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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 2016
Page
8
Shirley Mae Brown of Odessa died Tuesday March 8 2016 at Medical Center Hospital. She was a homemaker born in Snyder and is survived by family members. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Nicolasd Rodriguez Contreras age 101 of Odesa died Wednesday March 9 2016 at Sienna Nursing Home Services will be scheduled later in Ojinaga Chihuahua Mexico Arrangements Acres West Funeral Chapel in Odessa and Funeraria de Valle in Ojinaga Chihuahua Mexico
Nathan Dean Davis 25 of Odessa died March 6 2016 at Baylor Medical Center Dallas. Rosary March 9 at Sunset Funeral Home with services at 2pm. Yolanda H Garcia 59 of Odessa died March 7 2016 at Medical Center Hospital. Mass 11am at St Marys Catholic Church. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home.
Anylah Christine Hearst of Midland died Friday March 4 2016 at four months old. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Antioch Baptist Church in Midland. Arrangements are by American Heritage Cemetery and Funeral Home of Midland.
Odessa resident Ofelia Silvas Martinez 86 died Monday March 7 2016 in Odessa. Funeral services were scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday at Sunset Funeral Home with arrangements by Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. She was born in Alpine. See NOTICES Page 3B.
Tommy Wayne Luffman, 63, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Odessa Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are by Acres West Funeral Chapel. He was born in Clinton, Oklahoma, was an Army veteran and worked in the oilfield.
City officials weigh delaying major projects to preserve police and public safety while drawing from about 19.8 million in fund balances. Six months into the fiscal year Odessa has about 33.2 million in projected sales tax revenue, roughly half collected. Moody's is reviewing Odessa's credit rating amid oil downturns, with current Aa2 rating and potential impact from ongoing energy sector declines.
Readout lists city by city totals for March with percent gains or losses. Alpine and Big Lake show gains while Midland Odessa and several others show notable declines. Final figures include Andrews Big Spring and Pecos among many towns with precise dollar amounts and percentage shifts.
A three judge panel of the Sth U S Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled the Texas voter ID law has a discriminatory effect on minorities. The full court voted to hear the case and a new hearing date will be set. The 2011 law requiring picture identification at the polls was found to violate parts of the Voting Rights Act in last summer’s decision.
High school students helped sort food for distribution at the food bank. Amanda Adkins an 18 year old senior said she earned Texas Scholar hours and enjoyed the work. Irvin Baeza a Odessa High School senior also volunteered before. Bobbi Cates Meals on Wheels volunteer coordinator praised 20 volunteers this week and noted many return helpers for 29 routes daily.
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