Midland Texas – The staff at Salvation Army said they had an unusual increase of those in need of a holiday lunch Saturday, with almost double their daily average passing through the soup kitchen’s doors. Normal lunchtime rush usually consists of about 30-40 people, Ben LeBow, corps assistant said. While the organization did have more [...]
Midland Texas – Texas Parks and Wild Life State Game Warden Brooks Yates helps Ralph Gonzales, 8, pick out a toy car that will stay within their $100 budget Wednesday during the "Shop with a Cop" event at Target. Cindeka Nealy/Reporter-Telegram Gabriel Perez stopped in front of the game display and reached first for a [...]
Midland TX - Fireworks fill the sky after a Midland RockHounds baseball game at Citibank Ballpark. Jim Harris, the local owner of Truckload Fireworks says he won’t open until Dec. 30 because the area has been so dry. “Our intentions as a company is to be open only for the last three days,” said Jim. [...]
Midland TX – The Center for Children and Families’ ninth annual Operation Elf event took place Tuesday as 200 kids peruses through tables stacked with princess toys, art supplies, sports equipment and dolls. Tyinesha Tryon, 9, looks in the girls section for the perfect gift Tuesday during Operation Elf at the Centers for Children and [...]
MIDLAND - Four years ago, Hope Brookshire of Greenwood, Texas read an article about a young girl affected with cancer at St. Jude Children’s Hospital. “I saw a picture, and I read through it, broke down and started crying,” Hope said. It had a huge impact on her young life and sparked a mission. She [...]
The Russian ballet “Nutcracker” has become an American holiday tradition. This year, the Midland Festival Ballet presents it’s annual “Nutcracker” tomorrow, Saturday December the 11th and 12th at Lee High School Auditorium. Susan Clark, co-director of MFB says they have 116 dancers in the cast which it’s one of their biggest casts and largest staged [...]
Hundreds of volunteers work in assembly line fashion to fill and ship more than 2,500 Christmas for Our Troops packages Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church. Cindeka Nealy/Reporter-Telegram Students from Santa Rita Elementary School and Midland High School were among the groups who gave up their lunch breaks and several afternoon hours to finish packing the [...]
Good Morning Midland! Last weekend, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints gifted to the community a beautiful exhibit of over 700 new and traditional nativities on display. Admission was free and live music was played Friday night as members of the community trickled in to view the stunning set up. Holiday spirit, joy [...]
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