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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Thousands of Midland ISD students headed back to the classroom on Tuesday morning, marking the official start of the 2026-2027 school year. Campuses, staff ready for return Custodians, bus drivers, maintenance employees, groundskeepers, teachers, campus le...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Over the weekend, AAA and Medical Center Hospital held a back-to-school car seat safety bash to ensure the safety of kids who are headed back to school. According to AAA, they estimate that close to two-thirds of all car seats are installed incorrectly...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland High graduate and Arizona State graduate student Aniya Clinton is earning preseason recognition once again, being named to the 2026 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team for the second consecutive season. Clinton earned the same honor in 2025 while...
PRESIDIO, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Presidio ISD has announced that it will resume classes on Monday after the boil water order is rescinded. The school district took to social media, saying, "We are pleased to announce that the boil water order has been rescinded. Presidio ISD will re...
PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) -Presidio ISD will resume regular classes on Monday after a boil water notice was rescinded. The City of Presidio put a boil water notice in place last Thursday after a water main break. That boil water notice caused the district to release student’s...
CAYCE, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - University of South Carolina students are reporting “unlivable” conditions during their apartment move-in on Friday. Families reported cockroaches, feces on floors, broken locks, and mold inside The Radley, an apartment complex known for student li...
LAMBERTVILLE, Mich. ( WTVG /Gray News) - As a Michigan family mourns the sudden loss of their 13-year-old daughter, the kids in their neighborhood are supporting them the best way they know how. Lainey Scroggs, 13, was a cheerleader and rising 8th grade student at Bedford Junior ...
LARGO, Md. (Gray DC) - Barbara Ross turned 100 years old, and a ballroom full of guests traveled to Largo, Md. Saturday to mark the occasion for the trailblazing educator who taught during and after the era of school segregation. Ross was born in 1926 in Topeka, Kan. She is recog...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - After two years, the Sunset Youth Golf Center has recently completed construction of its new driving range. To celebrate the completion, the facility has offered local students a place to practice their golf swings. "This is a labor of love that we've ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A new school is opening in Midland for students in grades K through 12th. That school is Idea Henry, and it will be open for the first day of school on Monday the 17th. The school is a state-of-the-art two-story building, and phase one is now complete ...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — A 10-year-old girl and her family are thanking a DeKalb County teacher who helped rescue her after she got caught in a rip current while visiting South Carolina. Derrick Moore, 47, jumped into the water Friday evening after spotting 10-year-old Summer ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB /Gray News) - A student agenda distributed at Farnsley Middle School contains a map of the United States with misspelled state names, a distorted periodic table and unreadable phases of the moon, prompting questions from parents about whether artificial int...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech Athletics is introducing a brand-new student ticket loyalty program beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The new “Red Raider Loyalty” program will allow students to reserve seats in advance for home events at both Galaxy Stadium and United ...
GAFFNEY, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - Three suspects are in custody following a shooting at a bus stop in South Carolina that left a 17-year-old dead. Cherokee County Sheriff Mueller said three people were involved in the death of 17-year-old Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr. , who was sho...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Junior League and Conoco Philips partnered up to provide schools across the Permian basin with Pink Pantries. Pink Pantries is a resource for students to get free hygienic products so they can focus more on school. Katy Beth Dewinne President of t...
MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released its 2026 accountability ratings for school districts across the state, including results for Midland ISD and Ector County ISD. Midland ISD results Midland ISD said 30 campuses improved or maintained thei...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Parents living in the Vander Ranch community say Greenwood Elementary and Intermediate schools are found next door to their neighborhood, yet their children are not allowed to walk to school. The reason: no sidewalk exists along the road connecting the two...
ATHENS, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A stray cat survived more than 11 hours tucked underneath a college student’s car during a nearly 800-mile trip, traveling from New Jersey to Georgia without the driver’s knowledge. University of Georgia student Jadyn Sawyer had just returned to ca...
PRESIDIO, Texas (KOSA) - Presidio ISD announced an early release Wednesday, Aug. 13, and the cancellation of classes Friday, Aug. 14, due to a boil water order currently in effect for the City of Presidio. The district said the decision was made to ensure the safety of students a...
Buena Vista ISD announced the death of a student on Thursday, August 13, and stated that counselors will be on-site to provide support.
The program will include once-a-week sessions over five weeks for golfers age 9-17 at The Courses at Hogan Park
PECOS COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Pecos County Sheriff’s Office has extended condolences to the Buena Vista ISD community following the death of a student. Sheriff TJ Perkins issued a statement offering condolences to the student’s family, friends, classmates, teachers, and the br...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - It’s been over 30 years since Stacey Martin graduated from Big Spring High School. He loved his time with the program and even became a high school football coach. He returned to Howard County in 2026 to lead the football team that fostered his love for...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Jumpstart Midland is looking to unite families this weekend as they host their second annual Back to School Blast. The free community event provides school supplies, food, games, activities, and community resources for parents and their children. Jumpstart...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - IDEA Public Schools has filed a lawsuit against Midland ISD, claiming the district improperly terminated its agreement to operate IDEA Travis and forced the charter school operator off the campus weeks before the start of the 2026-27 school year. According...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The long-awaited Adela and Gilbert Vasquez Middle School opened August 11th, welcoming students for the 2016-2027 school year. The school has around 75 teachers and 90 staff members and is expecting around 1,100 students. Vasquez Middle School is the fi...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Gov. Greg Abbott visited Lubbock on Tuesday, the day before the start of the school year for many students, to announce a new initiative targeting educators who engage in inappropriate relationships with students. Abbott said there were more than 1,600 all...
FORT STOCKTON, Texas (KOSA) - A group of Fort Stockton students are taking the next step toward their career in the electrical trade. They’ve completed free hands-on training preparing them for the workforce to meet the growing need across the Permian Basin. For these graduates, ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Thousands of Ector County ISD students headed back to the classroom on Tuesday morning, marking the official start of the 2026-2027 school year. At the ECISD bus barn early Tuesday, the pre-dawn darkness was filled with the rumble of engines and flashing ye...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Back-to-school season is officially here, and Ector County ISD has released its breakfast and lunch menus for August 2026 to help families plan for the return to the classroom. The school district’s menus, funded by the USDA and presented in partnersh...
Midland County Libraries and the Texas Talking Book Program offer various audiobook resources to help students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities overcome reading barriers....
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Two teenagers allegedly planned to use homemade weapons in an armed robbery attempt, according to Florida law enforcement authorities. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Johns County School District initially received informatio...
Local officials in Odessa, Texas, are urging drivers to exercise extra caution and obey specific safety regulations as school zones see increased enforcement and activity for the start of the new academic year....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The University of Texas Permian Basin has reopened its Maple entrance following roughly a year of construction, with the project serving as part of the university’s $45 million campus revamp. The Maple entrance had been closed during construction as part of...
Ector County completed Phase III of the Tripp Avenue road expansion project just before the start of the 2026-2027 school year to improve traffic flow near the new Vasquez Middle School....
(Gray News) - Tedde Moore, who is best known for playing Ralphie Parker’s teacher in “A Christmas Story,” has died. Moore, who was 79, died Wednesday in Ontario, according to a post on her Facebook page. “On Wednesday August 5, under sunny skies overlooking Fairy Lake, Tedde pass...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Masa Bakery will provide free breakfast to children every school morning throughout the school year, the bakery announced. Parents can bring children to the bakery between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on school days. Bakery seeks community partner Masa Bakery is...
BIG LAKE, Texas (KOSA) - The Reagan County Owls hold a similar characteristic to their school’s mascot. With an upperclassmen-heavy team, that characteristic seems to be wisdom. “We have a very large senior class and junior class, so they’re mature physically and they’re mature m...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - A west Texas woman is giving back to teachers in a big way ahead of the new school year. She’s delivering thousands of packs of pencils to help ease the cost of classroom supplies. Shiloh Salazar, a former educator, is making sure every public school di...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Big Spring ISD will offer free breakfast and free lunch to all students throughout the school year, according to the district. Important Announcement: As we have done for the past 5 years, Big Spring ISD will offer free breakfast and free lunch to all o...
The Big Spring Streets Department will temporarily close 11th Place from Goliad Street to Owens Street on Saturday, August 8, while crews paint crosswalks for the upcoming school year....
OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) - A Colorado teacher who came to Nebraska a decade ago as a last resort is celebrating 10 years in remission from a blood cancer that doctors believed would kill her within months. Amy Cheese of Fort Collins, Colorado, was diagnosed with lymphoma an...
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) — Buc-ee’s is taking on a small convenience store, but the community is fighting back. Beavers are a common theme throughout Beavercreek, Ohio, from the high school mascot to various local statues. But the massive travel center chain Buc-ee’s ...
The City of Midland's Citizen Education Program, Midland 101, is accepting applications through September 11, 2026, for its upcoming session designed to teach residents about local government operations....
Applications are now being accepted for the 2026-2027 class of Midland 101, the City of Midland's citizen education program.
Midland PD is hosting three fraud outreach and education events to prevent incidents of elder scamming.
The 6th Annual PBS Back To School Festival is scheduled to take place this Saturday, August 8th, at the Bush Convention Center in Midland, featuring free school supplies, activities, and a Halloween costume drive....
MARFA, Texas (KOSA) - Felix Reyes made a surprising move this offseason, leaving his position at Sierra Blanca to go coach the Marfa Shorthorns. Reyes said he was ready for a new challenge. “I’ve competed against this school for about the last eight years and I’ve seen what they ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Back to school shopping is picking up across Texas as families prepare for tax-free weekend. Local businesses are getting ready for an increase in shoppers while the Better Business Bureau is reminding people about saving money and shopping smart. Tax-free ...
Ector County Independent School District has unveiled the newly renovated auditorium at Permian High School, marking the eighth completed project under its 2023 bond program....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) — As summer winds down, the familiar buzz of back-to-school preparation begins. While many families focus their energy on buying new clothes, binders, and bookbags, mental health professionals say the most critical preparation happens right at home. Modupe B...
The American Red Cross Permian Basin Chapter is scheduled to host a community Back-To-School Bash on Saturday, August 15th, featuring safety programs and youth engagement activities....
Midland Independent School District announced it will begin the 2026-2027 school year with a 97% teacher fill rate following various strategic recruitment and retention efforts....
Ross Elementary in the Ector County Independent School District became the first school in the United States to achieve Level 3 Opportunity Culture Certification....
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) - Public schools in Alabama will be required to display the Ten Commandments in history classrooms and common areas under a new state law. What does Alabama Senate Bill 99 require? Alabama Senate Bill 99 requires schools to display an approved ...
