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

Mar. 19—With the first part of the season now in the books, the Odessa High and Permian baseball teams will turn their attention to a slightly different District 2-6A calendar.

the Lady Dawgs began District 2-6A on the right note with a 12-2 run-rule victory against Permian Tuesday at the Ratliff Softball Complex. With the win, Midland High improved to 20-3 overall ...

The PBFR Coalition urges Midland ISD to partner with Third Future Schools to improve outcomes at underperforming schools.

The Odessa Permian girls soccer team defeated Midland High, 2-1, to claim the No. 1 seed in the Class 6A Division I playoffs.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are just a couple weeks from finally returning to Earth after being stuck in space for nine months. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark ...

The Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) has announced its support to launch Pathway Academy, a new public charter school set to open its doors in August 2025 in Big Spring. This transformative ...

Abilene ISD announced Wednesday the next Cooper High School principal. Current Clack Middle School Principal Jon Patrick was selected as the new principal and will transition into the role immediately ...

Fourth-year students from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's School of Medicine on Friday were matched to residency programs across the state and nation amid tears of joy and hugs. The ...

The 2025 UIL soccer playoffs are underway for high schools in El Paso and across Texas with the bidistrict round. Among the boys winners on Thursday were Bel Air, El Dorado and Americas in Class 5A, ...

Congrats to Lorelie Gamble from the Dripping Springs softball team, who won last week's SB Live Athlete of the Week poll with ...