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  • Texas Tech museum announces exhibitions, events

    Odessa American, Syndicated content|Updated Aug 27, 2022

    LUBBOCK — Last week, the Museum of Texas Tech University announced its exhibitions and events for the fall semester. Those exhibits include 'A History of Walls: The Borders We Build,' 'South American Splendor: Highlights from the Thoma Foundation,' Mountain Mist: Clever Marketing to Beautiful Treasures' and 'Student Attire: Prom Gowns, Letter Jackets and Beanies.' The exhibits are currently on display. In addition, the museum will also host two special events in the fall including Thoma Collection Gallery Lecture from 6-9 p...

  • Nine die in head-on collision

    Odessa American, Syndicated content|Updated Mar 19, 2022

    Odessa College golf coach Paul Chavez woke up around 3 a.m. Wednesday to various texts and links that left him in shock. He was informed by his volunteer coach that a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest’s men’s and women’s golf teams was involved in a fatal accident Tuesday night near Andrews. “This is something that you want no one to go through,” Chavez said. “It is a coach’s worst nightmare to go through an event like this; I definitely feel for everyone.” Nine people died in the accident. Six a...

  • Odessa shooter called 911, FBI tip line

    Odessa American|Updated Sep 3, 2019

    ODESSA — A man who killed seven people and injured 24 others in a wild shooting spree across Odessa on Saturday called both 911 and the FBI national tip line prior to the shootings. Odessa Police Chief Mike Gerke during a Monday news conference said Seth Ator, 36, had a dispute with his employer, Journey Oilfield Services, and that both Ator and someone from the company called 911. Company officials said he had items that belonged to them while Ator said they were trying to detain him. Gerke said Ator went to work on S...