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The University of Texas Permian Basin has officially named Dr. Lyndsay Eiben as the new Director of Bands, ushering in a new ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Lyndsay Eiben, a dedicated educator and flutist, becomes the new Director of Bands at the University of Texas Permian Basin.

Chef Alejandro Barrientos was honored with a caricature, by a local artist at Reagan Elementary. ODESSA, Texas — Chef Alejandro Barrientos, a local sensation around the community and the owner of ...

Odessa High School will be holding a town hall/parent meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Performing Arts Center. The meeting will be to discuss information about an indoor training facility as well ...

Joanna Marie Reyes, 27, took the witness stand Monday as one of the state’s key witnesses. She testified that she was the ...

Officials say the cause of the deadly crash was failure to yield the right of way at the intersection of FM 33.

Two people from Garden City were killed when their SUV was struck by a pickup that failed to yield at a rural Glasscock ...

A crash in Glasscock County claimed the lives of two Garden City residents after a vehicle failed to yield the right of way.

Provost DonnaJean Fredeen announced her sudden retirement effective April 14 in a universitywide email sent on April 8. The ...

Catch all the highlights of the 2025 Two Step Inn, the world’s largest outdoor honky-tonk, featuring top country artists.