Sign of the times – change is in the air

ODESSA – Odessa residents may have noticed a new sign downtown. Last week, employees of LocalTel Communications installed the sign on the front of the building in which their local Odessa offices are located. The sign advertises both LocalTel and the local Chamber of Commerce.

Calling it a new sign, however, is a bit of a misnomer. The sign itself is quite old.

Originally, the sign contained a clock and was attached to the building diagonally across First Avenue from LocalTel's current location. The clock mechanism itself is unaccounted for, but local businessman Jeff Huiras was able to track...