Border meds crackdown worries Pecos pastor
The Rev. Charles Tolbert says U S Customs confiscated about 250 dollars of prescription meds he brought from Mexico at Del Rio. Officials caution prescriptions must be American registered and warn some Mexican drugs violate Texas law. Tolbert plans to avoid future purchases across the border.
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Charles Tolbert
Pecos
Mexico
Tolbert
Mexcio
U.S. Customs Service
del Rio
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Sherri Deatherage Green
Austin
Texas
Green
Macist
Customs
Odessa Court to Add 3 Dollar Security Fee
Odessa municipal court will impose a 3 dollar fee on each misdemeanor conviction to fund security upgrades. Officials project about 25 thousand dollars yearly for cameras surveillance systems and other protective measures, with potential armed guard options and door security improvements under the new rule.
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Odessa
Ricky Subia
Subia
Bond lowered for Midland arson suspect in stepson death
MIDLAND The bond of a Midland man accused of setting a February fatal fire was reduced to 100000 dollars. Garland Leon Butch Martin 35 was indicted last month on an arson charge in connection with the death of his stepson Michael Brady Stephens 3. Judge George Gilles presided as the bond was cut from 250000 dollars.
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Midland
Garland Leon
Butch” Martin
Michael Brady Stephens
Martin
George Gilles
Local Make-A-Wish group holds open house and ribbon cutting
West Texas Make-A-Wish Foundation hosts an open house and ribbon cutting to raise awareness and recruit volunteers. Christina Saucedo, 11, now in remission from cancer, will travel with her family to Disney World with a wish likely for a computer. The group serves 42 counties from El Paso to San Angelo and moved its offices to Bank One Plaza last week.
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West Texas
Missy Wilkerson
el Paso
Abilene
San Angelo
Wilkerson
Christina Saucedo
Big Spring
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Disney World
Florida
Christina
Dolores Saucedo
Midland
Saucedo
Bank One Plaza
Martha Lubke
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Bertha Renden
Andrews lawyer Max Ramsey remembered for touch on lives
Former chief justice and longtime Andrews County district attorney Max Ramsey died Monday at 77. He served as judge, city and county attorney, and district attorney in Andrews. Colleagues recalled his courtesy, fairness, and mentorship. Graveside services 10 a.m. Friday at Andrews Cemetery. memorial 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Odessa.
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Andrews County
Max Ramsey
Texas Court of Appeals
el Paso
Ramsey
Andrews
Joe Connally
Connally
Dennis Cadra
Cadra
Karen Snowdee
Odessa Teen Court
Snowdee
Paige Ramsey- Palmer
Ramsey- Palmer
Andrews Cemetery
Frank W. Wilson
First Baptist Church
Odessa
Statewide haze extends as smoke alert stays in effect
Texas health officials extend a public health alert through Friday amid persistent smoke from Mexican and Central American fires. With little rain likely, the warning remains in place as wildfire smoke blankets West and Southwest Texas, prompting indoor precautions for children and the elderly and those with heart or lung conditions.
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Dallas
Texas
U.S
Texas Department of Health and Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Sealert
Fundraiser Planned for 12-Year-Old Cancer Patient Neal Johnson
Marshall Neal Johnson, 12, battles acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chemotherapy. A fundraiser at 10 a.m. Saturday at Pioneer Cafe in Goldsmith to help pay mounting medical bills, mother Yolanda Brown says any support is appreciated. See Cancer on Page 6B.
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Marshall
Neal” Johnson
Neal
Yolanda Brown
Brown
Pioneer Cafe
Goldsmith
N. FM
Marshall Neal Johnson
INS Gripe Session Aims to Boost Public Accountability in Odessa
Immigration and Naturalization Service employees from the El Paso district plan a 10 a.m. Saturday town hall at Odessa High School to explain the agency complaint process and hear formal or informal complaints. The event follows Amnesty International criticism but reflects Congressional suggestions and a 1994 citizen advisory panel.
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Border Patrol
Robert Gross
el Paso
INS
Odessa High School
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