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DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(082122)-ODESSA POLICE ACADEMY 24 FIREARMS TRAINING

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Odessa, Texas/August 21, 2022-Recently, recruits with the Odessa Police Academy 24 held firearms training learning the operation of firearms and firearms safety. 

(Ted Yelley, Detective-Odessa Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

In previous OPA academies, recruits had experience shooting gun and forming bad habits. In the current Odessa Police Academy many of the recruits have never handled or fired a weapon. 

(Sgt. Carlos Chavez, Range Master-Odessa Police Academy) 

During the week of firearms training the recruits practiced on various drills using their service sidearms, shotguns, military style automatic weapons and rifles. 

(Nicole Lujan, OPA 24, Odessa Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

Nathan Sanchez, is listed as a recruit in Odessa Police Academy 24. Nathan is with the Fire Marshal’s Division at Odessa Fire Rescue. 

(Nathan Sanchez, Recruit-OPA 24, Odessa Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(082022)-ECTOR COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMY

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Odessa, Texas/August 20,2022-Ector County Acceleration Academy has partnered with Ector County ISD to serve students who are about to finish their high school diploma. Acceleration Academy, the first in Texas started in February with a small group of 40 to 50 students from ECISD, and has grown to approximately 165 students. 

(Virginia Hunt, Director-Acceleration Academy at Ector County ISD) 

During her senior year at Odessa HIgh School, Mariah Arriaga received devastating news, that she did not have enough credits to graduate. The stress of the bad news caused her to develop mental issues, anxiety and a lack of desire to attend school, even for a half a day. 

(Mariah Arriaga, Graduate-Ector County Acceleration Academy/ECISD) 

Ector County ISD helped Mariah Arriaga transfer to the Ector County Acceleration Academy, where she was able to begin her journey to graduation, as well as receive medical treatment for her anxiety and other issues. 

(Mariah Arriaga, Graduate-Ector County Acceleration Academy/ECISD) 

Students throughout the U.S. have fallen through the cracks for any number of reasons. The Acceleration Academy is a safety net for school districts to help students fulfill the requirements for graduation. 

(Mark Graves, Chief Engagement Officer Acceleration Academies) 

Mariah Arriaga’s goal is to be part of the medical community as a nurse, and plans to attend Odessa College. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(081922)-TENNESSEE MAN ARRESTED FOR STOLEN VEHICLE

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Odessa, Texas/August 19, 2022-On Thursday, August 18th at about 9:09am the Odessa Police Department’ received a report of a stolen vehicle in the area of East 8th and North Grandview Ave. 

OPD officers observed the vehicle parked at the Auto Zone parking lot located in the 1900 block of East 8th near the intersection of East 8th and McKinley across from the Whataburger. 

Wulfert Colton, 27-years-of-age of Tennessee, was arrested for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and Possession of a Controlled Substance. 

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DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(081822)-BURGERS FOR MIKE FUNDRAISING EVENT

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Odessa, Texas/August 18, 2022-On Thursday, August 18th the Odessa Police Department, the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, first responders and the Odessa community came out to BARN A at the Ector County Coliseum to support BURGERS FOR MIKE Fundraiser benefitting Corporal Mike Troglin in his fight against cancer. 

(Toy Troglin, Wife of Cpl. Mike Troglin) 

The Texas Department of Public Safety, Midland Police Department, the Midland Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies came to provide financial support for Corporal Mike Troglin and his family. 

(Sheriff David Criner, Midland County Sheriff’s Office-Midland, Texas) 

(Sheriff Mike Griffis, Ector County Sheriff’s Office) 

The World-Famous Chuck Wagon Gang is an iconic organization that is Odessa, Texas and has supported the Odessa community since 1940. The World-Famous Chuck Wagon Gang provided the hamburgers for the fundraising event. 

(Chief of Police Michael Gerke, Odessa Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

Corporal Mike Troglin and Toy Troglin depend on faith, prayer and hope and support from the law enforcement community, friends and family. 

(Toy Troglin, Wife of Cpl. Mike Troglin) 

If you wish to donate to help Odessa Police Department’s Corporal Mike Troglin, go to Toy Troglin’s Facebook page. 

(Toy Troglin, Wife of Cpl. Mike Troglin) 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera. 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(081222R)-LOCAL RESIDENTS HOLD ANTII-FBI PROTEST

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Midland, Texas/August 12, 2022-On Friday, August 12th, Jenny Cudd and some local residents held an anti-FBI protest at the Lone Star Bank Build on North Big Spring St., in Midland, where the FBI and other federal agencies are located. Jenny Cudd said that the purpose of the protest is to bring awareness and education of what the FBI has and hasn’t done. 

(Jenny Cudd,(Pronoun-”Patriot”/Freedom Activist-Midland, Texas) 

The protest organizer claims that the property owners and property management chose to close the bank building due to protesting on the sidewalk near the Lone Star Bank Building. 

(Jenny Cudd,(Pronoun-”Patriot”/Freedom Activist-Midland, Texas) 

Jenny Cudd was convicted of a Class A Federal Misdeanor for trespassing at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. She said that the conviction would not quiet her voice. 

(Jenny Cudd,(Pronoun-”Patriot”/Freedom Activist-Midland, Texas) 

Spectators witnessing the protest, commented that the protesters were behaving as if in a cult and following a false messiah. 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(081022A)-BCCPB RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY/ART OF FADEZ BARBER ACADEMY

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Odessa, Texas/August 10, 2022-The Black Chamber of Commerce of the Permian Basin hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the ART OF FADEZ Academy, a barbershop college, located at 1103 S. Dixie Blvd. in the heart of southside Odessa. 

(Chris E. Walker, CEO/President-Black Chamber of Commerce of Permian Basin) 

In recent years, the popularity of cutting hair has become very creative and profitable. 

(Johnny Patterson, Co-Owner-Art of Fadez Barber Academy-Odessa, Texas) 

The Art of Fadez Academy will teach and train students at the barbershop college and via on-line training on styles and techniques. 

(Baush Richardson, Co-Owner-Art of Fadez Barber Academy-Odessa, Texas) 

City of Odessa Council Members, Mari Wills of District 5 and Mark Matta of District 1 along with residents of South Odessa came out to celebrate the new business that’s creating an economic revitalization of the southside. 

(Mark Matta, Odessa City Councilman, District 1-Odessa, Texas)