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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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An altercation between Eastern New Mexico University coaches on Friday morning resulted in one of them being charged with aggravated battery, a third-degree felony. Court records allege Cory Bell pushed Tyjah “TJ” Deleon from behind “with enough force to cause (Deleon) to fall to the ground” and strike his head against a wall about 8 a.m. Friday in the ENMU football field house. “(I)t took multiple staff members to pull (Cory) Bell off Tyjah Deleon,” the court document shows. A spokesperson at the Roosevelt County Detention C...
Republican Fabian Munoz is the new Roosevelt County commissioner in District 1. Munoz received 503 votes in Tuesday's election. Democrat Jake Lopez received 382 votes. Lopez's son Dennis Lopez held the position the previous eight years and was not eligible to run again. Their race was the only one contested in Curry or Roosevelt counties; the others were all decided in the primaries. Also on Tuesday night: Incumbent Sen. Martin Heinrich and District 3 Rep. Teresa Leger Fernand...
ALPINE, Texas – An 11-point lead through three quarters didn’t hold up for Eastern New Mexico University’s football team on Saturday. First-year Lone Star Conference member Sul Ross State outscored the Greyhounds 16-0 in the final stanza, including freshman running back Carson Workman’s 21-yard TD run with 1:50 left, and the Lobos held on for a 33-28 victory over the Greyhounds, their first in the series since 1970. Sul Ross (3-6, 2-5 LSC) leads the all-time series 14-11-1, but had lost eight in a row before Saturda...
Tommy Platt and Ricky Fuentes are tied atop the Pigskin Pick ‘Em contest after nine weeks. Both players have correctly picked 67 games. Adam Branham is in third place with 66 correct picks, followed by Drew Cole and Bob Hill with 63 correct picks each. Also on the leaderboard: Mario Castaneda (60), Joseph Cavazos (59), Stu Stratton (59), Danny Inman (55) and Sage Free (53). The contest consists of 12 weeks with a weekly winner receiving a $50 gift card from Juanito’s Mexico Restaurant. Also at stake: a $500 cash prize to the...
ALBUQUERQUE – There probably won't need to be much scouting done for Portales' first-round opponent this week in the Class 4A football playoffs. PHS (6-4) drew the No. 5 seed in the 12-team bracket, and will face 12th-seeded Chaparral (3-7) at 7 p.m. on Friday at Steve Loy Stadium. The Rams beat the Lobos 44-19 on Friday to end the regular season. "It's a playoff game, and everybody's 0-0," Rams coach Jaime Ramirez said Sunday. "We're not expecting them to play it the same w...
HOBBS – Clovis High had both individual winners and fell short in its bid to sweep both team titles in Saturday’s District 4-5A cross country meet. Both squads qualified for Class 5A state competition on Saturday at Albuquerque Academy. The 5A girls run at 12:40 p.m., followed by the 5A boys. Led by sophomore Brooke Newcomer, who paced a 1-2-3 finish with a five-kilometer time of 20 minutes, 29.80 seconds, the Lady Wildcats finished with 24 points to 44 for Hobbs, 74 for Carlsbad and 108 for Roswell High. CHS coach Liz Ledezm...
When branches from my neighbor’s tree grow over my property line and are touching my house and/or my overhead lines, who is responsible for cutting back those branches? The owner of the property where the tree trunk lies is responsible for the care and maintenance of the tree, according to city of Clovis Code Compliance Supervisor Tim Blair. “If the branches are over the property line, that property owner may trim the tree back to the property line,” Blair said Tuesday. Tree growth over property lines is a civil matte...
Eastern New Mexico University is hosting a Native Artist’s Market on Thursday in the Campus Union Building. The market opens at 10 a.m. and will continue “as long as the artist wishes to stay,” said Abigail Curman, Native American Affairs Office assistant in the Multicultural Affairs Department at ENMU. The exhibition features a diverse selection of traditional and contemporary Native American art, including jewelry, pottery, mugs and more, according to information provided by Curman. “Visitors will be fully engaged in a cu...
U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, Melanie Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez, all New Mexico Democrats, are welcoming a combined $4.57 million for two railroad projects in the state. According to a news release from Heinrich’s office, $570,920 will help the city of Clovis enhance safety and reduce traffic delays at two railway crossings. The grants are awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safet...
HOBBS – With one more win, Clovis High’s volleyball team would have been positioned for a chance to at least share the District 4-5A title. That bid ended quickly on Thursday night, though, as Hobbs ran away with the first set en route to a 25-4, 25-21, 25-18 victory over the Lady Wildcats. Roswell High (20-1, 5-0 district) clinched the title on Thursday with a 25-15, 25-14, 25-16 triumph over Carlsbad (7-14, 0-5). Clovis(10-11, 3-2) can still clinch sole possession of second place next Thursday with a win over the Lady Coy...
Eastern New Mexico University’s struggles continued on Friday, particularly on offense, and the Greyhounds dropped a 2-0 Lone Star Conference women’s soccer decision to Texas A&M International at Steve Loy Stadium. ENMU (2-12-1, 1-10 LSC) was shut out for the ninth time this season and, in fact, hasn’t scored more than one goal in any of its matches this fall. The Greyhounds have dropped nine matches in a row since a 1-0 victory at Sul Ross State on Sept. 28. The Dustdevils (4-7-6, 3-5-4), winning for the first time in four...
ALAMOGORDO – In the battle to escape the District 3-6A cellar, Clovis High went toe-to-toe for a quarter-plus in Friday night’s season finale. In the end, the Wildcats just couldn’t keep pace and fell to Alamogordo 62-22, putting the wraps on a winless (0-10, 0-6 district) campaign. Sophomore quarterback Javier Jimenez helped keep the Cats in it early, scoring two touchdowns and adding a pair of 2-point conversions. But he was injured just before halftime and the Tigers (2-8, 1-5) cruised with a running clock going into...
PHOENIX – In two preseason trips to Arizona, Eastern New Mexico University’s men have taken their lumps. First-year coach Daven Vo hopes the Greyhounds can learn from the experience. Transfers JaKobe Coles (TCU) and Makaih Williams (Texas-Arlington) combined for 37 points on Tuesday night, leading five players in double figures, and defending Western Athletic Conference champion Grand Canyon cruised to an 87-57 exhibition victory over the Greyhounds. Last week, the Hounds lost at No. 10 Arizona 117-54. They open the 202...
ELIDA – Fourth-seeded Elida and second-seeded Grady notched home victories on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the state 6-man football playoffs. Elida (7-3) posted a 52-31 win over fifth-seeded Roy/Mosquero, while Grady (9-1) knocked off No. 7 Magdalena 42-26. The Tigers this week visit top-seeded Logan (10-0), which trounced New Mexico School for the Deaf 62-7 on Friday night, while the Bronchos bested No. 7 Magdalena 42-26 and entertain third-seeded Mountainair,...
Clovis Community College’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved contracts for a new addition for the nursing building, along with repaving and expanding parking. The actions came at a special session of the board held via Zoom. Vice President of Internet Technology & Operations Bob Dart reported two companies responded to a request for bid on the north and west parking areas and expansion of parking for welding students. “We are doing a small section of parking lot on the north side of the main campus and the west main par...
The Portales High School marching band, The Ram Band, has been busy this fall, according to Director Kelli Harden. “The band has increased in size this year, with 48 out of 70 members being underclassmen,” Harden said. She said she is “proud of the growth and achievement of the band this year, not only in performance, but also in overall attitude and effort.” “This growth gives us great excitement for the future of the Ram Band. We are very strong musically and we have improved significantly in the physically demanding...
One of the Clovis zoo’s more popular attractions has gone on an adventure. Jerrica, the zoo’s 12-year-old Rothschild’s giraffe, left Friday morning for the West Texas Wildlife Preserve in Merkel, Texas, where she will be bred with a future barn mate named Hasani. “While Jerrica is in West Texas, Hillcrest Park Zoo will renovate the current giraffe barn. The pair of giraffes will return to Clovis as soon as construction on the new barn is complete,” said Zoo Director Stephanie Chavez. Chavez said renovations are expected...
Officials gathered Tuesday at Clovis Regional Airport for a ceremonial groundbreaking on a $22.7 million terminal. The 21,000 square foot facility is expected to be complete in the summer of 2026. The money comes from a pair of Infrastructure Law grants and a "Congressionally directed spending award," according to a news release from U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and U.S. Rep. Terese Leger Fernandez, D-N.M. "The terminal at Clovis Regional Airport will better connect the...
The city of Clovis received notification Wednesday that Non-Metro Area Agency on Aging will terminate the contract for the meals program it had with Curry Resident Senior Meals Association. That includes meals to homebound seniors. The termination of the agreement is effective Nov. 30, said City Manager Justin Howalt. “NMAAA has asked the City of Clovis to assume responsibility of the meal program, and the City of Clovis is working on a solution to continue providing this service to the senior population,” according to a cit...
TEXICO -- A Texico man was critically injured early Sunday morning when his pickup was struck by a train at the Garwood Street crossing behind Stripes Convenience Store. The accident happened about 7:30 a.m., said Curry County Sheriff Michael Brockett. The train blocked crossings in the area for about two hours. Andres Rodriguez, 26, was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis before being taken to an Amarillo hospital for treatment, Brockett said. He remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition, the...
ALBUQUERQUE – Shaking off the effects of having a field goal blocked and returned for a touchdown, Portales High finally got things going its way in the second half. Senior quarterback Tommy Lopez ran for three scores and the Rams pulled away with three second-half tallies for a 27-7 District 2-4A victory over Albuquerque Academy on Saturday. Portales (5-4, 3-2 district) can assure itself a tie for second place on Friday night when it hosts Chaparral (3-6, 2-3) in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Steve Loy Stadium. With a head-to-head w...
Three people were shot in two incidents that occurred about 10 hours apart on Sunday in Clovis. Officials said they do not believe the shootings are related. Adiano Gallegos, 18, is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He’s accused of shooting Alex Reyna, 44, at Reyna’s house in the 700 block of South Sandoval Street about 2 p.m. Sunday. Gallegos remained at large on Tuesday morning. Reyna told police Gallegos shot him in the stomach, court records show. Reyna was taken to University Medical Center in Lub...
CMB Garage Doors has been named the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar following a nomination from One Stop Feed. CMB was honored with the award at its Clovis business location Thursday at North Prince Street and Wilhite Road. The Clovis location is one of many serving the Southwest including eastern New Mexico, West Texas and Arizona. New Sonic Drive-in coming soon Construction in the 1000th block of Portales’ North Chicago Avenue is for the new location of the town’s Sonic Drive-in. “It w...
Clovis High School has one student being recognized this year as a semifinalist in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Katy Archey has opportunity to continue in the competition for 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring, according to a Clovis Municipal Schools news release. Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level. “About 95 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately h...
RIO RANCHO -- Clovis High School's marching band placed fourth in a field of 18 Class 5A marching bands from around New Mexico on Saturday. "I think the band had the best performance of the season yet. The band did very well," said Director Daniel Perez. Host Rio Rancho won the first New Mexico Activities Association marching band contest in the 5A division with a score of 78.769, followed by Cleveland (78.700), Organ Mountain (77.525) and Clovis (74.950). Roswell Goddard won...
