Odessa Christian students win cursive contest top five
Odessa Christian School students Colby Mingus age 7 and sisters Annie Nguyen age 11 and Angel Nguyen age 10 won first place in a nationwide Campaign for Cursive is Cool handwriting contest. Two more second place winners were Kylie Patrick and Rivers Adlong, both 8. Winners receive ribbons certificates and fountain pens or a sketchbook. Principal Nancy Campbell praised the five winners noting cursive strengthens fine motor skills and aids literacy.
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Incumbent Sheriff Loses Runoff in Tarrant County
In Fort Worth Texas Bill Waybourn defeated incumbent Dee Anderson in a runoff for Tarrant County Sheriff. The defeat follows Anderson son catching attention after the Mexico arrest of a teenager who used an affluenza defense in a 2013 fatal wreck. Waybourn, a retired police chief, argued Anderson was out of touch with employees.
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Graduation ceremonies scheduled for ECISD high schools
ECISD confirms three Odessa area high schools will hold graduation on June 3 and 4. Permian High and Odessa High at Ratliff Stadium with make up times possible if weather delays occur, while George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa hosts a 2 p.m. ceremony at the Wagner Noel in Midland.
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Odessa debates landscaping rules with trees and exceptions
City leaders weigh a landscape ordinance requiring minimum tree planting and optional exceptions for benches art and other streetscape elements. Officials discuss stronger rules or gentler limits, with developers warning about desert conditions and maintenance demands.
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