Odessa Christian student heads for national spelling bee
Odessa Christian School fifth-grader Jaynard Quiray has written his ticket to the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a win at the Ector County ISD...
Midland, Odessa chambers, UTPB celebrate milestone anniversaries together
The Midland Chamber of Commerce, Odessa Chamber of Commerce, and the University of Texas Permian Basin hosted a joint mixer to celebrate milestone anniversaries...
GOOD NEWS: Odessa Rotary Club recognizes new Paul Harris Fellow Brooks Landgraf
The Odessa Rotary Club recently recognized its newest inductee State Representative Brooks Landgraf as a Paul Harris Fellow to the Rotary Foundation at their...
Fisheries pioneer to be inducted into Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
ATHENS The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame committee has announced, “Pond Boss” Bob Lusk of Granbury will be inducted into the Hall of...
MC president receives Paragon Award for new presidents
MIDLAND Midland College President Damon Kennedy has received the Paragon Award for New Presidents presented by the international honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK),...
Remembering a fallen hero
The Odessa Police Department will have a wreath laying ceremony in honor of Officer Scott Smith at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 6 at the OPD...
Henderson principal named TEPSAN of the Year
MIDLAND Henderson Elementary Principal Maxine Gonzales has been named the 2024 Region 18 TEPSAN of the Year by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors...
GOOD NEWS: Odessa Music Teachers Association holds annual competition
The Odessa Music Teachers Association held the yearly Jack Hendrix Piano Competition Saturday, January 20. The winners of the competitions performed in two recitals...
New local Childrens Miracle Network ‘Champion’ revealed
Every year, local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals identify a ‘Champion’ to serve as the face of children treated at their local hospital. This year,...
Texan takes 3rd place in Idaho sled dog race
WARM LAKE, IDAHO The results of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge’s Warm Lake Stage Race, the only race that organizers weren’t forced to cancel...