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Awards. Texas High School Hall of Fame. Gary Gaines (May 4, 1949 – August 22, 2022) was an American football coach. Gaines was the head coach of the 1988 Permian High School football team, which was the focus of Buzz Bissinger 's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream and the 2004 motion picture Friday Night Lights starring ...
The Permian Basin is a large sedimentary basin in the southwestern part of the United States. It is the highest producing oil field in the United States, producing an average of 4.2 million barrels of crude oil per day in 2019. This sedimentary basin is located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. It is named after the Permian geologic ...
Opened in 1959, Permian High is named for the Permian Basin, the geological formation that underlies Midland and Odessa. The name stems from the age of the rocks in the basin where the school is located, which are from the geological period that preceded the largest mass extinction in the history of life. The Permian Basin is the source of the ...
August 21, 2024 at 5:02 PM. Aug. 21—Larry Melton, Odessa's longest-serving mayor, died Monday after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's. He was 86. Melton was described by friends as a gentleman ...
Boobie Miles. James Earl " Boobie " Miles Jr. (born April 16, 1970) [1] is a former high school football running back for Permian High School, and was a primary subject in the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger, and the movie inspired by the book. He attended Permian High School in Odessa, Texas.
United States. Branch/service. United States Army. Years of service. 1943–1945. Battles/wars. World War II. John Ben Shepperd (October 19, 1915 – March 8, 1990) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the Secretary of State (1950–1952) and Attorney General (1953–1957) for the U.S. state of Texas. [ 1]
Nov. 15—MIDLAND — The Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $2,816,000 to nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its fall community grant cycle. ... Odessa American, Texas ...
John Wilkins is a former American football coach. He was highly successful in his 13 years as head coach of Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, amassing a 148–16–7 record and two Class 5A state titles. John was inducted into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor July 30, 2003. Wilkins became head coach at Odessa Permian ...