DPS encourages vigilance during human trafficking prevention month
AUSTIN The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a press release that human trafficking can happen to anyone, anywhere. Human trafficking occurs in every...
Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers’ homes
A failed Republican candidate who authorities said was angry over his defeat and made baseless claims the election last November was “rigged” against him...
PROBLEM SOLVED: My Chase Sapphire Reserve card refunded my vacation rental, and then it...
By Christopher Elliott
When Warren Yue cancels a vacation rental for a church retreat before the pandemic, he initially gets a refund from his Chase...
Earls named to state chamber role
Odessa Chamber of Commerce CEO Renee Earls will serve in 2023 as the vice chair-Professional Development for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Board...
3 OHS musicians heading to Carnegie Hall
Three Odessa High School percussionists will be heading to Carnegie Hall next month as part of the Honors Performance Series.
Gabriel Haley, an 18-year-old senior,...
Quick Hits January 17, 2023
LUNCH & LEARN
The Harmony Home and Midland Rape Crisis Center have scheduled a Lunch & Learn from noon to 1:30 p.m. today at the...
MCH volunteers read to kids
Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary Chair Cheryl Ferguson, who read to children in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at the hospital, Monday stressed...
Fatal wreck claims 1 near Goldsmith
A 38-year-old man from Nacogdoches was killed in a two-vehicle wreck early Saturday morning 11 miles east of Goldsmith.
According to the Texas Department of...
Odessans take part in MLK March
On Monday, Odessans celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with an annual march put on by the Black Cultural Council of Odessa.
The...
Joven ‘excited’ about transition city going through
Odessa Mayor Javier Joven announced Saturday the formation of a Quality of Life committee that will look at the issues facing Odessans. He also...