Ruth Campbell

A life-size statue of Rep. Tom Craddick and his wife, Nadine, will be unveiled at the Midland International Air and Space Port at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 28. The sculpture was crafted by David Deming of Cleveland, Ohio. It will be the centerpiece of the airport. Deming also created the sculpture of George H.W. and Barbara [...]

Five of Ector County ISD’s highest performing principals were awarded the first-ever Principal Incentive Allotment Wednesday at the Saulsbury Conference Room in the Electronics Technology Building at Odessa College. The presentation kicked off the regular district leadership team meeting. About 150 people attended. Funding for the Principal Incentive Allotment comes from the Permian Strategic Partnership [...]

About 2,100 middle school students from across Ector County ISD got a look at what high school has to offer during Thursday’s 8th Grade High School Program Fair. Held at the Odessa College Sports Center, this third edition of the fair featured extracurricular activities, anime, graphic design, audio/visual, fine arts and electives. Students also had [...]

Faced with increasing growth, infrastructure needs and a failed $355 million bond issue, Odessa College is finding ways of moving forward. Vice President for Administrative Services Ken Zartner said even though the bond failed, the needs are still there and there is a lot of work that needs to be done to support OC’s growth. [...]

Encouraged by their success last year, the Odessa High School Winter Guard is going to compete in the North Texas Color Guard Association and Winter Guard International. “These two circuits are extremely difficult to get into. They’re really hardcore competitions … It’s an exciting adventure that we’re about to endure this season. Last year we [...]

After a career as a corporate attorney, Mary Ann Beninati decided to take her talents to the nonprofit sector becoming CEO and President of the Scharbauer Foundation. She takes over from Grant Billingsley, retired Scharbauer Foundation President. Beninati also has been an entertainment lawyer and oil and gas executive among many other things. She has [...]

Falcon Racing at University of Texas Permian Basin has created a 3D printed prototype of a race car. Formed in March 2024, the club which thinks of itself as a team, has about 15 members who regularly attend meetings. The team used 3D printing in the UTPB Makerspace at the library to produce about 36 [...]

Before Ajay Gundlapalli won Congressman August Pfluger's 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Texas' 11th District, he had studied computer science, but never tried to develop an app.

Ten Ector County ISD musicians have achieved the coveted All-State Musician designation and are heading to the Texas Music Educators Association convention Feb. 12-15 in San Antonio.

A former student of Ector County Independent School District won his local Congressional App Challenge with an app that uses questionnaires to assess mental health conditions, then shares resources related to the results.