Bricks 4 Kidz brings STEAM camps to Odessa area
Morales runs mobile Bricks 4 Kidz camps in Odessa and Midland offering LEGO based STEAM activities. Students build models melt beads with iron, create mini figures, and receive T shirts. Volunteers include high school students and parents with local school ties. Camps cost 150 dollars weekly with discounts and potential reduced rates on request.
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University of Texas of the Permian Basin
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St. Mary's Central Catholic School
Briana Gonzales
Odessa High School
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Odessa
Midland
Jubilee marks 1895 freedom commemoration in Galveston
Odessa marks Jubilee June 19 recalling Union Gen Gordon Grainger reading Lincoln Executive Order No 3 freeing enslaved people. Free event featured N Tease Band Dallas, dance, Shout Cheerleading, Odessa Idol. Local officials attended including Odessa City Manager Richard Morton and NAACP Odessa leader Gene Collins who prayed for Charleston victims.
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Dallas
Odessa Idol
Odessa
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Black Chamber of Commerce
Odel Crawford
Justice of the Peace
Eddy Spivey
Gene
Juneteenth Celebration Continues in Odessa at Woodson Park
Odessa hosts the 150th Juneteenth event at Woodson Park 1020 East Murphy St today 9 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. and Sunday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Contact Jo Ann Davenport Littleton 432-853-1344. The gathering emphasizes resilience amid national racial tensions and quotes community leaders on unity.
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Odessa
Houston district ends contract with Hope Academy charter
The Houston Independent School District voted to terminate its contract with Hope Academy after an internal probe found 35 of 68 student records with over 50 irregularities such as grade changes and course edits. The issues delayed 21 students from graduating on time. Hope Academy claims the district registrar bears some responsibility.
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Family Dollar Touts Odessa Jobs Amid Merger Talk
The report notes merger discussions spanning LA Mexico Odessa Arizona and Nebraska Texas. Four months earlier executives warned of turnover to Odessa Chamber of Commerce officials. The center later declined to engage with the chamber’s retention survey. Family Dollar spokesperson Winburn stressed the firm’s role as a major Odessa employer and its commitment to sustainable, competitive wages.
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Arizona
Nebraska
Texas
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
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