Odessa woman fights back against pulmonary fibrosis
Until a friend got pulmonary fibrosis, Marcia Slater had never heard of the condition. But she soon learned after being diagnosed with it herself.Pulmonary...
Odessa woman starts GoFundMe for immigration case
Magali Thomas has lived in the U.S. since she was 6 years old, and thought, since she was adopted by her stepfather at 13,...
Texas prepaid tuition enrollment deadline approaches
Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate tuition and school-wide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children...
Area athletes shoot, score at Special Olympics Texas basketball event
From every dribble and every pass, to every blast of the buzzer and every swish of nylon, Saturday had the look and sound of...
GOOD NEWS: Junior League Graduates
Forty-one students from Permian High School, Odessa High School, New Tech Odessa, Falcon Early High School, Trinity High School, and OCTECHS graduated from the...
Festival and gala concert
ALPINE The third annual Big Bend Brass Bash Festival and Gala Concert for high school, college and community brass players and teachers has been...
Odessa College wins Leah Meyer Austin Award
Leah Meyer Austin AwardOC Leah Meyer Austin AwardOdessa College announced Friday that it has received the 2018 Leah Meyer Austin Award, the highest honor...
GOOD NEWS: Wildlife Society Meeting
ALPINE Several Sul Ross State University Range and Wildlife students won awards and scholarships at the 54th annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of...
PHS to host VASE competition
ECISD Division of Fine ArtsPermian High School will host the Regional VASE, or Visual Arts Scholastic Event, competition from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Five things you need to know today, Feb. 23
Take a look at the news in and around Odessa on Friday, Feb. 23. Find complete local news coverage in the Odessa American every...