OC wins financial aid grant
The National College Access Network announced in a blog on its website that Odessa is among the 25 U.S. cities selected to receive up...
New judge, new courthouse strategy
Turnover in the county’s top job next week could bring with it a shift in the county’s strategy for replacing the Ector County Courthouse,...
Landgraf to speak at Democratic Club meeting
The Ector County Democratic Club has scheduled a meeting with guest speaker Texas Rep. Brooks Landgraf at noon Thursday at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church...
U.S. Congressional candidate sets Meet & Greet
Jennie Lou Leeder for U.S. Congressional Seat for Texas District 11 will be in Odessa for a Meet & Greet from 7 p.m. to...
Tempers simmer before officer appointment is delayed at ECHD board meeting
Stuck at an impasse, the board started to bicker.Tuesday night at the Ector County Hospital District board of directors’ regular meeting, voting deadlocked during...
ECHD board set to meet
The Ector County Hospital District board of directors will hear reports from its finance committee, its joint conference committee and its audit committee, while...
ECISD proposes higher tax rate
The Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to publish a proposed tax rate of $1.22975 per $100 valuation for 2018 during...
Tax election up for discussion
The Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees will discuss options for a possible tax ratification election during a noon meeting Monday.A bond...
City lawyer in Long complaint quits
A senior assistant attorney who accused his former boss Larry Long of paying him less because of his gender has resigned from the city,...
Burn ban will be extended
Ector County Commissioners extended the county burn ban, and plan to ban the use of certain fireworks during the July 4 season.The agenda item...