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Bison RV Center of Clovis has been named the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar. A celebration will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Bison’s location at 1200 E. 1st St. Bison was nominated for the award by the Chamber’s previous Retail Rockstar, Clovis Equipment & Supply Company....
Parkland Baptist Church Pastor Wayne Boydstun was surrounded by boxes Monday, preparing to pack for the church's annual Operation Christmas Child. Boydstun described Operation Christmas Child as "an international operation of Samaritan's Purse, an effort headed up by Franklin Graham." Graham is the son of the late Evangelist Billy Graham. "Samaritan's Purse has been doing operation Christmas Child for 30 years now. This is our 19th season at Parkland," Boydstun said. Boydstun...
Advance Auto Parts plans to close 727 stores across the country due to low demand for vehicle parts, according to an article from USA Today. But Clovis’ Advance Auto Parts Manager Zak Casarez said Monday his store is not slated for closure. The corporate announcement happened after the company's third-quarter report was released Thursday. Advance’s gross profit increased 11% in the third quarter this year compared to a nearly 37% increase in third quarter 2023, according to the USA Today article. Closures will take place by...
RIO RANCHO – Seeking a second consecutive Class 2A state volleyball championship, Texico had to get past a team it had already beaten in three sets the day before. After dropping a tight one in the first set, the Lady Wolverines found their stride and posted a 23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-10 victory over third-seeded Mesilla Valley at Rio Rancho Event Center, wrapping up the school's 18th state volleyball title all-time. Meantime, Melrose fell short in its bid for a repeat in C...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High’s girls finished second to host Albuquerque Academy in the Chargers’ Peter B. Barney Memorial Relays swimming meet on Saturday. In an event which featured more than the usual number of relays, the Lady Wildcats won six of seven, finishing second in the 200-yard medley relay, en route to 185 ½ points in the 12-team field. Academy tallies 241 ½, while Los Alamos was third with 154. “We just ran out of kids,” CHS coach Vincent de Maio said. Clovis came in fourth out of 13 teams on the boys side with 7...
A relative newcomer picked eight of 10 games correctly last weekend to win the 11th week of the Pigskin Pick ’Em contest. Two season-long leaders, Adam Branham and Ricky Fuentes, meanwhile head into the final round of the contest tied for first place. Zachary Mockchew began playing in Week 8 and has correctly picked at least seven games each of the last four weeks. He won the $50 gift card from Juanito’s Mexican Restaurant in Week 11. The season’s final player card will publish on Sunday, Dec. 15, and feature 20 games, inclu...
KINGSVILLE, Texas – Texas A&M-Kingsville dominated early and the Javelinas cruised to a 28-13 Lone Star Conference football victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both squads. Junior quarterback Jalen Brown ran for one touchdown and threw for two for Kingsville (7-4, 6-3 LSC), completing 15-of-22 passes for 189 yards. The Javelinas took advantage of short fields to open a 21-0 lead in the third quarter. Sophomore r...
LUBBOCK – Farwell’s girls held Lubbock Liberty to 12 second-half points and cruised to a 59-35 win over the Lady Patriots on Tuesday night. The Lady Blue (3-1) broke the game wide open by outscoring Class 4A Liberty 14-3 in the final stanza. Senior Landri Richey went 10-of-14 from the field – 10-of-12 inside the arc – and finished with 21 points for Farwell. Meantime, senior Bella Jaime added 15 points and was a perfect 8-of-8 from the foul line. Farwell returns to action on Tuesday night when it plays at Shallow...
Texas Woman’s led virtually wire-to-wire on Friday night and the Pioneers cruised to a 25-12, 25-16, 25-14 Lone Star Conference volleyball victory over Eastern New Mexico University at Steve Loy Arena. TWU (19-7, 12-3 LCS) won for the sixth time in its last eight matches against the Greyhounds (5-21, 2-13) and improved its advantage in the all-time series to 28-20. Senior outside hitter Malia Viernes collected a double-double for the Pioneers with a team-high 14 kills and 11 digs. Senior outside hitter Erin Jones and j...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Senior guard Averi Zinn led a balanced Southwestern Oklahoma attack with 17 points and the Lady Bulldogs pulled away with a 29-point third quarter on Thursday to beat Eastern New Mexico University 81-59. Senior guard/forward Hailey Grant added 16 points and senior guard Mason Jones 13 for former Lone Star Conference member Southwestern Oklahoma (3-0), which now plays in the Great American Conference. Eleven of 12 players scored for the Lady Bulldogs. T...
RIO RANCHO – Texico and Melrose are poised to possibly repeat state championships in volleyball. The Lady Wolverines (22-3), seeded No. 2 in Class 2A, and the Lady Buffs, No. 4 in Class 1A, advanced to Saturday's single-elimination semifinals in their respective classes with victories on Friday afternoon. Texico posted a 25-20, 25-16, 25-22 sweep of third-seeded Mesilla Valley (21-4) at Rio Rancho H.S., and was slated to face face fifth-seeded Laguna-Acoma (21-4) on S...
RIO RANCHO – Albuquerque Academy ended Portales High’s season and advanced to Saturday’s semifinals in the Class 4A state volleyball tournament with a 25-22, 25-19, 25-19 win over the Lady Rams on Friday at Rio Rancho Event Center. The second-seeded Chargers (18-8) advanced to a Saturday morning semifinal against city rival and No. 5 seed Hope Christian. The first two days of the 12-team event were double-elimination, while Saturday’s final four was single-elimination. Junior middle hitter Skyler Massey posted 22 kills,...
The city of Portales expects new trash dumpsters in the next 8-12 weeks. City Manager Chris Moyer said the city has ordered 750 dumpsters for residential use and 159 dumpsters for commercial use. The residence dumpsters have 3 yards of capacity; the commercial dumpsters have 4 yards, Moyer said. In all, he said the city has about 1,790 dumpsters in use. “We will be replacing ones that are broken beyond repair first, then replacing ones that can be fixed and used as spares,” he said. Cost for the new dumpsters is just und...
The Baxter-Curren Activities Center in Clovis is hosting a holiday bake sale fundraiser through Dec. 31. Cakes and pies are $20 each. Fudges and candies are $10 per pound, according to a flier from Baxter-Curren. Orders must be paid in full when placed. First pickups will be Nov. 26. More information and for order forms: Call 575-762-3631 or email [email protected]....
Portales Municipal Schools on Monday approved moving a teacher professional development day from Jan. 6 to Jan. 17. School officials also reminded parents and students the district will recess for Thanksgiving from Nov. 25 through Nov. 29. The next regular meeting of the school board is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 9 in the administrative offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales....
Suppose the Ute Water Pipeline wasn’t completed and the aquifer dried up? What would happen? Would the federal government step in and run a water caravan to Clovis or what? Such a scenario is not imagined due to work done by the city to secure water availability, according to Clovis City Manager Justin Howalt. “The City of Clovis has taken a very proactive and well rounded approach to water security for our municipality and has many partners in doing so,” Howalt wrote in an emailed response. “The (Eastern New Mexico Water U...
A Portales resident Tuesday asked City Council members about city personnel vacancies and why salaries allotted for those vacancies aren’t being put to use. The question came during the “public comment” portion of the meeting from Portales resident Mike Davidson. Davidson told Council members he has it on authority from three people who work for Portales, the city has about 100 vacancies for city jobs. “That’s about $3 million per year we’re not spending on wages. It should have been put back into the budget. It’s money...
New Mexico lawmakers Wednesday discussed the prospect of giving “police power” to the state Cannabis Control Division, which issues permits for the state-legal industry, to ramp up enforcement against the still-thriving illicit market. The proposal comes amid concern from many retailers and growers who have sounded the alarm about black market products and a high volume of state-licensed dispensaries. “It’s a big problem. The underground market is very prevalent in New Mexico,” said Sen. Moe Maestas, D-Albuquerque, during a...
A man was shot in the leg Friday in Clovis and police are investigating whether it was self-inflicted or an assault. According to a Clovis police news release: * Police were called to the 1000 block of West 10th Street about 2:30 p.m. Friday in reference to a gunshot victim. * Raynaldo Enriquez, 36, told police he was shot by an unknown assailant while walking down the street. Enriquez was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis before being transferred to a Texas hospital. * Detectives located the gun on... Full story
CANYON – Canyon Randall handed Farwell’s girls their first loss of the season on Saturday, posting a 62-53 victory. The Lady Blue (2-1) hung within four points of their Class 4A opponent through three quarters before the Lady Pirates outscored them 17-12 in the final stanza. Senior Makylee Baldwin scored 22 points for Farwell, while seniors Natalie Wade and Kennady Waldrop chipped in 11 apiece. Farwell returned to action on Tuesday night at Lubbock Liberty. The Lady Blue return to action next Tuesday at Sha...
RIO RANCHO – Five teams from Curry and Roosevelt counties have qualified for this weekend’s state volleyball competition, scheduled for Thursday through Saturday. Portales High (15-8) will represent the area in Class 4A as the No. 6 seed, while defending champions Texico (20-3) in Class 2A and Melrose (17-6) in Class 1A return to defend their crowns. The Lady Wolverines earned a No. 2 seed while the Lady Buffs were tabbed No. 4. Also qualifying in 1A were fifth-seeded Elida (17-6) and No. 8 Grady (15-7). All Class 3A thr...
The Xcel Energy Foundation announced it is awarding $143,100 this month to 11 nonprofits in New Mexico and Texas “to recognize their contributions in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Career Pathways, Environmental Sustainability and Community Vitality.” According to an Xcel Energy news release, Adrian Rodriguez, President of Xcel Energy – New Mexico, Texas said, “We believe in our nonprofit partners and look forward to what they will accomplish with the funds from our Foundation grants.” The Xcel Ener...
Clovis’ Burns Do It Center has been acquired by Nation’s Best Holdings of Dallas. According to a Nov. 1 online article from “Building Products Digest,” Nation’s Best acquisition of Burns Do It Center is the company’s second acquisition in New Mexico. The move brings to 64 the number of stores owned by Nation’s Best, according to the article. “When it comes to a culture fit, the Burns family and the Burns Do it Center staff are directly aligned with the Nation’s Best philosophy of ‘Amaze, Every Time,’” Nations Best CEO Chris...
HOBBS – After their season-opening meet in Lubbock was cut short, Clovis High’s girls cruised to an easy team championship in Saturday’s Tori Invitational swim meet, hosted by Hobbs H.S. The Lady Wildcats racked up 666 ½ points while second-place Monahans (Texas) was a distant second at 338 in a 17-school field. Meantime, the CHS boys finished seventh out of 16 teams with 142 points, while Monahans took that division at 339. CHS co-coach Vincent de Maio said the boys squad of eight, featuring two seniors, one junior, two fres...
VERNON, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s women finished third while the men came in ninth over the weekend in the Vernon College rodeo, the Greyhounds’ final outing of the fall. It was the fourth consecutive top-five showing for the women, who tallied 165 points to finish 10 points behind runnerup Weatherford College. For the season, the Greyhounds are fourth in the Southwest Region. Senior Shacie Marr split third and fourth in the long round of barrel racing with a time of 17.37 seconds, then ran 17.62 in Satur...
