Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS - In most small towns you'd struggle to find laser tag, mini golf, bowling, carnival rides and Bingo all in one place. But in just a few months, you'll be able to find all that and more under one roof in Clovis. The Red Arrow Family Entertainment Center has been under construction the past two years. During that time, it's opened piece by piece with a Bingo hall, the Rock 'N' Roll Cafe, the Buffalo Grill restaurant and an arcade so far. But there's a lot more just on th...
CLOVIS - No county fair would be complete without a little local flavor on display - home-baked cookies, hand-sewn dresses, locally grown flowers or Lego dioramas. Artwork, crafts, baked goods, food preserves, flower displays and more poured into the House Crafts building of the Curry County Fairgrounds on Monday as part of this year's Home Arts show. These projects, from children and adults alike, will line the halls of the House Crafts building for the duration of the fair....
CLOVIS - A cacophony of snorting pigs, bleating sheep and squawking chickens filled the air of the Curry County Fairgrounds livestock pens on Monday as participants of the Junior Livestock Auction registered farm animals of every shape and size to show during fair week. The auction itself takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, but until then, competitors will be busy keeping their entries groomed, fed and cooled off before parading them in front of potential buyers. Danny...
CLOVIS — Following Curry County's 2018 financial audit, an Agreed Upon Procedures report found many highlighted policy issues at the Curry County Treasurer's Office have yet to be addressed, which could have big consequences for the county if left as is. County commissioners met with members of the county treasurer's office on Friday in a special meeting to present the AUP report and express the importance of implementing necessary policy changes to fix issues highlighted in the county's 2018 audit as soon as possible. C...
CLOVIS - A well-built school can last a lifetime, but after nearly 70 years of service, no amount of renovations can keep an old building up to modern standards. While the staff and students of Highland Elementary School bid farewell to their original building in June of 2017, they have a whole new one to explore in the upcoming school year. Just in time for classes to start this week, the newly constructed Highland opened its doors on Thursday for staff, students, parents and...
The hustle and bustle of the school year is upon us and students and staff from Portales and Clovis schools have been busy. Some have popped in to meet their teachers for an open house while others are preparing to make transitions to new schools - whether that is moving to the next level of education or into a new building. For Clovis, K-12 will start class Monday, while only grades 3-12 will start Monday in Portales. Portales grades 1-3 will start on Aug. 19, while pre-K...
GRADY — A 75-year marriage could be considered a tremendous achievement by today’s standards. But for Jim and Margie Woods of Grady, they couldn’t imagine things any other way. This Friday the two New Mexico natives celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary after marrying in 1944. Their family will be holding an open house in their honor at Allen Hall in Grady from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. with cake and ice cream to celebrate. With Jim at 95 and Margie at 93, the couple don’t have many of their old friends left, but they hope so...
Avid coffee fiends rejoice. A new Starbucks drive-in java shop has just popped up on the north side of Clovis to help feed your insatiable thirst for the energizing brown liquid. The new standalone Starbucks location opened Monday on Prince Street, just north of Walmart. Staff visited a few local businesses the previous Friday to hand out free coffee. The new location has a drive through and interior dining area and plans to be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year....
MELROSE — Jamie Widner hasn’t had much time to relax over the last month, despite retiring from his job as the Melrose superintendent on June 30. First he had his son’s wedding and then his daughter’s first child was born. Then, something quite unexpected happened. Widner walked into the New Mexico School Superintendent Association’s (NMSSA) award ceremony on July 25 to discover he’d won the superintendent of the year award. He was also being inducted into the New Mexico Coal...
Curry County voters will see three questions on the ballot in November regarding alcohol sales in the county’s unincorporated areas. County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a recommendation from County Manager Lance Pyle, who submitted five potential ballot questions and suggested putting the first three to voters: A. Do the residents of Curry County wish to allow the sale, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the unincorporated areas of Curry County? B. Do the residents of Curry County wish to a...
CLOVIS - Anyone might feel a little cramped spending 40 years in the same building, especially when you're a Fortune 500 company wanting to hire more people to help build tank engines. Fortunately for Cummins Natural Gas Engines, Clovis and the state of New Mexico were happy to help make some more room. Community members, city officials and Cummins employees gathered on Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of a new 22,500 square foot warehouse building with a ceremonial...
CLOVIS — If you’ve ever wanted to get to know the members of your local police force, see a K-9 unit and SWAT team in action or drop your friendly neighborhood cop into a dunk tank, Tuesday is your night. That’s when Greene Acres Park is set to host the annual National Night Out Celebration from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “This is a way for us to reach out to the public and strengthen those ties,” said Lt. Trevor Thron of the CPD. “It gives the public a chance to come out and meet us, to view our equipment and ask us questions.” The CP...
The school year is right around the corner and as is now tradition, it's time to brave the crowded stores to search for school supplies, new clothes and maybe a few flashy electronics to get ready for the new school year, all tax free thanks to New Mexico's statewide tax-free weekend. Some shoppers might have missed most of the shopping fervor on Friday and Saturday, but the deadline is midnight tonight to get in those last few tax-free deals. New Mexico holds an annual back-to-school tax-free weekend every year in early...
