ECISD set to discuss facility needs and bond plan
ECISD faces a special school board meeting to outline districtwide renovation needs and potential bond financing. Superintendent Roy Benavides says a bond package could go before the public by summer 2001 after May discussions with Hunter, Corral and Associates, which estimated about 98.3 million dollars in needed renovations.
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Ector County Independent School
Roy Benavides
Hunter, Corral and Associates
Odessa
ECISD
HCA
Midland ISD bond proposal rejected by voters
Midland voters rejected the 72.2 million bond 3-1, with 13,504 against and 5,591 in favor amid tabulation problems. Officials noted the outcome aligned with expectations, while Citizens For Fiscal Responsibility leader Woody Woodside said the defeat was broader than anticipated.
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Midland
Midland Independent School District
Midland County
Pat Eastup
Woody
Woodside
Citizens For Fiscal Responsibility
CFR
Shooting investigation ends in deadly Midland argument
Midland police say a Saturday morning dispute between a man and a woman escalated to a fatal shooting. The investigation centers on the couple and the circumstances leading to the death.
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Midland
Columbus Day Closings Planned Across Local Services
Local holiday closures list banks and post office dates while city offices ECISD and UTPB remain open. OC and federal courts will close Monday October 9 with others observing varying schedules.
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Ector
Huntsman offers 2 million to settle southside dispute
Biatic Washington among about 6 000 residents in Odessa seeking settlement after bronchitis and cough sparked by Huntsman flare in late December 1998. About 800 residents met at Ector Junior High to review goals, monitors, and public notifications as attorneys negotiate with Huntsman. Gene Collins of the Odessa NAACP notes broad involvement and progress toward agreed goals. Huntsman spokeswoman Carolyn Tripp cannot comment on the offer.
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Odessa
Huntsman Corp
Bianca Washington
Huntsman
Washington
Ector Junior High School
Gene Collins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Collins
Southside
Carolyn Tripp
Vintage planes brave Arctic air at Midland Airsho 2000
Vintage aircraft fans traveled from England for Finn Airsho 2000 as a cold front cooled Midland. Temperatures fell to 39 degrees with wind chills in the 20s while an F-18 demonstration thrilled spectators. Airshow continues at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at Midland International Airport CAF hangar.
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Confederate Air Force
Midland International Airport
CAF
Midland
Atlantic Ocean
Permian Basin
Chris Kennedy
Midland International
Susie Dawson
Cody
Odessa-Midland
National Weather Service
Airsho 2000 schedule ups and museum events recap
Gates open at 7 30 a m with breakfast in the CAF Hangar and aircraft viewing until 11 a m. The day features the FINA Extra 3001 World War I aircraft flyby T 38 Aero routine by Herb Baker a Russian Polikarpov display and hang glider North American Tribute Flight. Military flybys include P 51 B 25 and B 29 formations with B 17 and B 24. F A 18 Hornet demonstrations and naval warbird heritage flights close the event.
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CAF
Herb Baker
Polikarpov
Dan Buchanan
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