Odessa film shoot gives town a Hollywood moment
Ken Brodnax recalls Odessa hosting a film crew for Friday Night Lights and Casey’s Shadow style scenes. Residents recall eye contact with Billy Bob and Tim, and even a few paid parts in the action. The town savors the distraction from winter, looks forward to the finished film, and muses on how Hollywood will reshape their quiet community.
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Billy Bob
Tim
Peter Berg
FNL
Ruidoso
N.M
Casey
Walter Matthau
Hollywood
Greenwood rally formed to oppose Cap Rock rate hike
About 100 residents gathered at Greenwood Baptist Church to oppose Cap Rock’s 14.5 percent base rate increase for all customers. The group Citizens United for Fair Energy Costs, formed in Greenwood, plans a web site and organized outreach to share information and gather affected customers’ views for the Public Utilities Commission.
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Greenwood
Connie Energy
Greenwood Baptist Church
Citizens United For Fair Energy Costs
Hargrave
Cap Rock
Public Utilities Commission
Midland
Ector
Texas
Cap Rock Rural
PUC
Pony Express gears up for annual ride in May
About 100 participants plan a 300 mile Pony Express trek to celebrate western heritage. Mail pickups occur May 13 with rides May 14 15 from Midland to Odessa Commerce and Winkler County park then Jal New Mexico. A second route runs May 14 from Big Spring to Andrews with barbecue at Carruth Ranch.
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Pony Express
Fort Stockton
West
Hann
Laskey
Western Wear
Cowboy Café
Midland
John Pearson
San Simone Ranch
Pony Express West
Odessa
Commerce
Winkler County Park
Jal
N.M
Big Spring
Andrews
Carruth Ranch
Pony Express ride reenactment to Jal with chuck wagon dinner
The 1861 1862 Pony Express route between St Joseph Missouri and San Francisco California is commemorated with a May 15 ride from Andrews to Eunice New Mexico then Jal. Riders exchange saddle bags over two mile legs while costume stamps raise funds. Participants pay 20 dollars with free entry for children under 12.
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Pony Express
St. Joseph
San Francisco
Calif
Overland & Wells Fargo
Andrews
Eunice
N.M
Jal
Jal Country Club
Hann
Bert Madera
Pitchfork Ranch
Avanda
Permian Basin cities open filing for May 15 elections
Filing ended Monday at 5 p.m. with candidates in Presidio Alpine McCamey Rankin Crane Fort Stockton Monahans Kermit and Kermit for mayor council seats and wards. Incumbents face challengers in several towns including Portillo Ward race and Ward 3 in Crane. Multiple cities report unopposed bids in Monahans.
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Permian Basin
Presidio
Juanita Bishop
Florencio Aranda Jr
Terry Upchurch
Guillermo Hoyer Jr
Alex Licon
Angel Cam
Manuel Payne
McCamey
Sherry Phillips
Wanda Williams
Lowell Rhodes
Judith Gulihur
Rankin
Cora McFadden
Leticia Tellez
Catrina Long
Rankin City Council
Janet Lindsey
Crane
Gabriel Rodriguez
Manuel Cadena Jr
Kelley Nichols
Morris Strand
Fort Stockton
Aurora Gutierrez
Juan Rodriguez
Luis Villarreal
Tom Ezell
Robert Primera
Albert Gonzalez
Monahans
Mary Garcia
Ted Ward
Rob Robison
Kermit
Ted Westmoreland
James Massey Jr
Westmoreland
Mona Martin
Janet Aguirre
Dalton Arnold
Wayne Reynolds
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Woodson and Sherwood
Hector Rayos
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