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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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In March 2015, a line break left Portales without water for more than 24 hours. Mayor Sharon King was facing far more serious problems at the time, fighting for her life against cancer. But her constituents were still on her mind. "We were in Lubbock, staying overnight (for a chemotherapy treatment), and she was having a really tough time," remembered King's friend, Gayla Brumfield. "I was watching her and she had all these emails and Facebook messages and she responded to... Full story
PORTALES — Nurseries are no strangers to the word "growth," but for Garden Source in Portales, it applies to more than plants. On Feb. 9, Garden Source owners Curt and Lisa Jaynes were honored in Santa Fe as the Clovis Small Business Development Center's 2018 "star clients." In 2006, the Jaynes purchased land and expanded their business with the help of the SBDC, according to a press release by the organization. In recent years, they have shown a commitment to their b...
PORTALES — Area lawmakers were in a celebratory mood on Thursday as they spoke at the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Luncheon about the 2018 Legislature. Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Logan, marveled at "the difference a year makes," adding the state has gone from a $200 million budget shortfall in the 2017 session to a $200 million surplus in the 2018 session. "Every opportunity under the sun, people were saying, 'Oh, we gotta raise taxes. We should raise taxes on v... Full story
Fans of Hollywood, get ready: Details for Director Quentin Tarantino’s new film have surfaced. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” has been described by Tarantino as “a story that takes place in Los Angeles in 1969, at the height of hippy Hollywood,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. Actor Rick Dalton, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his stunt double Cliff Booth, played by Brad Pitt, are “struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don’t recognize anymore,” Tarantino told the Hollywood Reporter. “But Rick has a very famous nex...
PORTALES — A Wednesday morning water line break was caused by a New Mexico Gas Company crew, a gas company official said. NMGC Communications Manager Tim Korte said a crew was installing a natural gas service line at a residence around 10 a.m. when the water line was ruptured. “They were just digging in the hole and needing a little more space and they hit that water line,” he said. Public Works Director John DeSha said the rupturing of the 4-inch line — which was repaired as of 12:41 p.m., City Clerk Joan Martine...
Wind: It's good for turbines, bad for your eyes, and somewhere in between for farmers. And whatever your opinion of the wind, there's no debating it's blowing and a-going out there as we approach spring. National Weather Service Meteorologist Daniel Porter said the region's strongest winds each year occur in March and April - an average of 12.5 mph. Porter said that based on data compiled from 1985 to 2005 in Tucumcari, the closest area with existing wind speed data. While...
PORTALES — Those attending Dr. Seuss’ birthday party at the Portales Public Library on Friday won’t be able to eat green eggs and ham, but they’ll be able to ... flip them? The “green eggs and ham flip,” along with the “fox in socks throw,” and the “one fish, two fish fishing pond” are only a few of the games available at the event celebrating the famed author’s life at 3:30 p.m., according to children’s Librarian Tawna Luscombe. Played enough games with rhyming names? The library will be offering “Seuss snacks,” includi...
PORTALES — City officials are monitoring a Portales school bus stop, based on claims that traffic in the area poses a danger to children. Portales resident Kellie Court said she has seen children nearly hit by oncoming traffic as they attempt to cross West University Drive to reach the bus stop near the Alta Terra subdivision. Court said she has been waiting with her children at the bus stop for two years, and sees children “almost die” on a weekly basis. “There’s constant traffic,” she said. “... There was a child this (T...
The fate of New Mexico’s largest wind energy project should be decided once and for all next month. Xcel Energy will defend a proposal for the Sagamore Wind Project, a 522-megawatt wind farm that would be located 20 miles southeast of Portales, at a hearing with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission on March 7 in Santa Fe. The project, as well as another wind farm in Texas, are in jeopardy after NMPRC hearing examiner Elizabeth Hurst claimed a proposal by Xcel Energy was retroactive ratemaking, according to NMPRC Commis...
PORTALES — A small part of a mystery presented last week is beginning to see some light. After an article detailing several unidentified photos from the early 20th Century was published in the Saturday edition of The News, a reader stepped forward with information. Pauline Clark, a longtime resident of Portales, recognized a photo on the front page as her grandmother, Eliza Gunn. According to family history written by Clark's cousin Gynn Deaton, who resides in Oregon, Gunn w...
It was the early 1970s. Gary Mitchell was a student and public relations reporter at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Billy Graham, who USA Today referred to as “America’s best-known evangelist” was invited to the seminary for a news conference. As “the new kid on the block,” Mitchell saw other members of the media attempting to interview Graham. “They were asking him about a little girl’s plight there in Fort Worth, or something. He was knowledgeable about whatever they were asking, and he respond...
PORTALES — The city of Portales may have a way to perform building inspections as early as April 1, City Manager Sammy Standefer said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. After forming a committee to investigate the viability of partnering with a neighboring city to use its building inspectors, Standefer presented a memorandum of understanding with the city of Clovis. Council members approved it unanimously on Tuesday night. The committee was formed to find a potential solution to restrictions put in place by House Bill 219, wh...
Ready your appetites, because the Portales Kiwanis Club doesn’t want any empty stomachs on Friday. That’s when the organization’s 55th annual chili supper is taking place. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, adults can eat for $8 and children under 12 can eat for $4. The proceeds will go toward Kiwanis programs that provide food, clothing, scholarships, and even track and swim meets for area children, according to member Anthony Schroeder. “All of the funds that we make from the dinner go to the dif...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County received the best opinion available in its 2017 fiscal year financial audit, according to a representative of auditing firm RPC CPAs. This came as good news to the county, which has had difficulties with audits in the past. RPC Partner Jack Kirkland told officials at Tuesday's Roosevelt County Commission meeting that the county has "done a spectacular job" in the last three years, correcting all findings from past audits. County Manager Amber H...
Fast food may be a bargain for customers, but in some cases, the people behind the registers and fryers are getting a deal, too. On Feb. 13, Zoe Rodriguez, an employee at McDonald's in Portales, received her high school diploma in a public ceremony at the restaurant. She is the first at any of the restaurants in Tucumcari, Clovis, or Portales to receive her diploma by successfully completing the Archways to Opportunity program offered by the McDonald's Corporation. The...
PORTALES — If a picture is truly worth 1,000 words, then Portales MainStreet may have just hit the jackpot. Thirty-eight photos brought to Executive Director Sandy Vigil in December appear to depict life in Portales during the early 20th century. Vigil received the photos from a previous director who had found them in a house on Yucca Drive, and wanted to find out if any locals might recognize the subjects. Once relatives are found, they will be able to take the photos home, a...
Who says metal music has no merit? Certainly not Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, which will be rewarded to metal institution Metallica in June. The band will receive 90,000 euros for creating emotional works that recall “Wagner’s emotional turmoil and Tchaikovsky’s cannons,” according to Polar Prize judges. Past recipients of the award have included Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney and Chuck Berry. Metallica’s award will be the first given to a metal band. “It puts us in very distinguished company. It’s a great validation of e...
Do you want to compete to win a music competition without all the hassle of learning how to sing or play an instrument? The United Way of Eastern New Mexico has the event for you. The lip sync battle is scheduled from 4-7 p.m. on March 4 at the Java Loft in Clovis, and will pit music lovers with a knack for creativity against one another to win prizes. Curious to see a real-life lip sync battle, but too shy to compete? Fear not, you can still attend and vote for your favorite “syncer” with “point pebbles,” available for pur...
PORTALES — An increasing demand for online education and faculty that truly care about students has helped Eastern New Mexico University achieve its 21st consecutive spring enrollment record, according to President Jeff Elwell. ENMU's enrollment reached 5,450 in its 2018 spring semester, an increase of 118 from the previous spring, according to a press release by the university. Fall enrollment for ENMU in 2017 was also that semester's 21st consecutive record for e...
PORTALES — Monday’s Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting was all about the arts. First, Portales Junior High and Portales High students were recognized for successfully completing all-district and all-state band and choir auditions in late 2017. Choir Director James Golden said the students who successfully completed choir and band auditions were able to perform with an all-district ensemble in Hobbs on Nov. 17 and Feb. 2, respectively. “It’s a really, really invaluable asset for these students to get to...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County may join the wave of cities, counties and states that have sued pharmaceutical companies for allegedly marketing addictive opioid drugs in a deceiving manner. In a regular meeting Tuesday, the Roosevelt County Commission approved a motion for County Attorney Randy Knudson and County Manager Amber Hamilton to contact attorneys “capable of representing Roosevelt county in opioid litigation” and return at a later meeting with a recommended contract. Knudson told the commission that in a New Mexic...
PORTALES — The company that controls a facility from which mineral oil spilled, covering downtown Portales on Jan. 25, has pledged to incur any costs associated with road damage, according to the city’s public works director. John DeSha told the Portales City Council on Tuesday night that in conversations with J.D. Heiskell, he has been told “they’re absolutely on board with handling all those costs.” Mineral oil, a solvent that DeSha said will inevitably damage the roads in some way, was released from a valve in J.D. Heis...
PORTALES — Laissez les bons temps rouler, Eastern New Mexico University. For those that don’t speak French, take note: That means “Let the good times roll,” and if you attend ENMU’s Mardi Gras Masquerade, you might be hearing it a lot. The free event is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday in the Campus Union Building Ballroom, and encourages attendees to come in their best mask or costume. Don’t have anything to wear? Fear not, for you can buy all your masquerading accessories in the CUB lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. t...
PORTALES — Concern is brewing about unsafe behavior at a Roosevelt County intersection. At Tuesday’s Roosevelt County Commission meeting, County Manager Amber Hamilton said “extensive concerns” had been expressed about the safety of the intersection of South Roosevelt Road 7 and South Roosevelt Road S, located south of Portales. “The reports that we’ve received from area residents is that there are repetitive problems with individuals traveling down those roads that are running the stop signs, specifically ... coming down...
FORT SUMNER — After 40 years serving the people of Fort Sumner and beyond, a staple closed its doors Saturday. Fred’s Restaurant owners Fred and Ron Gauna apologized to their clientele for closing “so soon,” but explained that “we simply do not have the business or crew to keep Fred’s running.” “While the past few years have been difficult, these past few months have been even more daunting,” they said in a news release. Ron Gauna, Fred’s son, explained that a “slow economy” and a meager work force were the primary causes...
