeral Home
J.W. Bobo
Bright Star Seay
McRoy
Lakeview Nursing Home
Hope, Ark
Ann Frantz
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Tommy McRoy
Pat Tutt
Mercedes Hatfield
Georgia McRoy
Gladys Stroud
McRoyd
Odessa area obituaries batch shows multiple services listed
Private services and funeral notices from Odessa and surrounding towns list Pauline Johnston 72 of Odessa, Allen Grove Jr. 56, Opal Kennedy 67, Russell Johnson 88, Auden Bejarano 27, Sam Tomme 77, Henry McRoy 66, Mickie Smith 60 and Pearl Byrd 72 with service times, birthplaces, and surviving relatives. The items note churches, cemeteries, and funeral homes across Odessa, Andrews, Ojinaga, Odesa, and nearby counties.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Jerry
Canada
The
Associated Press
Chester Holley, Sr
Allen Grove, Jr
Opal Kennedy
Auden Bejarano
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Mexico
Auden V. Bejarano
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Adrian Bejarano
Sears
Martinez Funeral Home
Cemeterio Ultimo
Bejarano
Marfa
Pemefico
Gabiela Chavezin
Mr. Bejarano
Lydick Roofing Co
Bianca Bejarano
Samantha Bejarano
Alvino V. Bejarano
Ramon Bejarano
Francisco Javier Bejarano
Homero Bejarano
Celestino Bejarano
Ninfa B. Duran
Pueblo
Colo
Rosa Bejarano
Rocky
Mickie Smith
Alpine
Mickie Milton Smith
Tag Grove Metery
Gary Hubbard
Ruth Smith
Nancy Smith
Geeslin Funeral Home
Pearl Byrd
Pearl Novie Byrd
Frank W. Wilson
Phillip Cope
Cope
Yoho
Em Cone
N of
Easterlings
Ceene's Hospital
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