Gary Gaines, who was at the center of the book and film Friday Night Lights, has passed away. His family confirmed that the former Odessa Permian head coach died on Monday at the age of 73 after a long battle…
We made a stop in the home of Friday Night Lights when we pulled into the Permian Basin on Tuesday. While Ratliff Stadium, home to Odessa Permian and Odessa high schools was locked-up tightly, I was able to snap a…
Back in 1965 and way before author Buzz Bissinger breathed national life into Odessa Permian‘s (Odessa, TX) Friday Night Lights, U.S. Congressman Mike Conaway was on the ground floor of MOJO*. Conaway, who is a Republican serving Texas’ 11th congressional district…