Profiles
Meet Senior Associate at NRG Realty Group Amy Barnett
In an interview with Midland Times, Amy Barnett reflects on her journey to becoming a leading figure in Midland’s industrial real estate market. With deep roots in the Permian Basin, Barnett shares how her passion for economic development and community service has guided her career. She offers insights into the unique opportunities in the region, her proudest projects, and the personal values that drive her work—on and off the job.
Meet Director of Community Impact at One Accord for Kids Matt Waller
Matt Waller has spent much of his life helping vulnerable children find stability, compassion, and a sense of belonging. As the Director of Community Impact at One Accord for Kids, Waller is at the forefront of a community-driven effort to provide support to foster families and children in the Permian Basin and to spark change in the foster care system.
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Meet Midland County Tax Assessor-Collector Mary Helen Bowers
After serving Midland County for 26 years, Mary Helen Bowers was elected as the county’s first Black Tax Assessor-Collector in January. Born and raised in Midland, Bowers has worked her way up through the ranks of county operations, and her career has been rooted in public service and community engagement.
Cupid’s Corner: A Valentine’s story for the ages
Their first encounter was what dreams are made of.
Cupid’s Corner: From friendship to forever
We met through a mutual friend through college, I liked him from the very beginning, but he didn’t notice. He was funny, kind and I was a very shy person, He also had a crush on another girl. She was not interested but liked the attention. We would hang out with mutual friends. I didn’t talk much but he always knew how to get me to laugh. Eventually he made me comfortable talking more, I wanted him to think of me more than a friend, I would come over just to talk to him about anything and everything, his parents loved me instantly.
Cupid’s Corner: A love that grew from the start
Juan & Clarissa knew each other since kindergarten! Where Juan was already working his way in, by talking to Clarissa’s parents every time they had school lunches with her!
Cupid’s Corner: A love story written in the stars
My name is Melanie Kennedy, I met my husband Lane through my brother.
Cupid’s Corner: Long distance love
My name is Ashley Nava. I met my husband in 2015. I met him through Facebook.
I lived in Long Island, New York. My husband Robert Nava lived in Midland Texas.
Cupid’s Corner: A love that stands the test of time
My name is Gorge Onate. My wife and I are 36 and 38 years old. We met when we were 18 and 19, working at Super Mercado in Midland.
Cupid’s Corner: A Love meant to be
I’m Kim Neice. It was 2011 in a very small town in eastern Kentucky. I was working in a beauty salon when he walked in for a haircut and changed my life. We started dating, I met his kids, and it felt like we had always been a family. I can’t remember what my life was like before God brought us together.
Cupid’s Corner: Our love story
Long ago and far away in a land called “Central Texas,” there lived a young man named Tommy and a girl I will call Nancy.
Cupid’s Corner: A love forged in duty and devotion
My name is Alexis Negron and my husband, David Negron, and I have been together since I was the bridesmaid at a friend’s wedding and he was the best man. We were married a short five months later, before he deployed for his fourth time.
