‘A Monster Calls’: Emotional play to take the stage at MCT
MIDLAND Conor, 13, keeps waking up from the same nightmare he has been experiencing for months.
Suddenly, a voice calls to him from outside his...
GOOD NEWS: Midland native serves with Naval Oceanography at Stennis Space Center
By Alvin Plexico
Navy Office of Community Outreach
Special to the Odessa American
GULFPORT, MISS. Lt.j.g. Keely Martin, a native of Midland, is part of Naval Oceanography...
Odessan found not guilty
An Ector County jury Thursday deliberated about three hours before rendering a “not guilty” verdict in the case of a West Odessa man accused...
OHS, PHS take part in Bands of America
Odessa and Permian high schools will be taking part in the 2022 Bands of America West Texas Regional Championship at Astound Broadband Stadium Saturday.
Hosted...
Children’s author discusses bullying prevention
For award-winning Children’s Author Claudia Villarreal, there are two important items that she hopes readers learn from her.
The first one is that there are...
Odessan accused of political sign theft
According to the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, a 79-year-old woman who was upset a political sign for a Democrat had been posted near FM...
ECISD teachers: They can dig it
A sense of wonder was restored for Ector County ISD teachers who took part in a three-day professional development dig in the Dallas area...
Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting
AUSTIN New outrage ripped through Uvalde on Thursday over revelations that a school police officer hired after the Robb Elementary massacre was not only...
Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic...
Muri urges parents to send kids to school
Ector County ISD’s attendance rates have dipped from what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, so Superintendent Scott Muri is encouraging families to send...