Labor Day closures announced by local schools and offices
Ector County Independent School District the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Odessa College will be closed Monday for Labor Day. Also closed are Ector County and City of Odessa offices. OC main campus and extension centers in Andrews Pecos Monahans shut Monday. Wrangler Express will be open Saturday Sept 5 from 9 a.m. to noon for registration financial aid and tuition questions. Offices and campuses reopen Tuesday Sept 8. Representative Landgraf invites the community to open West Texas district office in Odessa with refreshments and light food. the office will assist residents of Andrews Ector Ward and Winkler counties. Sunny with a south wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Friday Night Lights memoir marks 25 years of impact
H G Buzz Bissinger recalls the 1990 release of Friday Night Lights A Town a Team and a Dream set in Odessa chronicling the 1988 Permian High School football season. The author says the book remains alive and resonates with readers today as it turns a quarter century old.
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Odessa Permian High Schools to Officially Open Tuesday
After a two week delay, Odessa and Permian high schools will open Tuesday for about 7300 students in grades nine through twelve. Superintendent Tom Crowe visited both campuses and said final construction work remains but the district will be ready. Classes will run 8:40 a.m. to 4:25 p.m., 25 minutes longer to make up for the late start.
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75 Years Of The Odessa American 1988 Highlights
The Odessa American marks 75 years with a recap of key events shaping the city. Photographer Scott Shaw earned a Pulitzer for a dramatic rescue shot on the last frame. Notable items include a murder conviction in the Leza Chandler case, a cyanide poisoning charge involving two other deaths, a bank fraud conviction for Louis Rochester, and Permian Panthers losing to Dallas Carter in the state semifinals.
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