UTPB registrar wins top award
University of Texas of the Permian Basin Registrar Joe Sanders doesn’t seek the spotlight, but that’s where he found himself recently as the winner...
Texas Tech Health Sciences awarded $8.4 million for psychiatry
The Midland Development Corporation has announced an $8.4 million economic development incentive for the creation of an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric fellowship program...
Two ECISD teachers heading to space camp
A math teacher from Falcon Early College High School is heading to the LiftOff Summer Institute at NASA’s Johnson Space Center June 24 through...
UTPB hires new dean of the College of Business
Steve Beach has been selected as the new dean of the College of Business at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. His...
Couple earns master’s degrees together
UTPB homepageMicah and Nathan Pettigrew do everything together and they are busy people. They are both teachers with Ector County Independent School District, they...
Nimitz student to return to National Spelling Bee
Previous coverageSpelling Bee WebpageFor the second year running, Anika Gundlapalli is heading back to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.The bee is...
Journey to Harvard not always easy
Harvard UniversityFor Jorrion Wilson, it wasn’t whether he was going to college, but where. That turned out to be Harvard University.Wilson, 23, a graduate...
Odessa High graduates see hard work pay off during commencement
Eddie Franco flipped open the program, gleaming white with sharp red print, thumbing past the school seal and scanning his eyes over rows and...
OHS student in fight still experiencing effects
Following an incident at Odessa High School, 15-year-old Charlize Rice is still suffering the effects of a concussion and seizure.Her mother, Courtney Rice, said...
TEA honors OHS Student Hero
The State Board of Education Thursday honored 15 public school students who have demonstrated acts of kindness and compassion with the 2018 Student Heroes...