Odessa Firefighters Join Texas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
Odessa firefighters 26 strong joined crews from Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana to climb the World Trade Center height wearing lanyards bearing fallen NYC firefighter photos. Jason Cotton led in fundraising at SHL656 as the Odessa Fire Department topped SHL849 in team donations. The event raised about 142000 dollars surpassing a 37000 goal, with further donations planned through September to support the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation and Twin Powers Orphan Fund. Two trailers funded to honor fallen firefighters will be stationed locally across West Texas, and next year’s climb is planned with Odessa participating again.
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Man Arrested In Child Sexual Assault Case In Odessa
A 22 year old Odessa man Jaime David Davila was jailed on a 20,000 bond after being charged with sexual assault of a child a second degree felony alleging intercourse with a 16 year old girl on three occasions between July 1 and August 27 The affidavit notes the victim was taken to Harmony Home and that Davila gave a voluntary statement on September 6 though details from the statement were not disclosed.
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Evacuation Ordered After Suspected Hydrogen Sulfide Leak
Gardendale residents were evacuated Monday morning near Cottonwood Road and Aster Avenue after a possible hydrogen sulfide leak at a well site. The sheriff and Windsor Permian EHC reported no H2S detected and residents returned by noon. The company replaced a small rubber packing on the wellhead and completed repairs by 8:45 am.
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ECISD Board Set To Discuss Superintendent Evaluation
The ECISD Board of Trustees meets in Conference Room B at the Administration Building to review Superintendent Hector Mendez's evaluation goals and continue planning. A CRSS training session on theory of action is scheduled for November 1, funded by a private grant, with ongoing CRSS involvement since December 2010.
Voting map debate persists in Texas courthouse
In San Antonio Democrats testify that the GOP drawn Texas voting map packs blacks and Hispanics into crowded districts. Reps Johnson Cuellar Green and Sheila Jackson Lee urge judges to strike the map while Texas defends it as fair and protective of minority voting power amid a Census fueled growth surge.
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Court indicts 25 in organized gambling in Ector County
A grand jury in the 70th District Court handed up 25 indictments on gambling promotion in a months long probe. After July raids on Veras Vegas and other venues, arrests were reported through August, with owners and guards named and money changing hands documented. Prosecutor Bobby Bland calls it the start of stopping illegal gambling locally. Each defendant faces a third degree felony with 2 to 10 years in prison.
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