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PBRCADA -National Fentanyl Awareness Day 2023

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Midland, Texas/May 10, 2023-The Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse held a Fentanyl Awareness meeting to present information to the community on the dangers of Fentanyl. 

(Mellessa Brenem, Prevention Program Director, Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse/Odessa, Texas) 

Young students can use social media like Instagram and Tik Tok to acquire drugs in matter of minutes by using certain types of emojis. 

(Mellessa Brenem, Prevention Program Director, Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse/Odessa, Texas) 

Local Law Enforcement agencies are responding calls where children as young as 13, have overdosed from drugs obtained either by a drug dealer or from parents. 

(Seth Herman, Police Chief-Midland Police Department/Midland, Texas) 

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

Many school-age children express frustrations and feel stressed out from problems at home and at school. They seek relief through drug and alcohol use. 

(Mellessa Brenem, Prevention Program Director, Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse/Odessa, Texas) 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

 

Mayor Javier Joven 2nd Annual 5 Prayers for Odessa Hosted by MCM Elegante Hotel and Conference Center

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Odessa, Texas/May 9, 2023-Mayor Javier Joven recently held the 2nd annual 5 prayers for Odessa, hosted by MCM Elegante Hotel and Conference Center. Odessa City Council Members, Greg Connell, District 3 and Denise Swanner, City Councilwoman, City at Large and Mark Matt, District 1 along with multi-church members attended the praise and worship event. 

(Javier Joven, Mayor-City of Odessa, Odessa, Texas) 

First Priority of America Ministry with a chapter in the Permian Basin. Unite church and church leaders and city leaders to make a positive difference in the community.  

 (Marty Mendez, Participant-Inner Court Worship/Midland, Texas) 

Ministry members of Inner Court Worship and First Priority Ministries visit Permian High School from time to time, offering ministry opportunities to students. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

 

Midland County Drug Court Celebrate 19 Graduates

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Midland, Texas/May 9, 2023-Midland County Drug Court celebrated another round of drug court graduations. 19 graduates successfully completed the programs from the three courts. 

(Elizabeth Rainey, Judge-Midland Drug Court/Midland, Texas) 

The evening’s event featured several graduates speaking on being treated as a human being despite the fact they have an addiction, their road to sobriety and spiritual inspiration that helped them through their most difficulty moments.  

(Elizabeth Rainey, Judge-Midland Drug Court/Midland, Texas) 

Midland Drug Court will hold the next graduation ceremony sometime in October. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera 

Keep Odessa Better, Business Bureau and Secured Document Shredding Hold Document Shredding Event

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Odessa, Texas/May 7, 2023-On Saturday, May 6th, Keep Odessa Beautiful and The Better Business Bureau teamed up with Secured Document Shredding and invited residents of the Permian Basin out to the Odessa Recycling Center for a document shredding event.  

(Devin Benavides, Regional Director-Better Business Bureau/Midland, Texas) 

The document shredding event helps residents with limited resources destroy documents they’ve had in storage for many years and help prevent identity theft. 

(Devin Benavides, Regional Director-Better Business Bureau/Midland, Texas) 

All shredded documents from Saturday’s event will be taken to Butts Recyling to be recycled and keep most of the shredded documents from going to the landfill. 

(Lennerd Byrd, Treasurer-Keep Odessa Beautiful/Odessa, Texas) 

The Better Business Bureau plans to team up with Keep Odessa Beautiful and Secured Document Shredding for another document shredding event next quarter. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.  

Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & Hispanic Heritage of Odessa Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at XOXO Liquor

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Odessa, Texas/May 6, 2023-The Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce along with Hispanic Heritage of Odessa and Ambassadors from the Odessa Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony at XOXO Liquors located at 5000 NE Loop 338 in Northeast Odessa. 

(Savanah Morales, CEO-Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce/Odessa, Texas) 

Commercial properties are being developed in northeast Odessa along East Loop 338 near the Yukon Road construction project. Workers on the way home may stop at XOXO Liquors to pick up alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and other items. 

(Keesha Franco, Owner/Operator-XOXO Liquors/5000 NE Loop 338, Suite 100-Odessa, Texas) 

Hispanic Heritage of Odessa has teamed up with the Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to recognize and celebrate new Hispanic businesses especially those that are owned and operated by Hispanic women. 

(Lilliana Marquez, President-Hispanic Heritage of Odessa/Odessa, Texas) 

The Latina Entrepreneur Academy, a part of the League of United Latin American Citizens Women’s Empowerment initiative and designed to train and motivate and inspire Hispanic women to build their own businesses and contribute to the economic developed of the community. 

(Theresa Servin, Latina Entrepreneur Academy/Treasurer-Hispanic Heritage of Odessa/Latina Charlas-Odessa, Texas) 

The Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has increased their presence in the Odessa community, signing new members and through fundraising events. 

(Savanah Morales, CEO-Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce/Odessa, Texas) 

For DRB Media Communications Digital, Danny Barrera. 

The Greater Odessa Rotary Club Donates Address Markers to Meals on Wheels of Odessa

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Odessa, Texas/May 3, 2023-On Wednesday, May 3rd, The Greater Odessa Rotary Club donated address markers to Meals on Wheels. The brightly painted blocks will help Meals on Wheels of Odessa drivers locate clients, at unmarked residential addresses. 

(Ryder Michael Holder, Member-Greater Odessa Rotary Club-Odessa, Texas) 

The red blocks with white address numbers will also help Odessa Fire Rescue and local law enforcement in locating the trouble areas quicker, especially in West Odessa. 

(Jason Cotton, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas) 

Meals on Wheels of Odessa currently serves about 666 homebound seniors and disabled clients throughout the city of Odessa, West Odessa and Ector County. Most areas in the city of Odessa don’t have visible address numbers making it difficult for drivers to locate the client’s homes. 

(Craig Stoker, Executive Director-Meals on Wheels/Odessa, Texas) 

Each painted and stenciled brick runs about $5.  

Meals on Wheels of Odessa need volunteers. Visit the Meals on Wheels of Odessa at www.mowo.org for information. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.