Record number of OC grads to walk stage today
Odessa College expects a record 310 graduates in 43 associate degree programs 155 with certificates and 23 completing Adult Basic Education with 501 total credentials the most in OC history The 10 am ceremony covers A K and ABEs are at 10 am while L W and afternoon speakers are at 2 pm both streams streamed at www odessa edu live
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Odessa College
Crystal Huddleston
Eric Armstrong
Phi Theta Kappa
Huddle
Ston
Armstrong
Odessa
Death Notices Odessa woman 91 and Mansfield man 96
Vernie Juanita Kincaid 91 of Odessa died May 15 2013 in Odessa. Funeral services set for 10 am Monday at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home. Atha Biggerstaff 96 of Mansfield died May 17 2013 at Plaza Mansfield Nursing Center. Services pending with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home.
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Odessa
Vernie
Juanita Kincaid
Sunset Funeral Home Chapel
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Atha Biggerstaff
Mansfield
Plaza Mansfield Nursing Center
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa man Billy Mack James, 82, dies after brief illness
Billy Mack James, 82, of Odessa died May 16 2013 at Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness. Born July 15 1930 in Guymon Oklahoma he moved to Odessa in 1957, working and retiring from General Tire and Rubber. He was a charter member and deacon at Mission Dorado Baptist Church. Survived by wife Sally James of Odessa, daughters Cindy Sommerville Big Spring and Karen James Waxahachie, son David James Kaufman, brother Gary James Orange, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial service May 18 at 11:00 am at Mission Dorado Baptist Church with private graveside at Sunset Memorial. In lieu of flowers donations to Mission Dorado Building Fund or Gideons. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home.
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Odessa
Billy Mack James
Medical Center Hospital
Bill
Guymon
Oklahoma
General Tire and Rubber Company
Mission Dorado Baptist Church
Sally James
Cindy Sommerville
Big Spring
Karen James
Waxahachie
Sunset Memorial
Mission Dorado Baptist Church Building Fund
The
Gideons
Sunset Funeral Home
Sunset Odessa.com
Memorial service for David Morton in Odessa
David Michael Morton 64 of Odessa Texas died May 13 2013 Born October 23 1948 in Oakdale California He served 18 years in the US Air Force with tours in Germany Turkey and Edwards AFB He lived in the Permian Basin worked at local Free Market booth and volunteered at AmVets in Odessa The family will host a memorial at AmVets Odessa May 19 2013 at 3 30 PM A Fort Sam Houston burial in San Antonio is planned May 30 2013 at 9 00 AM Survivors include Elisa Meade Morton two daughters Natasha and Vanessa Morton brothers James and Richard Morton sister Elsie Long and numerous in laws and nieces and nephews.
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Odessa
David Michael Morton
Texas
Oakdale
Letha
J.E. Morton
David
Elisa Meade
San Antonio
Elisa (Meade) Morton
Natasha Morton-Carmichael
Vanessa Morton
James A. Morton
Jouree
Cibolo
Richard L. Morton
Gloria
Elsie Long
Bob
Anthony
Veronica Meade
Albert
Laurie Meade
Henry
Mary Meade
United States Air Force
Germany
AmVets
East Vfw Lane
Fort Sam Houston
Sunset Funeral Home
Sunset Odessa.com
Texas Sues BP Over Deepwater Horizon Spill Damages
Texas filed a federal suit in Beaumont against BP and co-defendants over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill seeking damages for lost tax revenue state park revenue and natural resource harm plus civil penalties for each day and each oil barrel spilled. The case mirrors actions by Florida Mississippi and others and could be consolidated with the New Orleans proceedings.
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Houston
Texas
Deepwater Horizon
Office of
Greg Abbott
Beaumont
Macondo
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf States
Gulf
Abbott
Scott Dean
Transocean Ltd
Halliburton
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
New Orleans
Fire destroys mobile home in West Odessa blaze
A 10 by 30 foot mobile home was a total loss in a Friday afternoon fire in West Odessa. Odessa Fire Rescue reported the 1 07 p m call, with West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department already on scene. No injuries were transported, owner checked by EMTs, and no cause determined unless West Odessa Chief Jimmy Ellis flags a possible anomaly. Santos Garza, who lives nearby, said the owner cried out to call the fire department after a quick spread from a likely wiring issue.
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Danny Wyatt
Odessa Fire/Rescue
West Odessa
Wyatt
Santos Garza
Jimmy Ellis
Police seek motorcyclist who rode on train tracks
Odessa police seek a man who rode a motorcycle along railroad tracks on Business 20 near Faudree Road about 1:45 a.m. Friday and abandoned it on the tracks after losing control. A train struck the motorcycle. no crew injuries were reported. The suspect claimed he had been mugged and denied ownership of the motorcycle. No arrests were reported as of Friday evening.
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Odessa
Faudree Road
Union Pacific
Raquel Espinoza
Espinoza
Legislature approves South Texas medical school
The Legislature passed a constitutional amendment to open a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley as early as 2016, with a funding bill also approved. Both the House and Senate measures will need reconciliation in conference. Backed by Gov. Perry, the plan drew bipartisan support.
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South Texas Medical School
Austin
South Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Senate
Texas
Mexico
Rick Perry
Odessa woman charged after leaving children in car
A 26 year old Odessa woman Linda Cockrell was charged with four felony counts of abandoning a child after police found four children left in a vehicle at Great Value Inn around 4 10 am Friday. She is held in Ector County Detention Center with bond not set. The incident report lists a single victim and notes uncertainty about the children's relationship to Cockrell. Police said they released only the front page citing ongoing investigation.
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Odessa
Great Value Inn
Linda Katrina Cockrell
South County Road
Ector County Detention Center
Cockrell
Port
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LRC
Odessa College Sports Center
Poe
Www
Vernie Juanita Kincaid
Associated Press
Oanews
OADA
Fire Department
Garza
W. 20Th St
Ryan Evon
Andrea Goodson
OPD
Sherry G’s Floral Design
Maple Ave
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