Family Dollar expands Odessa Texas Distribution Center reach
Odessa Texas Distribution Center adds 85 stores to bring total to 550 across nine states and targets 750 to 800 coverage. Plant Manager Owen Humphrey says further stores will open, with more entry level hires at wages from 7.50 to 9.05 an hour as the DC extends into New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Texas and trucks reach western Oklahoma, Nebraska, Nevada, Wyoming and Utah. Odessa Chamber notes current staff of 420, hiring 25 to 30 more, possibly reaching 450 to 500, with ongoing modernization and productivity gains as a new distribution center infrastructure expands. The eighth DC is under construction.
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World Thie Center
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Nebraska
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Burnett
Memphis
Ark
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Odessa DC
Reserve deputies save money bolster force origins
Eldon Griffis, 71, left the oilfield after retirement and joined as a reserve deputy at his son Mike Griffis’s urging. The program aims to stretch county resources by expanding law enforcement capacity with experienced volunteers who work part time and carry firearms. Griffis notes the arrangement provides meaningful activity in retirement while contributing to public safety.
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Griffis
Mike
Ector County reserve deputies volunteer as certified officers
Eldon Griffis joined the Ector County Sheriff Department reserve program after completing Odessa College police academy at age 60. Along with 21 others, he serves as a certified peace officer, working patrol shifts and fulfilling duties without pay, supporting the community at little cost to taxpayers.
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Odessa
Eldon Griffis
Ector County
Ector County Reserve Sheriff's Deputies
Sheriff's Office
Odessa College
Griffis
Odessa COP volunteers aid faster police response
Volunteers in the Citizens On Patrol program assist Odessa Police Department by patrolling neighborhoods and providing safety at accident scenes until officers arrive. COPs, graduates of the 13 week Citizens Police Academy, operate under OPD authority and help free officers to focus on policing.
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Four American soldiers die in Baghdad roadside bombing
Four U S troops were killed in a Baghdad roadside bombing, raising this week's U S death toll to six. The attack wounded another soldier and followed multiple blasts in Tikrit and southeast Baghdad as U S forces moved to rotate troops in the Sunni Triangle.
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