Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Stephen Hardin, named executive director of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce in March, has handed in his resignation from the post effective Tuesday. He posted a letter to "my community" on Facebook. In it, Hardin thanked the community for "the opportunity to serve ... Unfortunately, due to employment logistics and financial concerns, I have found no other option than to resign." Karl Terry, who retired from the Chamber position prior to Hardin's hiring, said Thursday...
Multiple gunshots were exchanged outside the Clovis Apartments late Tuesday night, leaving one teenager dead and another on the run from police. Demetrius Anderson, 16, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead soon after arrival at Plains Regional Medical Center. Court records show multiple witnesses identified the shooter as Giovanni Brown-Johnson, 18, who fled soon after the shooting, possibly in a white Buick with a temporary registration tag. An arrest warrant charging... Full story
Rowdy has left the building, and my home may never be the same. Rowdy is a very cute, very energetic young dog who came to visit my much older little dog and me for the past week. Did I mention that he was young and energetic? I don’t know about Maggie, but I’m pooped. I volunteered our services as dog-sitter for my sister and her husband’s dog. After a play date to try things out, which went well, they dropped Rowdy off. It’s been a while since I had a pup around and even th...
After claiming a seesaw first-game win, Portales High's volleyball team went on to take control en route to a 28-26, 25-15, 25-21 victory over Hobbs in the Lady Rams' home opener on Tuesday night at the Ram Athletic Center. "I don't think anybody had a lead of more than three points in the first game," PHS coach Bailey Greenwalt said. "It was very much back-and-forth the whole game." Senior setter Myleigh Banda compiled team highs of 13 digs, 26 assists and three aces for the...
LOS ALAMOS – Even though his team breezed to a quarterfinal win on Friday in the eight-team Louie Cernichek tournament hosted by Los Alamos, Clovis High boys soccer coach Greg Trujillo said his team could have played better. Senior forward Ihab Mesbah and junior forward Jose Herrera each scored a pair of goals as the Wildcats did all their damage on offense in the first half in an 8-1 victory over the Tigers. Clovis (3-1) was slated to play either Lovington or Los Lunas in S...
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – It was a blend of old and new for Eastern New Mexico football in its season-opening 63-37 victory over New Mexico Highlands on Thursday night. The old being ENMU head coach Kelley Lee and offensive coordinator Andrew McCraw back on the sidelines together, masterminding an offense that totaled more than 500 rushing yards. The new being the forefront of that attack: Mississippi College transfer senior fullback Ron Craten. Though it’s one game, and NMHU isn’t a formidable foe, Thursday night’s thumping showed 2...
First-year head coach Stan Hodges gave a slight grunt while sitting down in Clovis High School's film room after its 50-0 mercy rule loss to Rio Rancho on Friday night at Leon Williams Stadium. The Wildcats are now 0-2 and have been outscored 97-8. "My back's acting up on me. I've got a lot of weight on my shoulders," he quipped. In less than three quarters of action, CHS fumbled over five times, allowed quick screens to go the length of the field and watched several fans...
Portales’ new city manager will be paid $105,000 annually with plans for three consecutive one-year terms, according to his employment agreement. Christopher Moyer, hired by the Portales City Council during an Aug. 3 meeting, will also receive a city-issued laptop, cell phone and personal use of a city vehicle, the contract shows. He will receive three weeks’ paid vacation annually plus one day of “sick leave” per month. The Eastern New Mexico News obtained a copy of the employment agreement through an Inspection of Public...
The Melrose Clinic, which has been offering one day a week medical services in Melrose since May 2023, is to be closed effective Oct. 1. The notice of closure came during the Curry County Commission's regular meeting Tuesday as Plains Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Bill Priest gave a presentation in the session. "Traffic volume is low. Volume is needed to sustain the facility. This is a problem nationwide. A community this size cannot sustain this," Priest said. Commi...
A multi-use trail from Bob Spencer Park to Hillcrest Park in Clovis could mean more opportunities for health and well-being. Proponents envision people running, walking with friends or riding their bikes. According to a 2014 study by the National Library of Medicine, “proximity to greenspace has been associated with lower levels of stress” and “reduced symptomology for depression and anxiety.” Trent Doolittle, who grew up in Clovis, works with Stantec, an engineering, architecture and environmental consulting organizat...
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot of federal money coming into New Mexico these days, thanks in large part to the infrastructure bill passed in President Biden’s first year in office. According to the White House, about $5.2 billion has been allocated for around 500 infrastructure projects around the state, including transportation, water and broadband infrastructure. Mostly the funds will be administered through the state, which is still flush with oil-and-gas revenues (although indicators point to a slowdown in the...
The number of New Mexico residents aged 85 and older will double in the next 20 years, according to updated projections by demographers at the University of New Mexico. I turned 66 last month, and plan to be one of them. The number of residents aged 65 and older is expected to increase by 200,000 during that same time period. It’s estimated that the state’s senior population will grow from 13% in 2010 to nearly 23% by 2040. All of which makes the recent surprise inspections of senior care facilities throughout the state eve...
Government officials are supposed to work for us. It’s frustrating when they put effort into keeping us out of their meetings. Consider recent action taken by Clovis Municipal Schools and the Portales City Council. Clovis’ school board has decided to fight back against a new state law requiring video webcasting of its public meetings. Oh, you can watch on your home computer as the law requires, but CMS has decided it needs to see you, too. Turn your camera off or step away fro...
Government efficiency may sound like a worthy goal. To me, it sounds like the worst threat imaginable. Historically, Germany’s National Socialist government was efficient, as was Mussolini’s fascist Italian government. Today, the Chinese communist government seems to be dangerously efficient. The U.S. federal government, famous for its inefficiency, is still too efficient for comfort. Efficient government inevitably becomes too much government. People who push for gov...
According to a news release from Assistant City Clerk Vicki Reyes, there are three vacancies on the Economic Incentive Board for citizen representative from Districts 1 and 3 and an industry representative (manufacturing, warehousing and transportation). The city is also accepting applications for one citizen representative and one student representative to serve on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Board. The city is also accepting applications for two representatives for the Planning & Zoning Commission. There is one...
TUCUMCARI – The Tucumcari police chief confirmed Wednesday a Snapchat video showing police officers with a significant amount of cash is the subject of a police investigation. One of the captions with the video stated: “This is what we do with the drug money we confiscate.” At one point the money is tossed into the air. But TPD Chief Patti Lopez said the cash wasn’t confiscated from an arrest. Instead, she said, it was money that one of the officers won while gambling at a casino. Lopez described the video as “office...
BOVINA -- Texas Rangers on Tuesday arrested Bovina Police Chief Joe Orozco, accusing him of three counts of tampering with government documents, according to KFDA-TV in Amarillo. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Cindy Barkley said the Rangers had investigated the case, but they have now turned it over to the 287th District Attorney. The city of Bovina website lists Orozco as having been with the Bovina Police Department since 2017 and having 29 years of law enforcement experience....
Curry and Roosevelt counties welcomed heavy rainfall Thursday night with some individuals reporting 3 to 4 inches in their home rain gauges. The moisture also brought cooler temperatures expected to continue through the Labor Day holiday weekend. Officially, Portales received 2.4 inches of rain between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday, said Carter Greulich, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. Clovis received 1.58 inches of rain between 10 a.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday, Greulich said. Brief...
Enrollment at Clovis Municipal Schools is down again, continuing a trend that began in 2012. CMS Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services and Leadership Carrie Nigreville shared the news with the school board Tuesday at its first regular meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year. During the 2011-2012 school year, CMS began the school year with 8,486 students enrolled. The beginning of this school year, 7,418 are enrolled, school records show. This time last year, 7,558 were...
I live at the end of a long dirt road. For much of my life, it was easiest found with a white metal arrow emblazoned with our last name installed next to the highway and pointing in our direction. We took that sign down last year. I still field occasional calls asking me if it’s been stolen. The truth was, it had outlived its purpose. While it’s hard to believe in a world with global positioning systems built into our phones, not all so long ago that sign served an imp...
A 43-year-old man was jailed Friday after he broke into a home in the 1800 block of College Park Drive and began shooting, according to a news release from Clovis police. No one was seriously injured. Police said they recovered 15 shell casings inside the home. Julian Montoya was taken into custody after police located him near the main entrance of Clovis Community College. The college was placed on lockdown briefly as a result of the incident, police said. Residents of the ho... Full story
The Air Force is investigating the release of about 7,000 gallons of water containing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “PFAS,” into a “compromised” lined retention pond at Cannon Air Force Base. “We understand the concerns of our community, our Airmen, and their families,” said Cannon Commander Col. Robert Johnston in a base news release issued Friday morning. “Please know that we are working expeditiously to address the affected area. We are committed to taking all necessary steps to ensure such incidents do... Full story
Richard Gomez is concerned about the homeless problem in the Clovis area, and he wants to do something about it. Gomez, co-founder and executive director of Clovis' Lighthouse Mission, said he walked away from Thursday's Clovis City Commission meeting concerned about what he heard. Commissioners unanimously approved an anti-camping ordinance city officials said is aimed at community safety. Gomez said he believes the ordinance "is for good reasons but we need to find a...
Tate Turnbough, the Roosevelt County delegate for the Democratic National Convention, said the United Center in Chicago was shaking – literally – when Vice President Kamala Harris gave her acceptance speech as the party's presidential candidate on Thursday. "It was unreal," Turnbough said. Turnbough said he's among Democrats across the nation – and in eastern New Mexico – experiencing a renewed enthusiasm since Joe Biden announced he would not seek a second term and Harris...
I was standing in my kitchen the other day and I chuckled, remembering being sent home from work a few years ago. I’ve been sent home from work two times in my life: The first time was from a new car dealership in Phoenix, the second time from a call center in Pensacola, Fla. Not fired, just sent home for the day. It’s not like I was a teenager or wise-guy college student or something. The new car dealership was a high-pressure sales gig in The Valley of The Sun. One Saturday I thought I had my “car salesman’s hustle...
