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West Texas Intermediate exceeds $50

Oil prices rose this week to levels that haven’t been experienced since before the virus pandemic struck in early April.

City’s sales tax and building permits looking solid for now

The city’s sales tax allocation has actually exceeded conservative budget estimates for the first time this year with the most recent rebate check, according to city officials.

PRCC’s virus outbreak coming to an end

The good news is that the nursing home’s virus outbreak is on the brink of ending.

Annual Livestock Show and Sale begins Tuesday at ACE Arena

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The 67th annual Andrews County Junior Livestock Show & Sale begins Tuesday and will feature an increase in exhibitors and entries, according to organizers.

Residents had some highlights in 2020

The Year 2020 wasn’t all just gloom and doom for local residents.

Ground made with actuarial-based unfunded mandate in retirement plan

The county’s strategy implemented last year to reduce a substantial actuarial based unfunded liability with its retirement plan is working well, according to county officials.

PRCC hit with more virus-related deaths

The COVID-19 outbreak at Permian Residential Care Center took a turn for the worse over the past week or so with more virus-related deaths, according to hospital officials.

Live Nativity brings out Christmas hope

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A live Nativity program staged over the weekend at the Andrews County Expo Arena provided local residents and even out-of-towners with a true Bethlehem Experience.

It was perhaps a breath of fresh air during a unique Christmas season in which many traditional holiday events were canceled because of COVID-19. The drive-thru event consisting of scenes leading up to the Nativity attracted a large crowd, according to program organizer Gary Rawls.

Odessa College nursing students handed out around 500 hot chocolates and at least 1,000 people attended, they estimated.

PRCC has more cases, some will clear

Permian Regional Medical Center CEO Donny Booth wanted to give the hospital board a first-hand account of the COVID situation at the nursing home.

School district reports less COVID cases since mid-November

The number of virus cases within Andrews ISD hasn’t increased much over the past few weeks, according to a state website displaying COVID information from Texas school districts.