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Floyd was an Ector County juvenile probation officer who was pursuing her master's degree at UTPB in the Clinical Psychology ...

A West Texas juvenile probation officer, Jayda Floyd, and others died in Kerr County floods. The community mourns, honors ...

Ector County ISD Chief of Police Jeff Daniels gave an update to the community on ECISD’s operations in Kerrville after ...

Family, friends, fellow officers, and city leaders came together for a funeral service and celebration of life of Bailey ...

Students from area high schools join the Conservation Jobs Corps for hands-on STEM and ecology experience at the I-20 ...

Officials say Floyd and her fiancé, Odessa Police Officer Bailey Martin, along with his family, were camping in their RV when ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Ector County officials are preparing to welcome home Jayda Floyd, a beloved juvenile detention officer who died during the ...

The procession for Jayda Floyd is expected to start in Ector County after 4 p.m., according to an update from the county.

The Ector County school district boosted student learning but now faces financial uncertainty. It closed schools and cut costs to stay afloat, but it won’t slash teacher jobs.