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PHOTO BY KEVIN BUEHLER

Laura Vasquez, 9, left, Catalina Franco, 6, rear, Jazmine Castellanos, 8, center, and Savannah Winters, 7, right, play in the sprinkler as other students in the Odessa College Children's Center's School-Age program play football Thursday afternoon during... Full story

Family of the year

ODESSA AMERICAN

The Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas Inc. is seeking nominations for its 15th annual "Family of the Year" banquet. The event honors a family from Midland and Odessa. Nominations are accepted from churches, civic groups and individuals. Applications... Full story

Fuel prices fall

ODESSA AMERICAN

HOUSTON Retail gasoline prices are falling this week heading into the July 4th holiday. The weekly AAA Texas gasoline price survey released Thursday shows the average price of regular unleaded self-serve fell by four cents this week to $2.49 per gallon.... Full story

Nuclear engineering grant

ODESSA AMERICAN

UT Permian Basin's nuclear engineering program received notice last week that it successfully obtained a $100,000 grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the HT3R reactor program. HT3R Director James Wright said UTPB has received more than $695,000... Full story

How ‘bout a Fandango?

ODESSA AMERICAN

Celebrate Independence Day in downtown Odessa with fun, food and much, much more. The Firecracker Fandango is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday night with the fireworks show beginning at 10 p.m. Entrances to the festival will be at Fourth and Lee... Full story

SIDNE demonstrates impaired driving

BY LAUREN DRINKARD

MIDLAND It's just like you're driving drunk, except you're sober. SIDNE is a modified go-kart that simulates impaired driving and was being demonstrated Thursday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Midland. SIDNE, short for Simulated Impaired DriviNg... Full story

Sunny holiday weekend

ODESSA AMERICAN

As the sun rises over a windmill south of Odessa Friday, the National Weather Service forecast indicates an abundance of sunshine during the holiday weekend. The forecast calls for most sunny conditions and high temperatures in the upper 90s for both... Full story

Everyone loves a parade

ODESSA AMERICAN

The Jaycees' Independence Day Parade is scheduled to kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday in Odessa. The parade begins at Odessa College and finishes at the ECISD Aministration Building on Ninth Street.  ... Full story

Will you marry me?

PHOTO BY JOSHUA SCHEIDE

Bobby Venable, left, slides an engagement ring onto the hand of Amanda Tucker shortly after lunch Thursday at One Hour Photo & Portraits, where Tucker works. The M.O.B.S. Quad barbershop quartet serenaded the couple for the proposal. The quarter... Full story

Water safety

BY TINA L. ARONS

As the Fourth of July weekend kicks off, the Department of Family and Protective Services is reminding parents to watch their children around water. Thirty Texas children drowned in June - the worst month for child drowning since the department began... Full story

No arrest in sexual assault case

ODESSA AMERICAN

Police have interviewed a man, but no charges have been filed in connection to a reported sexual assault Wednesday morning. Around 9:40 a.m. Thursday, Odessa police received an anonymous tip about a vehicle that matched the description of the suspect... Full story

Man robs movie theater

ODESSA AMERICAN

BIG SPRING Big Spring police are looking for a man who robbed a movie theater. Police responded to the Cinema 4, 1801 E. FM 700, after the manager reported being robbed, a Big Spring Police Department news release said. The manager reported to police... Full story

AVID expansion

BY ROY WAGGONER

ECISD's Advancement Via Individual Determination Program has just finished its regular year and is ready to explode. The program will undergo a rapid expansion in the fall - to all but one elementary campus. Only Reagan Magnet declined to add the program,... Full story

New recruit

PHOTO BY MARK STERKEL

Odessa Fire Department interim chief Roger Boyd, left, presents a helmet to Garrett Fuquay, 18, who recently became the first cadet to complete the Odessa College/ECISD Fire Academy. Fuquay took the oath and received his badge to become a rookie firefighter... Full story

Still no arrest in sexual assault case

ODESSA AMERICAN

Police have interviewed a man, but no charges have been filed in connection to a reported sexual assault Wednesday morning. Around 9:40 a.m. Thursday, Odessa police received an anonymous tip about a vehicle that matched the description of the suspect... Full story

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