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MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Beer Garden will be hosting its 'Pride Month Celebration' event on June 3. The event will feature Drag Queen performances and a live concert by season 23 contestant from 'The Voice' Marcos Covos. "We are thrilled to host the 'Pride Month Celebration' at Midland Beer...

Midland Beer Garden to host 'Pride Month Celebration' event

ODESSA, Texas — It may not be Memorial Day just yet, but that didn’t stop the Music City Mall from honoring the fallen in a ceremony for the Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall. One of the West Texas fallen being honored is Denise Garza’s son, specialist Damian Garza, who served as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan.

Music City Mall honors late West Texan veterans with Fallen Heroes Exhibit

ODESSA, Texas — The Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall will be on display at Music City Mall at Dillard's Courtyard. The exhibit will be up on May 27 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and May 28 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The exhibit will honor West Texas Heroes from Desert Storm, Middle East Crisis, Vietnam, Korea and WWII.

Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall to be on display at Music City Mall

MIDLAND, Texas — Through music, food and fellowship, local veterans and their families gathered at VFW Post 4149 to remember and honor the fallen this Memorial Day. "We’re just here to support the veterans, honor the fallen and have a great time," said Shawna Hudson, Auxiliary Treasurer, who is no stranger to the VFW.

VFW Post 4149 Memorial Day lunch to remember the fallen and honor veterans

Mccamey, TX

MCCAMEY, Texas — The 2023 Wind Energy Capital of Texas Cook-off & Festival will be taking place on September 22 & 23. The event will take place at Santa Fe Park in McCamey, Texas. There will be food vendors and a ton of shopping. There will also be performances by Jase Martin on both days and a Cornhole Tournament on Saturday.

2023 Wind Energy Capital of Texas Cook-off & Festival to take place in September

ODESSA, Texas — The Ector County Library’s annual summer reading event "All Together Now" kicked off Thursday. The party took place in Downtown Odessa’s Noel Heritage Plaza Park. 30 to 40 vendors were there to celebrate the children's department. Snow cones, along with goodies such as coloring...

Ector County Library kicks off summer reading program

Andrews, TX

ANDREWS, Texas — The 24th annual Ride to Remember saw over 400 motorcycle enthusiasts hit the road today. But it wasn't to show off their bikes that they care for. It was to help honor and remember all the troops who gave their lives for their country on Memorial Day.

Ride to Remember honors Memorial Day through motorcycles

ODESSA, Texas — On Memorial Day, West Texans took time to honor fallen heroes for the sacrifice they made for our country. On Monday night, the Ector County cemetery in Odessa was the site for a ceremony held by the Odessa American Legion Auxiliary Unit 430. Several veterans were...

Memorial Day Ceremony held in Odessa to honor fallen heroes

MIDLAND, Texas — All City of Midland offices will be closed at 3:00 p.m. on May 26, 2023. The offices will resume its regular hours on May 30. People can visit the City of Midland website if they have any questions. For people that have non-emergencies, they can call...

City of Midland offices to close early on May 26

ODESSA, Texas — It was in early May when the City of Odessa stopped offering recycling services. The topic was discussed at Tuesday night's city council meeting, and clarity has been brought to the current situation. The city is actively working on bringing recycling back for the community. Odessa...

City of Odessa working on bringing recycling back to the community

MIDLAND, Texas — Utility work has been finished along Andrews Highway between Midland and Woodland Drives. According to the City of Midland, all traffic lanes in the area are now open. People can go to the City of Midland Facebook page for more traffic alerts.

Utility work finished along Andrews Highway between Midland and Woodcrest Drives

MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Academy Charter School will be joining forces with Vitalant for a blood drive on Friday. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the blood mobile, which will be parked at the school. The school is located at 500 N Baird St.

Midland Academy Charter School, Vitalant team up for blood drive

MIDLAND, Texas — The Manor Park retirement community in Midland held their annual “Honor Our Veterans” event Friday, where they choose to both honor the veterans in their community and remember those who are no longer around. “It means everything, because without them we wouldn’t be able...

The Village at Manor Park holds 'Honor Our Veterans' event

MIDLAND, Texas — It's been nearly a week since police found Madeline Pantoja dead in Midland as the 20-year-old woman went missing for 10 days, leading to a city-wide search. On Thursday night, her family and friends gathered on what would have been her 21st birthday. Many in the...

Madeline Pantoja honored by friends and family on what would have been her 21st birthday

Ector County, TX

ODESSA, Texas — Ector County ISD has released important graduation information ahead of its two biggest graduation ceremonies, both at Ratliff Stadium. Permian High School’s ceremony will be Thursday, May 25, at 8:30 p.m., followed by Odessa High School on Friday, May 26, at 8:30 p.m. If one...

ECISD releases graduation information ahead of Permian, OHS ceremonies

MIDLAND, Texas — Today, Midland ISD accepted the resignation of Chief Arthur Barclay, effective immediately. While MISD appreciated his service to the District the past four plus years, it is in the best interest of the District to reevaluate the leadership of the MISD Police Department. MISD says a...

Midland ISD Police Chief Arthur Barclay resigns

MIDLAND, Texas — Students at Bonham Elementary in Midland are learning a lesson about giving. The students raised $2,402.66 for their "Pennies 4 Pets" service project. All funds raised were donated to the City of Midland's Animal Services department. The city posted the Facebook picture above, thanking the kids...

Bonham Elementary students raise over $2,000 for Midland Animal Services

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa Traffic & Engineering Division and Odessa Police Department have asked for help regarding stolen street signs. There have been multiple stop signs and speed limit signs stolen with the last week, which creates a safety hazard for several areas of the city.

City of Odessa asks for help regarding stolen street signs

ODESSA, Texas — Four Mexican nationals have each been sentenced to about 8 years in prison for drug and firearm charges. They were arrested by Odessa Police Department officers in December of 2022. According to court documents, that month, Michael Robledo Guillen, 48, of Monterrey, Mexico, Ricardo Perez Flores,...

Four Mexican nationals sentenced to 8 years in prison for drug, firearm charges

ODESSA, Texas — Ector County ISD released a statement Wednesday on an Odessa High School shooting threat they do not believe to be credible. According to ECISD, earlier in the week, OHS leaders were told about a shooting threat written on a bathroom wall in the school. The message...

ECISD: Shooting threat at OHS not believed to be credible

MIDLAND, Texas — When it comes to Memorial Day travel, Midland International Air and Space Port said that first and foremost it's important for passengers to stay patient while traveling through the airport. “It’s important to be patient when you’re traveling on a holiday weekend, especially when it’s the...

Tips for traveling on Memorial Day weekend

MIDLAND, Texas — An agreement on the new Wildcatters Trail was made during a Midland City Council meeting Tuesday. The trail is a partnership between the cities of Midland and Odessa, University of Texas Permian Basin and Midland County for a 19-mile hike and bike trail, connecting Midland and Odessa.

Midland takes next step toward Wildcatters Trail

MIDLAND, Texas — A Firehawk Aerospace testing facility touched down in Midland in November 2022. "In November we broke ground, and we were able to move fast, within about 45 days we were out here testing and now we’ve just finished another successful campaign," said Justin Karl, chief engineer at Firehawk.

Take a look inside Firehawk Aerospace's Midland testing facility

MIDLAND, Texas — The big kids aren't the only ones walking the stage this graduation season. The Midland College pre-K Academy held a graduation ceremony for their students on Wednesday. The 4-year-olds will now be starting Kindergarten in the fall, with a head start from their time at MC.

Midland College pre-K Academy graduates walk the stage

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Imperial, TX

IMPERIAL, Texas — After 53 years, a West Texas resident finally received his high school diploma. John Strickland had the honor of starting off the Buena Vista High School graduation ceremony in Imperial, Texas where he got to walk across the stage and get celebrated by everyone at the event.

West Texas man graduates high school after 53 years

ODESSA, Texas — The Ellen Noel Art Museum has a new presidential spotlight up for you to check out. This month they're featuring former president Harry S. Truman. Truman became the 33rd president after Franklin D. Roosevelt's sudden death in office. During his presidency, he oversaw the end of...

Ellen Noel Art Museum honors Harry S. Truman

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Curbside Bistro owner to appear on Food Network TV show 'Chopped'

ODESSA, Texas — Curbside Bistro Chef and Owner Alejandro Barrientos will...

Curbside Bistro owner to appear on Food Network TV show 'Chopped'

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