GIAN, TELL ME: Let’s start this year with hope
By Gian Carlo Villatoro
Pastor, Victory Church
The main reason why we refuse the idea of being hopeful, is because of our pain. Over and over,...
ROMANO: No economic cataclysm after Biden debt ceiling warning
Last week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling was coming due on Jan. 19 and that Congress...
Book calls for rejoicing no matter what
Every book in the New Testament is unique in some way and Philippians is distinct as the only one of the Apostle Paul’s 13...
HART: Joe Biden’s garage of hypocrisy
The Democrats have decided to take down Joe Biden. He might as well be in a statue on a horse in a Confederate uniform...
GOOD NEWS: Feeding the Community
Young Professionals of Odessa recently picked up a few routes for the Meals On Wheels of Odessa.
Church News January 21, 2023
The Odessa American welcomes church special events. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for consideration for the following Saturday’s edition.
Odessa First Assembly, 1101 N....
Quick Hits January 21, 2023
PIANO COMPETITION
The Odessa Music Teachers’ Association has scheduled the Jack Hendrix Piano Competition from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and from 8 a.m....
Oil and gas jobs continue to grow in Texas
AUSTIN Data released by the Texas Workforce Commission indicates that upstream oil and gas employment in Texas continues to grow, with the sector adding...
RRC Commissioners assess more than $630k in penalties
AUSTIN The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $630,917 in fines involving 161 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ Conference on Wednesday,...
Odessan gets 15 years in manslaughter, robbery
A 20-year-old Odessa man accused of committing an armed robbery and weeks later shooting a girl to death was sentenced to 15 years in...