Council appoints interim city manager
The Odessa City Council appointed Michael Marrero as interim city manager on Tuesday, elevating the deputy of former city manager Richard Morton to his...
City Council fires City Manager Richard Morton
A controlling bloc of the Odessa City Council fired City Manager Richard Morton Tuesday during a heated meeting where attendees shouted down the elected...
Odessa American sues Odessa City Council
The Odessa American filed a lawsuit against the Odessa City Council on Wednesday, accusing the elected officials of violating the state law that requires...
Councilman’s abuses mount
Kathy Goheen Leoffler recalled that Friday in January when District 1 Councilman Malcolm Hamilton visited the Salvation Army, where she works as the office...
Who is Malcolm Hamilton?
During his campaign, Malcolm Hamilton presented himself as a home-grown athlete who reached the pros and then built a life as a successful businessman....
Hamilton reimburses flight change
District 1 Councilman Malcolm Hamilton paid the City of Odessa $310.04 to reimburse taxpayers for a six-day extension to his controversial trip to Minneapolis...
City manager keeps job
The Odessa City Council emerged from a closed door meeting lasting nearly an hour and 20 minutes Tuesday with City Manager Richard Morton’s job...
Hamilton berates OPD cops
Before Malcolm Hamilton berated and cursed the police officers and before he threatened to use his influence as a city councilman to seek punishment,...
Was city-funded trip a vacation?
Less than two months on the job, District 1 Councilman Malcolm Hamilton traveled to his former home of Minneapolis, billing Odessa taxpayers about $2,102...
Odessan’s story intertwined with oilfield
W.T. “Dub” Riley started out in life to be a cowboy and no doubt would have been if his father hadn’t moved in 1944...