Longtime Odessa Temple pastor Thorpe retires after leading growth
Thorpe shares lifelong Temple roots and calls his ministry here the core of his life. He helped the church expand from a small El Paso outpost to a three-block campus with about 20 staff and 400 weekly attendees. He hands to Rev. Griffin Jones while staying connected to community roles and football outreach.
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Testimony set in federal probe into 1997 Angleton murder
Two men who testified at the 1998 state trial that acquitted Robert Angleton of his wife Doris Angleton’s murder will testify before a federal grand jury this week. FBI agents seek to determine if Angleton solicited an out‑of‑state killer. Witnesses include Tex Welch and Kevin Templeton with more to follow.
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Odessa Leaders Clash Over Huntsman Pollution Fight
Collins accuses city and Chamber of Commerce of turning health pollution concerns into a race issue. He criticizes south Odessa neglect while Huntsman faces a potential plant shutdown after an internal audit. County official Wilmer Ray backs Huntsman’s business role but warns against single-employer county control. Voter turnout urged as election looms, seen as shaping the community for decades.
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Shooter at Georgia high school dance sentenced
In Savannah Ga a 19 year old convicted of killing two teenagers outside a high school dance received two life terms plus 35 years in prison the maximum for the crimes. Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann said the sentence preserves the victims’ memories and rejects a lesser punishment. Darrell Ingram 19 was found guilty of felony murder and related charges for firing a semiautomatic weapon on March 10 as students celebrated a girls basketball team victory Ramone Kimble 16 a Savannah High School student and Stacy Smalls 19 not a student were killed a third teen injured
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