Officials: Midland boy brought gun to school
A 12 year old Midland student at Burnet Elementary was found with an unloaded revolver believed stolen after a teacher saw him handling an object under a table. Principal Larry Hines evacuated the room before the student handed over the revolver to authorities. The case remains under investigation with charges pending.
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Burnet Elementary
Midland
Larry Hines
Burnet
Hines
Midland Independent School District Police Department
Culver Youth
Principals honored for ECISD region awards
Ector County Independent School District had two exemplary and one recognized campus honored by Region XVIII Leaders for Campus Effectiveness Awards in Odessa. Janet Baker and Barbara Scribner received exemplary status while Wendy Hines was recognized. ECISD Superintendent Vernon Stokes praised the principals saying the district is proud and that success comes from faculty and students.
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Region XVIII Education Service Center
Odessa
Permian Basin
Ector County Independent Schools
Janet Baker
Gale Pond Alamo
Barbara Scribner
Reagan Magnet School
Wendy Hines
Cameron Elementary
San Jacinto Elementary
Scribner
Explosions at Phillips Plant Kill Worker in Pasadena
In Pasadena Texas a Monday explosion at the Phillips Petroleum plant killed Rodney Gott 45 and sent 71 others to hospitals with 26 still hospitalized by Tuesday afternoon. Federal investigators examined charred rubble as unions called for accountability after a similar fatal blast last June.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Phillips Petroleum Co
Pasadena
ATF
Texas
Petrochemical
Rodney Gott
Houston
Phillips
Joe Campbell
Earl Borths
Presidio County runoff tests candidate history and regional divides
In a runoff for county judge, two Democrats face stark contrasts between Presidio and Marfa residents. Border-town voters question a former Border Patrol officer's suitability amid past border-related incidents, while Marfa voters boost local leadership. Analysts note shifting power with potential courthouse relocation to Presidio and growing south county influence. Bassham trails Agan in Marfa precincts but gains border support.
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Presidio County
U.S. Marine
Rio Grande
Marfa
South County
Presidio
Raul Lara
Irman
Lara
Genevieve Prieto Bassham
Border Patrol
Jerry C. Agan
Agan
Bassham
Cynthia Clark
Bedford
Students Create TV PSA On School Violence At L.B.J. Elementary
A group of 12 fifth and sixth graders at L.B.J. Elementary wrote directed and acted in a 60 second public service announcement about school violence. The project, part of ECISD's Schoolwide Enrichment Model, was developed with CVA Advertising mentor Kent Dean over six weeks and will air on KMID KWES and KPEJ. The students researched the issue brainstormed ideas and wrote letters requesting donations. The PSA features the students discussing future career goals while flash statistics highlight violence in schools.
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Kent Dean
CVA Advertising
L.B.J
PSA
ECISD
Kosatv
CVA Advertising and Marketing
Dean
Tiffany Stewart
Julie Brown
L.B.J. Elementary
Brown
Kmid-Tv
Kwes-Tv
Kpej TV
Equipment stolen from TXU trucks in Odessa
The Ector County Sheriff's Office investigates theft of more than 10575 dollars from TXU Electric and Gas line vehicles. Entry likely via unlocked yard gate at 2152 W Interstate 20. thieves took tires, hand tools and two generators between Friday 9 30 p m and Monday 7 30 a m. Wheelbarrow used to move items. no suspects yet. TXU Odessa manager Terry Blair says service remains unaffected.
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Ector County Sheriff’s Office
TXU Electric and Gas Co
TXU
Interstate 20
Ector County Sheriff’s
Troy W. Davis
Davis
Terry Blair
Odessa
UT Permian Basin Library and Lecture Center rising in Odessa
A construction crew works on the inner structure of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Library and Lecture Center on Tuesday. The 80,000 square foot two story facility will host two large lecture halls and a spacious library with completion expected late this year and opening in spring 2001. A new water fountain will be built between the new building and the Mesa Building.
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University of Texas
Permian Basin
Mesa Building
Ragin Cajun fundraiser boosts Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas prepares for the third annual Ragin Cajun celebration in the Permian Basin featuring live jazz and Cajun seafood to raise funds. Development director Jo Anne Hudson says the event is the nonprofit’s biggest yearly fundraiser, targeting $25,000 after earning over $15,000 last year. Over 500 athletes compete in seven sports, with potential to grow as nearly 6,000 in the region could qualify.
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New Orleans
Permian Basin
Texas
Jo Anne Hudson
Special Olympics
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