Miles highlighted in 60 Minutes Sports segment on Friday Night Lights
The upcoming 60 Minutes Sports episode features James Boo bie Miles dubbed the tragic figure of Friday Night Lights. It airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday on Showtime and revisits Permian High School in Odessa with Sharyn Alfonsi interviewing Brian Chavez and Buzz Bissinger about the era and current players.
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James
Boobie
Miles
60 Minutes
Showtime
60 Minutes Sports
Texas
Permian High School
Odessa
Sharyn Alfonsi
Permian Panther
Brian Chavez
Buzz Bissinger
Permian
TxDOT approves 22 Proposition 1 road projects worth 304 million
The Texas Transportation Commission approves 22 Proposition 1 road projects totaling over 304 million dollars. Loop 250 near Midland reopens with rehab by Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving at 3.17 million. FM 1788 between US 191 and Tom Craddick Highway expands to five lanes with a new turning lane at Tom Craddick Highway. Price Construction bids 17.3 million. Authority: txdot.gov.
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Loop 250
FM 1788
Texas Transportation Commission
State
Texas
Garfield
Big Spring Street
Midland
Jones Brothers
Tom Craddick
Price Construction
Txdot
Miss Permian Basin Fair & Expo title contest heats up
Area students compete for the Miss Permian Basin Fair and Expo crown with the 11 Times page detailing candidates, events, and schedule. The feature highlights contestants, judges, and community support as the pageant approaches.
Stand with Law Enforcement honors fallen Harris deputy
On Grant Avenue in Odessa near the Ector County Courthouse about 150 people gathered Friday to honor slain Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth. Law enforcement agencies and first responders from ECSO OPD ECISD police UTPB DPS and other officials participated. The event featured one minute of flashing red and blue lights at 11 am and followed Governor Abbott's order to lower flags to half staff.
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Ector County
Harris County
Darren Goforth
Goforth
Greg Abbott
Abbott
David Turner
ECSO
OPD
ECISD
UTPB
DPS
Fire Marshall's Office
Midland County
OFR
Walker visits Midland in push for Texas voters
Governor Scott Walker campaigns in Midland on a Friday morning swing. He meets diners at Lori's Café, chats with patrons, and poses for photos while outlining a five part energy plan to boost the economy. He favors lifting the crude oil export ban to level energy options nationwide.
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Wisconsin
Scott Walker
Zara Foster
Odessa
Fariss Murphy
Lori
Midland
Texas
Walker
Tion
Meet Baby Jessica and a modest Odessa recovery in 1987
In Odessa a world spotlight fell on Baby Jessica McClure as rescuers drilled to free her from a well. Oil prices hovered near 18 dollars a barrel improving local mood while about 700 jobs returned, cutting unemployment from 14.9 percent in January to 7.8 percent by December, even as an $18 million bond issue for the Ector County Coliseum renovation failed.
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Permian
Jessica
Odessa
Ector County
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