West Texas Jail reopens after 2½ years closed

25 January 2012, 1:22 am

A West Texas jail is to reopen 2½ years after financial and management woes forced it to close.... Read More »

Speed Limit Changing on Billy Hext Road in Odessa

24 January 2012, 5:35 pm

Speed racers beware. You will have to slow down on Billy Hext Road in Odessa.... Read More »

Catastrophic Personal Injury Law Firm Fadduol, Cluff & Hardy, P.C. Announces Site Launch

24 January 2012, 4:00 am

LUBBOCK, Texas, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A Texas and New Mexico based law firm, with offices in Lubbock, Odessa, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Hobbs, has developed a comprehensive website designed ...... Read More »

Oncor begins construction near Goldsmith

23 January 2012, 3:50 pm

Oncor Electric Delivery has begun construction on a switching station in north Ector County, nearly one year after the Public Utility Commission of Texas issued its approval of a 138-kilovolt transmission line to be built between West Odessa and Highway 158.The... Read More »

Leadout Partners Announces Sale of Guardian Wellhead

17 January 2012, 7:15 am

THE WOODLANDS, Texas , Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leadout Partners, LP ("Leadout") is pleased to announce the sale of the assets of Odessa, Texas based Guardian Wellhead Protection, Inc., ...... Read More »

Pregnant Hudson Falls woman opts for robotic surgery at Albany Med for cyst

15 January 2012, 9:23 pm

ALBANY – When Jessica Drake, 26, was misdiagnosed last January by physicians at a hospital in Odessa, Texas, she was told she had a hernia and sent away with pain killers and a sense that something else was going on with her body.... Read More »

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Central dominates Odessa

13 January 2012, 8:55 pm

The Central High School Bobcats aren't showing any signs of letting up. Central improved to 22-4 overall and 4-0 in district Friday with a resounding 75-45 victory at home over Odessa High.... Read More »

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Standard leads Central girls past Odessa

13 January 2012, 7:48 pm

Ally Standard returned to the Central High School girls basketball team's varsity lineup Friday and led the Lady Cats to a 54-30 win over Odessa High.... Read More »

Odessan sentenced in meth, firearm case

13 January 2012, 3:06 pm

NEWS RELEASE United States Attorney Robert Pitman announced that 25-year-old Abdon Joe Vigil, of Odessa, Texas, was sentenced to 17 years and 7 months in federal prison on drug distribution and firearm charges.On Sept. 30, Vigil pleaded guilty to one count of possession with...... Read More »

Some West Texas schools close due to snow

10 January 2012, 6:20 am

ODESSA, Texas (AP) - Some schools in West Texas have called off classes after nearly 11 inches of snow fell in the region. The Ector Independent School District in Odessa canceled classes Tuesday.... Read More »

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