‘The Friendly Beasts’ a hit single for Odessa musician
Although she hasn’t released a single for several years, Odessa musician Erica Lane’s latest release “The Friendly Beasts” is climbing the charts.
It was No....
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022
By BERNARD McGHEE
The Associated Press
One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.
In...
GUEST VIEW: Partnership in health care along the Rio Grande/Bravo
The fourth year of medical school is supposed to be the last hoorah before dedicating the next 3-7 years doing a deep-dive of your...
Gonzales rejuvenating greenhouse with grant
What started off as a request from two then-fourth graders at Gonazales Elementary School turned into an Education Foundation grant that has rejuvenated the...
CATES: Strep time is here
By Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Odessa Regional Medical Center
A few days ago, one of the nurses in the Emergency Department at...
GOOD NEWS: Officer of the Year Award
Ector County Sheriff's Office Lt. Rick Dickson was presented the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award on Dec. 14.
Big Bend Area Law Enforcement...
Ector County Indictments: Dec. 26, 2022
The following is a list of felony indictments by an Ector County grand jury on Dec. 13. The list does not include those who...
Ector County Felony Dispositions: Dec. 26, 2022
The following is a list of felony dispositions from the Ector County District Clerk’s Office. Listed attorneys do not necessarily represent who was involved...
Holiday sales up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation
The Associated Press
THE IDLE AMERICAN: Christmas on the rails
Less is heard about trains these days, particularly since the homegoing of Johnny Cash. He always loved train songs. Accounts of a single railroad...