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The Roosevelt County Special Hospital District reported a profit of $346,690...
Jamie C. Laurenz has been named vice president for Academic Affairs at Eastern New Mexico University. Laurenz, who will begin Aug. 1, is currently associate vice president for Research and Academic Support at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He has served in various positions at Kingsville since 1996. “Dr. Laurenz should be an excellent fit with Eastern,” ENMU President Steven Gamble said. “I believe we are fortunate to attract such a well-qualified administrator and leader. He has a good understanding and appreciation of our...
Portales Police arrested one man and seized 42 marijuana plants growing at a Portales residence Saturday, according to a news release. Robert Hawkins, 37, of Portales was arrested on outstanding warrants from Curry County for aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, failure to appear and phone harassment after police received information he was staying at a residence at 506 S. Ave. E in Portales. He also had warrants out of Roosevelt County for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. In the process of...
A Portales man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for kidnapping and aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, according to a press release from the 9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. George Vela, 28, pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced by District Judge Drew Tatum Thursday in Portales, according to the release. In addition to the eight-year sentence, Vela will serve five years of intensive supervised probation after his release. The charges stem from a Feb. 20, 2007 incident when officers w...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation District 2 will be installing four-way stop signs at the intersection of N.M. 88 (East Third) and Kilgore in Portales. Installation will be complete Monday, according to a press release. The NMDOT traffic study done last month at the intersection determined that additional safety measures were needed for the intersection, with increased traffic volume on Kilgore to a 40/60 percent splits. Sight triangle issues and the proximity of the local high school were also identified as...
Portales was recognized by the state Friday for its beautification efforts, according to a press release from the New Mexico Tourism Department. Presented by New Mexico First Lady Barbara Richardson, the city of Portales received a silver award at the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful annual awards for its efforts during the Great American Clean Up held in April, the release said. According to the release, the purpose of the awards is to recognize communities and organizations for their efforts to make their communities...
Sarah Meyer, PNT Staff Reporter Eastern New Mexico University’s Board of Regents voted Friday to seek general obligation bonds to complete $11 million in infrastructure repairs. Scott Smart, ENMU vice president for business affairs, described the repairs as “very urgent projects” as he reported the university’s five-year capital projects list. “Each of these infrastructure needs is critical and could possibly result in failures that would require the university to close part or all of its campus,” Smart’s report stated...
Officials at Eastern New Mexico University say the institution’s third president will be remembered for overseeing a critical period of growth. Donald C. Moyer, ENMU president from 1960-65, died April 3 in Nevada. Services were held in Henderson, Nev., according to an ENMU press release. “ENMU is a strong university today because of previous presidents like Dr. Moyer. His leadership during a period of substantial growth was vital to the development of the school. Dr. Moyer is remembered as one of the positive forces in Easter...
Area fire departments were kept busy Monday fighting two major structure fires along with severe weather in southern Roosevelt County. Portales Fire Department personnel were called to a residential structure fire shortly before midnight Monday in south Portales. The fire was quickly contained by firefighters, but it appeared to have caused major damage to the residence near Rotary Park at the corner of Avenue I and 16th Street. One woman at the scene said she was a tenant at the home and that everyone in the home got out...
Acting on an anonymous tip Sunday, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office seized three separate facilities believed to be methamphetamine labs and arrested three people in the process, according to a news release. One subject has been charged with parole violation and faces a pending warrant for manufacture of a controlled substance. He remains in custody in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. Another subject is charged with two counts of possession of meth and faces a pending warrant for manufacture of a controlled s...
According to Roosevelt County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Keith Wattenbarger, area fire departments were kept busy Monday night and early Tuesday morning with several grass fires sparked by lightning as a storm moved across the county south of Portales. The largest of those fires was reported around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday on Roosevelt Road 12 between Dora and Portales. Wattenbarger said the fire was visible from both U.S. 70 and N.M. 206 for a time as it started out burning hot in grassland. Dora and Portales fire units...
Early voting in the primaries begins today in Roosevelt County. “Early voting has gotten to be real popular,” Roosevelt County Clerk Janet Collins said. “In fact, early voting has become our largest precinct.” Voters can begin early in-person voting at the clerk’s office at 8 a.m. and vote during normal office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday through May 31. Collins says she will also likely announce early voting hours on the last Saturday before voting closes at her office. In addition to the Clerk’s o...
Roosevelt County was placed under a tornado warning by the National Weather Service at 7:12 p.m. Monday. The warning continues until 8 p.m. Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office personnel said fire department personnel had spotted a possible funnel cloud in a storm near Elida. No confirmation of a tornado has been made, though. A NWS bulletin said at 7:09 p.m. a severe storm, capable of producing a tornado was located approximately seven miles south of Kenna. The storm was moving northeast at 21 mph....
The Board of Regents at Eastern New Mexico University approved a title change in branch campus administration leadership during its last meeting, according to an ENMU news release. Effective May 1, Judy Armstrong, ENMU-Roswell, and Michael Elrod, ENMU-Ruidoso, will have their titles changed from provost to president. “Our provosts are providing exceptional leadership, and the title change better reflects the true nature of their positions,” said Steven Gamble, ENMU president. “They truly function as presidents of their campu...
Teams are still being accepted for the Cinco de Mayo Co-ed Softball One-Pitch Single Elimination Tournament starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Lindsey Park in Portales. There is a 10-team limit with an entry fee of $50 a team. Team rosters and entry fees should be turned into Portales City Hall by Friday. Trophies for first through third will be awarded. Information: 356-6662, ext. 12 or 18....
The Eastern New Mexico men’s rodeo team finished their regular season with four members qualifying for the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. Jared Green, placed fourth in bareback riding at the Tarleton State Rodeo, at Stephenville, Texas. With a score of 150 at the TSU rodeo, Green is now ranked second in the region in bareback and bronc riding. This will be the first year that Green will participate in the CNFR. “I am really excited to be heading to the Finals,” Green said. “This is my last year to be able to...
Just before 4 p.m. Monday fire units from Portales, Floyd and Elida responded to a grass fire eight miles west of Portales that burned 300 acres along U.S. 70. Three fire units from Portales, five from Elida and four from Floyd contained the blaze in two hours, said Mickey Hargrove, Portales Fire Department shift commander. The fire was first scattered along the railroad tracks and it moved into some Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land where it had additional fuel to burn. If the wind had been out of the east or north it...
Officers from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office and the Region V Task Force arrested an Elida man Monday on drug trafficking charges, according to a RCSO news release. Antonio Navarette, 41, of Elida was arrested on first-degree felony charges of trafficking cocaine (second offense) and possession of drug paraphernalia. If convicted, Navarette could face up to 18 years in prison. Navarette was out on release from a prior trafficking charge and confined to his home with an ankle monitor at the time of his arrest, a...
Portales Police were called to a report of shots fired in the vicinity of a fraternity house on West First Street early Sunday morning. Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berry said no one was hurt in the incident in which one round was discharged around 3 a.m. Sunday. He said no bullets struck the residence. According to Berry, police have a suspect but because police didn’t witness the discharge of a weapon an arrest cannot be made without a formal warrant. He said that police are seeking that warrant....
Kindergarten registration Brown Early Childhood Center will hold early registration for kindergarten from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the foyer of the main building. Parents should bring the child’s immunization record and birth certificate. Information: 356-7075 Art guild to meet La Escalera Art Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Calvary Baptist Church, 1101 W. 18th St. in Portales. Rev. Scott Blazek of Clovis will be doing a composition. Guests are welcome....
The Eastern New Mexico University men’s rodeo team earned an eighth place finish April 3-5 at the Western Texas College rodeo at Snyder....
Judy Armstrong, provost of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, is retiring, according to a press release from ENMU. A national search will be conducted for her replacement. The search committee will include campus and community members, as well as members of the Community College Board. Armstrong has agreed to stay in the position until her successor begins. “Dr. Armstrong has done a remarkable job,” said ENMU President Steven Gamble. “She took over a campus that was already good and made it even better. She has kept...
The Floyd High School varsity cheerleading squad was crowned Class 1A state champion Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque, according to co-sponsor Sheri Chenault. The girls, coached and sponsored by Chenault, Vickie Mendoza and Darcee Benoit, competed Friday and Saturday. For more details look for a full story in Tuesday’s PNT....
ODESSA, TEXAS — Two Eastern New Mexico University cowboys and a cowgirl made their mark over the weekend in the Odessa Rodeo. Senior Greyhound Jared Green registered a third place finish in bareback riding with 138 points, moving into second place in the region in the bareback riding event. “Jared continued to be real consistent,” ENMU rodeo coach David Browder said. Junior Portales native Grady Goodson took fifth place in the men’s team tie-down roping with an average time of 24.5 seconds. Goodson grabbed his first...
