Community
Neighborhood news, civic groups, and local-interest stories. Latest from The Midland for Midland, Texas.
Recent stories
Permian Basin residents honor 9/11 through local arts
Sep 9 · KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)
Coahoma ISD trustees approve independent investigation into district finances
Sep 9 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Mother pleads for return of daughter’s stolen ashes
Sep 6 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
DOJ agrees to $11M settlement after soldier’s baby suffers permanent brain injury at Fort Campbell hospital
Sep 6 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Reagan County Sheriff’s Office warns community on viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ hoax
Sep 4 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Prison inmates help to pay down school lunch debt
Sep 4 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Permian Basin Fair marks 50th anniversary
Sep 4 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Community connects at 2026 Resource Fair
Sep 3 · Midland Daily News
Coahoma ISD to consider hiring outside investigators after financial complaint
Sep 3 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Power restored in Fort Stockton
Sep 2 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
UTPB celebrates fall sports with second annual Freddyville Tailgate
Sep 2 · KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)
West Rotary Club raising scholarships for Midland College students
Sep 1 · KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)
Bridge the Basin summit urges action on substance abuse
Aug 31 · KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)
UTPB invites community to Freddyville event
Sep 1 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
OPD searching for missing man
Aug 31 · KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)
15-year-old football player with dreams of playing in the NFL dies after getting trapped in house fire
Aug 31 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Basin Lighthouse hosts annual Bridge the Basin summit
Aug 29 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Cost of living crisis drives record crowds to Odessa’s Jesus House
Aug 26 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
‘I can just picture her smile now’: Community mourns 2 mothers killed in shooting
Aug 26 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Odessa College marks 80 years with jackrabbit sculpture celebration
Aug 25 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Midland County Fair celebrates 16th annual return with expanded events and community fun
Aug 20 · CBS7
Hard work and community define 4-H at Midland fair
Aug 19 · Midland Daily News
Clay shoot fundraiser benefits Family Promise of the Permian Basin
Aug 21 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Odessa Bronchos kick off football season with annual watermelon feed
Aug 21 · KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)
Odessa Police Department invites public to 32nd Citizens Police Academy
Aug 20 · KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)
Medical Center Hospital hosts free community resource fair in Odessa
Aug 20 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Wreath-laying ceremony honors legacy of fallen Odessa Corporal G.T. Toal
Aug 20 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Ector County holds town hall on Gardendale Community Center and Park
Aug 20 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Midland police hold fraud prevention for the elderly community
Aug 20 · KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
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