Road repair planned on Second Street in Odessa
QUICK hits Road work ahead. CON CRETE repair by QUICK hits ROAD work along Second Street Odessa from West County Road to Dixie Boulevard. Richmond firm SCR Construction will perform the work over several months with lane closures. At least one lane in each direction remains open. no overnight closures. Obey signs and flaggers. TXDOT notice.
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SCR Construction
Second Street
Odessa
Richmond
West County Road
Dixie Boulevard
Texas Department of Transportation
Energy Star sales tax holiday for Texans during Memorial Day weekend
Texans can save on energy efficient appliances during the Memorial Day weekend energy star sales tax holiday. From May 24 to May 28, purchases of air conditioners up to 6000, refrigerators up to 2000, and items like ceiling fans bulbs and dehumidifiers qualify for tax breaks. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says shoppers save up front and cut utility costs.
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Texas
Susan Combs
County weighs space fixes for court as downtown office eyed
Ector County officials consider purchasing the former Texas Attorney General Child Support office at 312 N Texas Ave to alleviate cramped conditions at the 50 year old courthouse. Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Simmons seeks an agenda item to discuss the move, pending building maintenance approval. Judge Susan Redford seeks a fifth district court in 2015 and may require courthouse space reallocation if approved.
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Ector County
Precinct 2
Greg Simmons
Commissioners’ Court
Texas Attorney General
Child Support
Texas Ave
Simmons
Ector
Susan Redford
Fifth District Court
Redford
Bedford
Fifth District
Pools set to open Memorial Day weekend at Floyd Gwin Park
The city fixes the pool seams at Floyd Gwin Park as recreation facilities prepare for the Memorial Day weekend opening. Pools at aquatic centers and the spray ground will operate through May 27 before a summer closure and a June 6 reopening.
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Floyd Gwin Park
City of Odessa pools open Memorial Day weekend big heat relief
Odessa Park and Recreation opens three pools and a spray ground for Memorial Day Weekend with public access Saturday through May 27 before season restart on June 6. Daily fees range 2.50 to 4, season passes via COM Aquatics. Lifeguards are students finishing school. See POOLS Page 10A.
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Texas
Permian Basin
City of
Odessa
Park and Recreation Department
COM Aquatics
Parks and Recreation
Steve Patton
Patton
Stroke warning signs and TIAs urge timely action
National Stroke Awareness Month highlights stroke as the fourth leading cause of death and top cause of adult disability in the United States. Despite public campaigns using the F A S T acronym, many Americans fail to recognize warning signs or seek help promptly. TIAs or mini strokes mimic stroke symptoms and precede potentially fatal events, with about one third of TIA patients later suffering a stroke. Levi Stone, ORMC chief nursing officer, is quoted.
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National Stroke Association
United States
F.A.S.T
STONE
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