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Governor Greg Abbott Visits the Welding Department at Odessa College

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Odessa, Texas/February 3, 2023-On Thursday, February 2nd, Governor Greg Abbott visited the Welding Department at Odessa College, where he, OC President, Dr. Gregory Williams, State Representative, District 81 Brooks Landgraf, State Senator, District 31 Keven Sparks and other officials held a WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW Roundtable discussing the impact that welding has on oil and gas and manufacturing.

(Greg Abbott, Governor-State of Texas)

The Odessa College welding Department serves students from Ector County ISD and other school districts from around the Permian Basin and West Texas providing graduates that are trained and skilled welders.

(Syed Muhammad Naqvi-AWS, CWI, CWE-Department Chair-Industrial Technology-School of Business & Industry-Odessa College)

Currently there is a high demand for welders in the oil and gas and manufacturing sectors. Odessa College’s Welding program is trying meet the demand.

(Willie Taylor, CEO-Permian Basin Workforce Board CEO-Midland, Texas)

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Odessa Police Investigating Aggravated Assault at DK at 4601 Oakwood

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Odessa, Texas/January 30, 2023-On January 22, 2023 at approximately 8:40pm, an aggravated assault occurred at the DK, located at 4601 Oakwood. The male subject (wearing a blue shirt, gray hoodie, and white hat) shown is considered to be a person of interest. He was also occupying a blue Dodge 4-door truck. Anyone who recognizes this subject contact Detective D. Rocha at 432-335-4933 or Odessa Crime Stoppers at 432-333-TIPS and reference Case #23-0000865. 

Visit the link in the description for the surveillance video.

https://fb.watch/inQ8PfO_zu/?mibextid=q5o4bk

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Texas Tech University Health Science Center Permian Basin Hosts Healthcare Career Fair

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Odessa, Texas/January 27, 2023-Texas Tech University Health Science Center hosted around 40 Ector County ISD students at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center Permian Basin Healthcare Career Fair. The goal of the fair is to inspire, encourage and inform students about careers in healthcare from nursing to being a physician. 

(Adrian Billings, Associate Academic Dean of Rual and Community Engagement-Texas Tech University Health Science Center/Permian Basin) 

Multiple Texas Tech University Health Science Center faculty, medical students and resident physicians volunteered their time providing information and demonstration to the ECISD students. 

(Adrian Billings, Associate Academic Dean of Rual and Community Engagement-Texas Tech University Health Science Center/Permian Basin) 

The local College and University benefit from large contributions to programs for students related to oil and gas from major oil companies and industry non-profit organizations in the Odessa-Midland area. Very small financial contributions are donated to the medical field and healthcare programs. 

(Adrian Billings, Associate Academic Dean of Rual and Community Engagement-Texas Tech University Health Science Center/Permian Basin) 

Ector County ISD has programs available at the secondary level for students interested in a career path in healthcare. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera 

 

 

Reagan Elementary at ECISD Unveil Murals by Artist/Painter/Muralist Tabata Ayup

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Odessa, Texas/Ector County ISD leaders, Reagan Elementary school administrators, students and Reagan parents came together to celebrate the mural ribbon cutting ceremony. The gymnasium walls are decorated with an interactive mural customized for Reagan Allstar students. 

(Catherine Daniels, Reagan Magnet Elementary, PTA President) 

Tabata Ayup is a professional with 15 years of experience as a muralist and artist. She studied at the institute for Art and Restoration in Florence, Italy. 

(Tabata Ayup, Painter/Artist/Muralist-Odessa, Texas) 

Students and guests were provided 3-D glasses to be able to see hidden images such as stars, chemical formulas, and the DNA strands that were painted within the murals. 

(Tabata Ayup, Painter/Artist/Muralist-Odessa, Texas) 

Tabata Ayup has painted murals in Torreon Coahuila, Mexico, and has been featured in exhibitions in Odessa, Midland, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Olando, Florida. Ms. Ayup created and painted a Christmas Ornament for State Representative Brooks Landgraf, District 81 that was placed on the Texas Capitol Christmas Tree. 

(Tabata Ayup, Painter/Artist/Muralist-Odessa, Texas) 

Other murals painted by Tabata Ayup are located in the Reagan Elementary library and on an exterior wall of the school 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

 

Odessa Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership 34th Annual Class

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Odessa, Texas/January 23, 2023-The Odessa Chamber of Commerce held the 34th annual Junior Leadership Odessa Program hosted by Odessa Regional Medical Center. Twenty-one High School students from Odessa participated in the skills building retreat.  

(Trace Notley, Member-Leadership Odessa/Class 2022-2023) 

Junior Leadership Odessa is a program sponsored by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce that is designed to expose high school Juniors to Odessa’s recourses and many opportunities available in the community. 

(Trace Notley, Member-Leadership Odessa/Class 2022-2023)  

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Abell Junior High in Midland, Texas Hosts Robotics Tournament-DRB Media Communications Digital News

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Midland, Texas/January 22, 2023-Abell Junior High School hosted the annual Region 18 robotics tournament. Students from 50 junior high schools from across the West Texas area competed in a variety of competitions. 

(Mark Patrick, TCA Area 18 Director-Midland/Odessa, Texas) 

This year’s competition included various challenges that measures creativity, ingenuity, speed and strategy. Teams were judged for a robotic product they invented for the competition. 

(Mark Patrick, TCA Area 18 Director-Midland/Odessa, Texas) 

These robotic competitions prepare students for a changing world. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is essential for the workforce of the future. 

(Mark Patrick, TCA Area 18 Director-Midland/Odessa, Texas) 

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