The Ector County jail has temporarily closed to visitation amid a rise of flu cases among inmates in the facility. Sheriff ...

The Ector County Jail is closing visitation due to a flu outbreak in the facility. Tulsi Gabbard receives a round of applause ...

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office has asked the community for help to identify two burglary suspects. According to ECSO, the ...

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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Ector Middle School held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday for their new library, made complete with a performance from their new student orchestra. This comes after the school ...

Simmons is voicing strong concerns about the selection process for the new courthouse contractor, calling it "tainted." ...

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On Jan. 30 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Odessa Police Department Sergeant Jaime Aguirre observed a white Chevrolet Kodiak towing a trailer near Yukon Avenue and Dixie Boulevard. A computer check ...

Ector County ISD announced that 10 Odessa students were selected as this year’s TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) ...

FEV Tutor was a 'massive player’ in the field, once worth $40 million in contracts from California to Florida. On Saturday, ...

A registered sex offender who was again accused of sexual assault against a child was convicted by an Ector County jury Wednesday on two counts of aggravated ...

Commissioner Simmons supports building a new county courthouse but accused County Judge Dustin Fawcett and the commissioners’ ...