Melton Nominated for Odessa Mayor After Hext Funeral
Following the funeral for Odessa Mayor Bill Hext, the City Council nominated mayor pro tem Larry Melton to serve as mayor. The vote will occur at the July 10 meeting after a brief closed session. Melton, a 1999 council member and CEO of Johnson Miller and Co., expressed honor and commitment to continue city services.
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Odessa
Bill Hext
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Larry Melton
Jim Morris
Melton
Hext
Morris
Bill Cleaver
Berta Calzada
Brandon Tate
Bill
Johnson, Miller and Co
City Council Reverses Smoking Ordinance Amendments
Odessa City Council withdrew two amendments to a proposed smoking ordinance to ease business fears. The meeting also heard concerns about the proposed closure of two Odessa pools. Bars and lounges remain within the ordinance, allowing smoking with minors served by some venues.
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Odessa
Jim Morris
Odessa honors Mayor Bill Hext at funeral service
A solemn color guard, civic leaders, and 1800 attendees filled First Baptist Church as Odessa bid farewell to Mayor Bill Hext. The service balanced reverence with praise of his humor, heart, and Christian faith, reflecting his unifying role in the city. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Odessa
Bill Hext
Baptist Church
Hext
Odessa Mayor Bill Hext Remembered in 2001 Funeral Rites
Bill Hext born in Pampa Texas served in the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1965 and became Odessa’s mayor from 2000 to 2001. He died June 20 2001 at age 61 after a career including founding Petroleum Expendable Products Inc and forming Heritage FLP and the Hext Family Foundation. His funeral at Sunset Memorial Gardens included pallbearers and tributes from family and friends. Kay Murry his sister donated bone marrow during cancer treatment in Seattle.
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Billy Robert Hext
Pampa
Texas
Cecil
Mildred Hext
Odessa
Odessa High School
United States Marine Corps
Melanie Jane Murrell
Petroleum Expendable Products Inc
Heritage Flp
Hext
Bob Murry
Kay
Bill Hext
Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Kay Murry
Seattle
Odessa teen led identity theft ring busted by OPD and FBI
Police arrested 17 year old James Robert Johnston in Odessa with four other suspects in an identity theft ring. Investigators say the group burglarized homes to collect credit card numbers and Social Security details, then used the data to assume victims identities. Most ring members are UT Permian Basin students. authorities say the scheme left a detectable trail.
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Odessa
James Robert Johnston
William Vanderland
Midland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Vanderland
Father plans to honor his five children funeral
Russell Yates prepared to deliver the eulogy for his five children found dead, a day after his wife Andrea was jailed without bond for drowning them. Visitation was set for Tuesday as Yates recalled his 7-year-old son winning a one on one basketball game shortly before the tragedy.
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Russell Yates
Andrea
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