Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The Roosevelt County Road Department will begin work this week on South Roosevelt Road P, according to a county news release. The work will be from SRR 10 to SRR 11. Personnel will also begin work on SRR 11 for one-half mile west from NM 206. “This work is expected to be completed by Aug. 23 … weather permitting,” the news release stated. The Roosevelt County Road Department also will begin applying microseal to the intersection area of Industrial and South Roosevelt Road 6, beginning Monday. That work is expected to be co...
Carlos Lopez, 40, of Clovis, on June 18 was sentenced to 11 years in prison for two counts of battery on a police officer, according to a news release from the Ninth District Attorney’s Office. According to the release: On Oct. 2, 2023, officers were dispatched to the La Vista Inn for subject removal. The officers made contact with Lopez, and an altercation ensued. Police tazed Lopez. “While officers were detaining Lopez, he struck one officer in the jaw and another in the chest while attempting to bite officers,” the relea...
The former head of maintenance at Dora schools on June 26 was sentenced to three years in prison following his conviction on six counts of unfair bidding practices. Steven Butler, 56, was convicted by a jury on April 25. He faced a maximum of 10 years in prison, according to District Attorney Quentin Ray. “According to evidence presented, Butler was working as head of maintenance for Dora Schools and used that position to gain favorable bids for his own company to provide cleaning supplies and services to the school,” acc...
Vegetable lovers rejoice. Farmers markets are back on the High Plains. Clovis' farmers market was set to kick off Saturday at the North Plains Mall. Opening day for Portales' market is 5 p.m. Monday. It's at the corner of West First Street and South Avenue B. Selections may be limited at first, organizers warn. "It's been a bad growing year," said Margie Plummer, market manager for Clovis and Portales. Because of hail, high temperatures and wind, some products may take longer...
Portales is hosting “Coffee Time with the Interim City Manager” from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday at the Do Drop In. T.J. Cathey is the city’s interim manager. Cathey is also Portales’ fire chief. Do Drop In is located at 123 S. Main in Portales....
Brown’s Shoe Fit, 1913 N. Prince St., Clovis, has been named the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar. The public is invited to a presentation of the honor at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Brown’s Shoe Fit, according to a Chamber news release. Brown’s Shoe Fit was nominated for the award by the Chamber’s previous Retail Rockstar winner, Johnson Lumber Company....
Independence Day is expected to be “mostly sunny and hot,” the National Weather Service reports. But chances of precipitation are at least 20% every day this week, starting tonight. The region can also expect a temporary break from the heat starting Friday, forecasters say, with high temperatures in the mid-80s. Lows are expected in the mid-60s all week. Most of the region saw their first 2024 triple-digit day for heat last month, with a high of 100.1 degrees on June 7 at the Agricultural Science Center north of Clovis. The...
Orenda Farms LLC of Clovis has been awarded $56,108 by the New Mexico Economic Development Department. The operation is a minority- and women-owned enterprise specializing in cannabis cultivation, according to an EDD news release. The release describes Orenda Farms as an indoor, state-of-the-art facility that has almost 1,500 plants. Orenda Farms has six trainees who are paid a wage of $17.41 per hour. The EDD approved the funding of $2.4 million that will be going to nine New Mexico companies to assist those companies with...
A Melrose man died during a motorcycle crash near San Jon last Sunday. Dustin Vineyard, 51, was traveling south on Highway 469 near milepost 17 that afternoon. “For an unknown reason, the motorcycle left the roadway and hit a highway sign,” New Mexico State Police Public Information Officer Silver Wilson said. “Vineyard was thrown from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead on the scene by the Office of the Medical Examiner.” Wilson said Vineyard was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. According to dispatc...
I just learned that Allsup’s headquarters is no longer in Clovis. I knew the company was sold several years ago. I was curious how many local HQ employees were laid off. Just personal curiosity. Allsup’s was purchased by the now Fort Worth-based convenience store chain Yesway in 2019. Yesway officials last week did not respond to The News. But an August 2020 article in The News reported the closure of Allsup’s headquarters on Thornton Street in Clovis. The closure was expected to result in 201 positions at the former headq...
The Xcel Energy Foundation announced it is awarding $346,000 to 38 nonprofits in New Mexico and Texas. Xcel spokesman Wes Reeves wrote in an e-mail that area nonprofits that received funds from the Foundation include the Eastern New Mexico University Foundation, Hartley House and the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau Foundation. “We have traditionally not publicized amounts for the grants,” Reeves wrote. According to an Xcel news release the funds were awarded in recognition of the “good work community groups are perfo...
Red Lobster Corp. is proposing to close about 100 of its locations nationwide in the wake of a bankruptcy filed in May. The Clovis location is not on a list of Red Lobsters proposed for closure published earlier this month in Newsweek magazine. No New Mexico Red Lobster restaurants are on the closure list. In Texas, 15 of the restaurants are listed for possible closure including one on 50th Street in Lubbock....
Area residents have been noticing west-facing storefronts emerging in the former Dillard’s location at Clovis’ North Plains Mall. “Marshall’s and Ulta are working hard to be open by fall,” mall General Manager Leeann Glen said. Glen said the openings in the building will be the new storefronts. “And there’s lots of work going on behind the ‘fake’ walls inside,” Glen said. Glen would not say whether other stores will also be moving into the former Dillard’s location. In a North Plains Mall Facebook post Thursday, it was writ...
Curry County is set to unveil its revamped DWI program at the Judge Reuben E. Nieves Courtyard at 9:15 a.m. today. The courtyard is at the corner of East Eighth and North Main streets. The revamping, set to take place with the 2025 fiscal year, features a new campaign slogan and a slew of new tools -- all of it aimed at decreasing the amount of incidents stemming from driving while intoxicated, alcohol-related domestic violence and underage drinking, according to Brittany Carlock, the manager of the DWI program. “I don’t wan...
The Republican Party of Roosevelt County is hosting the grand opening of its headquarters from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 101 S. Abilene in Portales, in the Rough Riders Room. Local headquarters are open every other year for presidential and midterm elections, said Angie Smith, chairperson of the Roosevelt County Republicans.. The Democratic Party of Roosevelt County’s headquarters are located at 604 E. Second St., in Portales. “A headquarters is very beneficial to any party because it provides exposure and presence in the...
Curry County Youth Services will be hosting a “summer prevention program” on July 15-18. Kids from kindergarten through eighth grade will have the opportunity to sign up for the program to learn and have the tools they “need to live healthy, fulfilling lives,” according to a county news release. By participating in this program, youth will: • Gain knowledge about the impact of substances on their bodies. • Learn strategies to prevent and address bullying. • Improve their well-being by understanding their emotions and...
Hillcrest Park Zoo has a new resident. Now the female Bactrian camel needs a name. Zoo officials announced last week a contest in which individuals or businesses may bid for the rights to name the camel. An online form is at: www.cityofclovis.org/camel An early contender: Fergie. That bid came in at $22. The two-hump camel is already making itself at home. "The Bactrian camel can be seen in the back habitat between the javelina and the elk," said Hillcrest Park Zoo Director St...
There was water, water everywhere during Friday’s storms across eastern New Mexico. But Mother Nature’s show left some Clovis residents with low water pressure. “Thunderstorms in the area disrupted power and communications to the Llano tank site and associated booster stations,” EPCOR spokesman Matt Atwood wrote in an email. He said “a handful of residents that live on the highest points of the system had low pressure.” “Reports of low pressure (came in) late Friday evening around 11pm. Within a couple hours, EPCOR crews w...
The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar is Johnson Wholesale Lumber. According to a Chamber news release Johnson will be presented with the award at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at its location at 1904 W. Seventh Street. Johnson Wholesale Lumber was nominated for the award by the previous winner, Bullet Bob Has It! Johnson Wholesale Lumber has been serving the Clovis area for 60 years, according to the news release....
Clovis entrepreneur Rocky Benard has opened a restaurant serving Cajun food. The Salty Mermaid is in the Red Arrow entertainment center, 320 W. 21st St., Clovis. “Me and Rocky were just brainstorming about names we could name it and we liked mermaids,” Benard spokesperson Maria Galang said Monday. Galang also likes the word salty “because it means you have, like, an attitude.” Galag said The Salty Mermaid will be serving boils of all kinds: Snow Crab leg boils, crawfish, shrimp, lobster tail, scallops and mussels. “We’ll...
Sutton’s Bakery, a fixture in downtown Clovis for 65 years, is returning to its original 515 N. Main St. location soon. New operator Nick Dominguez told The News he is planning to open in July. “The date is not set yet,” Dominguez wrote in a text. Dominguez said the shop will be offering cookies, pies, bread, sticky buns and a few other assorted items. “We won’t have the full capacity of goods as we start, but if the community is patient we will grow together. We will bring back as many original items as we can,” Dominguez w...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's cabinet secretaries are scheduled to host community events in Clovis and Portales on July 8-9. The events are intended to help residents navigate and procure available state and federal resources, according to a news release from the governor's office. "We want New Mexicans to know that their state government is here for them, and that we're building stronger communities through accessible state resources," Lujan Grisham said in the release. Attendees can learn about Medicaid, unemployment...
Residents and businesses can show off their outdoor spaces at the city of Clovis’ annual summer yard contest. The competition serves to promote “pride of ownership in our properties, which, in turn, improves the appearance of our community and acts as an economic development incentive for people and businesses looking to relocate to Clovis,” according to a city news release. To nominate a resident or business for the Yard of the Summer Contest, submit a short online form via the City’s website at www.cityo...
Portales City Council on Tuesday again tabled a decision on a proposed swimming pool agreement between the city and Eastern New Mexico University. The proposal called for the city to hire and train a manager and 12-15 lifeguards. “The agreement is very fair and comes down to the Council’s pleasure of what services you want to provide and in what manner,” interim City Manager T.J. Cathey told Council members. The proposal failed to find support, but councilors agreed to reconsider it at their next meeting. Portales offic...
Eastern New Mexico University has been recognized with 20 awards for various online programs. OnlineU.com ranked ENMU for some of the best programs in the nation. Awards included top rankings for online speech pathology and aviation degrees, the second best online physical education degree, and sixth ranking for best online degrees in Spanish. In a press release, ENMU Chancellor James Johnston said, “ENMU has been engaged in the distance education market for decades. “These rankings reflect our developed expertise in onl...
