Odessa College Screenings Highlight Life and Local Vibe
Odessa College presents two student film screenings today in Wilkerson Hall room 107 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM and 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Admission is free. Instructor Harlan Whatley notes dramatic and documentary shorts plus a Web TV highlight reel titled The Conversation featuring a comparison of motherhood in Mexico and the U S, plus pieces on Odessa jackrabbits and West Texas food trucks.
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Odessa College
Wilkerson Hall
W. University Blvd
Harlan Whatley
Mexico
United States
Odessa
West Texas
Rural transit funding boosts West Texas opportunities
The Texas Transportation Commission awarded 1,044,751 dollars to West Texas Opportunities Inc as part of a 19.4 million dollar rural transport grant program statewide. The effort funds providers that move residents to health care, schools and employment in counties under 50,000 people, with West Texas Opportunities serving 17 Midland Odessa area counties.
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Texas Transportation Commission
West Texas Opportunities Inc
Texas Department of Transportation
West Texas Opportunities
Mid_land-Odessa
Txdot
Young volunteer recognized at ECISD event
Madelyn Rodriguez a fourth grader at Murray Fly Elementary School received the 2015 16 ECISD Outstanding Junior Volunteer Award at the April 21 Volunteers and Partners luncheon. Her mother Jacqueline Rodriguez a library clerk earned the 2014 15 Outstanding Adult Volunteer Award and her father Antonio a second grade teacher at Fly helps in the community.
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Murry
Madelyn Rodriguez
Murry Fly
Madelyn
Jacqueline
Jackie” Rodriguez
Antonio
Fly
American Legion
Rodriguez
ECISD
Junior Volunteers and Partners
Woman shot in drive by on Second Street Odessa
A 46 year old woman was shot in the head during a drive by near Second Street and North West County Road in Odessa. Maria Marquez, riding in a pickup, was wounded as motorcyclists fired multiple shots and then fled west. She was treated at Medical Center Hospital and listed in fair condition. no arrests or suspects were named. Investigators found a bullet hole in the rear door and seek tips at the Odessa Police or Crime Stoppers.
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Second Street
North West County Road
Odessa
Maria Marquez
Marquez
Medical Center Hospital
Police Department
Make-A-Wish Grants Local Child's Dream Come True
Melissa Dominguez and her 6-year-old son Jonathan emerged from an elevator to cheers as Make-A-Wish volunteers announced his wish fulfillment. The boy, picked up from Edward K Downing Elementary in West Odessa, looked down bashfully and only nodded when asked about a wish, with Disney page details hinted at.
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Jonathan Dominguez
Jonathan
Edward K. Downing
West Odessa
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Robyn Wilson
Janet Spence
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