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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Odessa donates four fire vehicles; data center raises county oversight questions

Plus, Odessa College's teen driver safety demo is set for Mon., Nov. 9.

The Good Day Odessa team6 sources3 min read

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Fire vehicles

The Odessa City Council approved donating four surplus Odessa Fire Rescue vehicles to fire departments around West Texas. The Gardendale, Goldsmith and South Ector volunteer fire departments will receive them. CBS7

Data center

A massive A.I. data center is under construction south of Odessa, and residents are raising questions about county oversight and resource demands. Newswest 9 looks at the limits of Ector County's authority over new A.I. data centers. Newswest 9

Driver safety

Odessa College will host a Teen Driver's Education Safety Demo for OC students on Nov. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Dr. Gregory Williams Hall parking lot. Students can try impaired driving simulations and explore emergency response vehicles. Yourbasin

Two campus events are set for Nov. 9 and Nov. 11

EventWhenWhere
Teen driver safety demoMon., Nov. 9, 7 to 9 p.m.Dr. Gregory Williams Hall lot
UTPB Veterans Day ceremonyWed., Nov. 11, 9 a.m.Student Activities Center

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Veterans Day

The University of Texas Permian Basin invites the community to its Veterans Day ceremony on Wed., Nov. 11, at 9 a.m. It's in the Student Activities Center on campus. Yourbasin

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Odessa's Veterans Day Parade rolls Saturday, Nov. 7, and the Odessa Veterans Day Parade invites everyone to come out and show the veterans some love. Showers are in the forecast for that day, so we'd tuck a jacket or umbrella in the truck. Wave big.

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Good Day Odessato me · Thurs., Nov. 56:00 a.m.

Odessa donates four fire vehicles; data center raises county oversight questions

Plus, Odessa College's teen driver safety demo is set for Mon., Nov. 9.

The TLDR

  1. Odessa council donates four surplus fire vehicles to West Texas departments
  2. A.I. data center under construction south of Odessa raises county oversight questions
  3. Odessa College hosts a teen driver safety demo Mon., Nov. 9
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From Newswest 9, CBS7 and 2 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service.

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