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Is US going way of Chile?

“Between 1975 and 2015, per capita income in Chile quadrupled to $23,000, the highest rate in Latin America. As a result, from the early 1980s to 2014, poverty fell from 45 percent to 8 percent.” Chile became one of the wealthiest nations in South America.

Local students benefit from Lindsey Horton Memorial Scholarship Fund

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The impact Lindsey Horton had on healthcare and on people, in general, lives on.

That fact was evident with a recent fundraiser to provide scholarships to young students heading into the healthcare field.

The Lindsey Horton Memorial Scholarship Fund recipients were recently announced, including seven from Andrews, according to Permian Regional Medical Center representatives.

A golf tournament staged in mid-May to benefit the scholarship fund exceeded everyone’s expectations, according to hospital officials.

Even “singles” need estate plans

If you don’t have a spouse or children, you might think you don’t need to do much estate planning. But if you have any assets, any familial connections, any interest in supporting charitable groups – not to mention a desire to control your own future – you do need to establish an estate plan.

WTI crude closes in on $70 a barrel this week

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West Texas Intermediate crude oil reached a two-year high this week, flirting with the $70 per barrel mark.

Woman who led police on chase with child in car is sentenced

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An Odessa woman who led law enforcement officers on a high speed chase with a 6-year-old child in her vehicle in March of 2020 was sentenced during a recent 109th District Court hearing.

Historic photos will grace walls of county courthouse

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A budget amendment approved Tuesday by the commissioners court for the Andrews County Historical Commission will help enable a project to line the courthouse walls with photos from the past.

Bills to make WCS more competitive, prohibit high-level storage killed in legislative session

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A bill proposed by State Rep. Brooks Landgraf to make Waste Control Specialists’ low-level Compact Landfill more competitive and prohibit the storage of high-level waste at WCS was recently killed during the state legislative session.

Children between ages of 12 and 15 can now be vaccinated

With the recent federal recommendation to allow virus vaccine for youths between the ages of 12 and 15, the hospital soon after began to administer inoculation to that age group at Andrews Family Medicine, according to Permian Regional Medical Center CEO Donny Booth.

AISD’s enrollment dips below 4,000 for the first time since 2016-2017

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The school district’s student enrollment numbers surprisingly experienced a fairly substantial decrease with the end of April count, according to figures presented at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

COVID still lingering in Andrews

It appears COVID is still slightly lingering in Andrews County, but on a fairly small basis, according to the health department’s update from Monday.